A big cheer
It’s not often that I blog about someone having done something well (I am comfortable in my cranky, critical skin thank you) however I, uncomfortably, find myself in a position where I genuinely wish...
View ArticleA brief history of trust
The Ufficio di San Giorgio, founded in the Republic of Genoa in 1407, is believed to be the oldest chartered bank in the world. It was instrumental in the growth and power of the Genoese Republic,...
View Article“Don’t take no as an answer, take it as a question”
Melinda and TEDx Host Yesterday I was lucky enough to be invited along to the latest TEDx event in London. As we’re arranging our own TEDx event in October – TEDxNewSt – I was interested to see, first...
View ArticleWomen on board
If you live in the UK, then for the past couple of weeks you would have seen the news media abuzz with debate and commentary around the issue of how few women there are on the exec boards of large...
View ArticleAll change! The Continuous Brand is now arriving…
I travel by train a lot. More than is healthy, I’d imagine. Indeed, I’m writing this blog on a train. Yes. Rest assured, my experience of the British railways is extensive. This is a network that...
View ArticleTrend singularity: why are businesses going after the same opportunities?
Technological Singularity, according to some futurists, is an event horizon after which the accelerated progress of technology and in particular artificial intelligence becomes too rapid and too...
View ArticleNew York through logo goggles
I’m fully aware that I’m probably way behind the times on this one (especially if if isitold.com is anything to go by) but I’ve only just seen it and I think it’s absolutely fascinating. CityMaps |...
View ArticleThe 10 habits of highly creative people, applied to creative companies
A couple of months back, I was once again falling down the rabbit hole that is the theory of creativity. While revisiting the useful and inspiring concept of “Mental Flow” I discovered a later book by...
View Article“The usual suspects” and two ways to beat them
This is a story about advocacy and rigid leadership-sets. It begins with a seemingly simple question: Why do “the usual suspects” keep winning? “The usual suspects” is a marketing pattern/plot...
View ArticleRethinking Design Thinking
“Design Thinking” is best explained in a 2006 Fast Company article as a problem-solving protocol one can employ to achieve extraordinary results.(Click image for link.) The term “Design Thinking” was...
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