Independent Paths
The unspoken layoffs
The thing no one talks about when it comes to layoffs.
📝 Writing
This is where most of the writing lives. 650+ posts since 2016 - some about learning and creative work, some about whatever I couldn't let go of that week. A restaurant that changed fine dining, a Nintendo executive who saved the company, a Gmail interface for leaked documents...
Startups
3 learnings from validating a new startup idea
A trio of counter-intuitive learnings from the early stages of sculpting a new venture
Startups
Our new approach to startup validation
Einstein said if he had an hour to solve a challenge he’d spend 55 minutes on the problem, 5
Creative Business
Damon Albarn's preset genius
All killer, no filler. From 1981.
How-To Guides
Email Intros: The Double Opt-In (revisited)
How’s your inbox? Mine’s… ok. But a bunch of emails are festering. I don’t quite know what
Coaching
Mentoring: The Librarian & The Confidante
I get the strong sense there’s a growing demand for mentorship - both to give and receive. But why?
Future Of Work
Gamified Career Accelerants
Could your career and skill set be accelerated through multiplayer games?
I reckon so.
The future of learning won’t
Creative Business
How to do Deeper Work
How to do more with less? Or rather, how can you create valuable work with less resources but also less burnout, stress and distractions?
Future Of Work
Multiplayer games for career design
Could your career and skill set be accelerated through multiplayer games?
I reckon so.
The future of learning won’t
Beats (Co-)Workin' | Adventures... 66
Solving the puzzle of how we work (together)
Creative Business
#SceneRemix
It's only February, but this is the coolest thing I’ve seen so far this year. It blends
The audience comes last | Adventures... #65
Lessons from the talent agents, dealing with feedback, and three types of writing.
Innovation
2024's acquisition of the year
The calendar unlock - and why it's another alarm bell for Google
Creative Business
Word of the year
Why this year will go one of two ways. And it doesn't need to get Ugly.
Best of...
Today’s A.I. is a Nokia 3310. And the iPhones are coming.
Why artificial intelligence will follow the mobile phone industry’s five chapters of evolution - and the one simple prompt that’s key to unlocking progress.
A.I.
Gears turning: A.I. for 3D CAD design
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Most of the use cases we see for A.I. image generators relate to ‘content’
The Reel Response | Adventures... #64
An alternative empowerment message for a New Year
Mindsets & Growth
“What’s going on here, with this human?”.
Whether it’s improving collaboration in your team, assessing a candidate, or exploring new partnerships - understanding and assessing humans