Adventures
Adventures... #60: Different Drums
What we can learn from rock & roll's most underrated tribe, and a request for your input
📝 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...
Culture & Insights
DJ JD
One Saturday morning, a nightclub promoter received a demo tape in the mail. It
didn't seem unusual at
Adventures
Adventures... #59: Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Dub
Why subtitles are more valuable than we think, and a new wave of Edutainment.
Writing
The writer's Secret Service
There’s been a lot of anticipation about a new movie featuring a certain Mr.
Bond.
But Bond’s original
Adventures
Adventures... #58: For what you dream of
You don’t want what you think you do.
Battle Scars
Looking for the light switch
At 15, I started going off the rails: month-long detentions; school suspensions;
brushes with the police. Going into my final
5 baby steps
5 steps for brain development that can have a Titanic impact
storytelling
How to design and develop a conference presentation - and why it pays to think like a DJ
A complete step-by-step breakdown of how I built (and booked) a session at a globally-renowned conference - and why it pays to think like a DJ
Storytelling
Live at CMX Summit 2021
Here's the recording of the workshop I ran on storytelling at CMX Summit
[https://cmxhub.com/summit/] a
Creative Business
The alternative advisory board
This felt pretty scary to email to a handful of people the other day: a request
for their time, expertise,
Reflections & Stories
4 bananas years in NYC
Today marks 4 years since we moved to New York.
I had a look for a typical 'NYC landscape&
A unique job description
Here’s a job description that may be up your street.
In this role you’ll have the chance to
Two types of podcast
A secret skill set lives inside a second world.
Adventures
Adventures... #57: Never done before
How a little-known lounge singer became a cultural impresario, and why we should make more mini debuts
The Tension
Research or Reassurance?
When we’re starting something new, it’s usually a good idea to do some research.
Talking to people is
Battle Scars
The ugly stuff is part of the package
Why the edit can't - and shouldn't - save you.
Adventures
Adventures... #56: 6 out of 10
Creative Business
The Slight Blue Flame
I love this bit from musician Hayden Thorpe (formerly of Wild Beasts) answering
fans' questions:
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How do you