Adventures #33: Local / Global
This past weekend I headed a few hours north of the US/Canadian border and into the wilds of Quebec.
Alongside the incredible nature in that part of the world, something that struck me was the power of both local and global.
Globalisation was marked by the top-end Dyson hand dryers installed in the most remote of roadside cafes. Meanwhile, there were the highly specific local jobs and valuable tacit knowledge that so often remain underexposed - or even completely ignored - by the urbanites.
As the world of work undeniably changes (regardless of our geography or status), perhaps we can benefit from taking a moment to notice both the local and the global. After all, innovation and inspiration can come from the most unexpected places.
I hope you enjoy this month's dispatch. and as always I'd love to hear where you're spending your time right now. Just hit reply.
Thanks for reading.
Howard
www.howardgray.net | @howardgray
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// MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
A reignited interest of mine is reading TV and movie scripts. I came across the 'Nightcrawler' one last week (having watched the movie a while ago) and it's so incredibly written I had to share it here.
Howard Gray Stern is being ripped off
The rise of paid subscription podcasts, how Spotify would pitch Joe Rogan (with his 11m listeners), and another new entrant into the podcasting industry.
// INNOVATION
They have ~$1.6 billion in 'stored value card liabilities' (aka the Starbucks card). This simultaneously acts as a loan from customers to the company.
Loyalty never tasted so good (shame the coffee still doesn't).
> Read more
// CULTURE
NYC's first skateboarding superstar
On the 20th anniversary of the release of Tony Hawk's eponymous video game that catapulted him to stardom, here's another riveting skate story told in style.
// JUKEBOX
LUZoSCURA
A regularly updated selection of music from house & techno icon Sasha.
Going across the spectrum of ambient, electronica, classical, and alternative, many of the tracks here have led me into all sorts of wonderful musical rabbit holes...
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// FOOTNOTES
Other things I've been up to this month:
- Starting a startup (yup...more on that in next month's edition)
- Joining the advisory board of SXSW 2020
- Chickening out of sending you the first few pages of a screenplay I've been working on
- Preparing for the third cohort of the AMP NYC accelerator program. Applications close next week. Apply here >
This is an email digest from me - Howard. I'm an educator, coach and project builder based in NYC.
This monthly dispatch collates a few of the things I've found interesting across education, entrepreneurship, and entertainment.
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