How-To Guides
The Blank Slide Shuffle
One morning, Scott Harrison, the CEO of Charity:Water, was giving a keynote speech. The auditorium was absolutely jammed. Everyone
📝 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...
Learning Innovation
Four flashes of insight: a catalyst for my teaching work
And why it's worth telling those people who impacted you most.
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Confessions of a middle-class startup founder
In a world that idolises the billionaires and the big winners, it’s easy to forget there are multiple paths
Mindsets & Growth
A question of alignment
The topic of alignment has come up in a lot of my conversations recently. Whether it’s working with teams,
Learning Innovation
How to fix the conference Q&A segment
Live events are back. Conferences, summits, conventions, festivals. All hail human interactions! Fresh ideas! A variety of salted snacks!
But
Creative Business
What business are you in?
This is a good question to ask yourself on a regular basis. Two reasons why:
1) You're probably
Creative Business
The perils of Audience Capture
If you’ve ever posted on any social media platform, you run the risk of Audience Capture. But this is
Future Of Work
Where did I lose you?
Lose. Confuse. These are common problems when we’re sharing our work and ideas. It’s worth being aware of
Learning Innovation
Did you lose them? Or confuse them?
Lose. Confuse. These are common problems when we’re sharing our work and ideas. It’s worth being aware of
Adventures
Lost & Found | Adventures… #62
Hello. I'm back. It only took a year and a half...
Learning Innovation
I struggle horribly as a student. So I rebuilt the class. Here's how.
I had a horrible experience in a class recently. So I tried to figure out why - and what I could do to remedy it.
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Tour de Freedom
By 2016, Mark Cavendish had won 30 stages of the Tour de France. It was extraordinary. Most pro cyclists go
Howard's Riffs
Michael Mann's musical meltdown
'The Insider' is probably only Michael Mann's second best film. But his best was 'Heat&
Creative Business
Hobby. Job. Career. Vocation.
A 'self-help' video that everyone should take 9 minutes to watch.
Reflections & Stories
Flash Balls & The Great Dictator
The summer of 2017 was a pivotal time in my life. The UK was still reeling from the Brexit vote
My single go-to question for an intro chat
I do a lot of intro calls and chats. Despite being an introvert, I really do like meeting people. I’
Learning Innovation
Why conference Q&A segments kill the experience
Live events are back. Conferences, summits, conventions, festivals. All hail human interactions! Fresh ideas! A variety of salted snacks!
But
Creative Business
The Monopoly on Narrative
This quote by Bryce Roberts on entrepreneurship and narratives stopped me in my tracks:
“In the same regards that VCs