Teaching
Learnings from the other side of an accelerator program
In the Spring of 2018, I was approached about collaborating on a new project
being presented by New York City’
📝 Writing
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Culture & Insights
Great (Un)Expectations
Below is a very lightly edited version of a brief introduction I gave at the
final presentation day for the
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The Educator’s End Credits
They don’t exist right now.
Of course, there’s the bibliography for a book or research paper, but as
The Tension
Alchemy before Chemistry
You’ve probably heard people talk about chemistry: in work, in life, in love.
You may hear about it far
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
No Reply = No Interest?
Next week marks the 31st edition of my monthly email newsletter which I started
in late 2015.
As you’ve
Portfolio Career
Work labels: word salad and connotations
A couple of weeks ago I had a drink with someone who’s done some great work in
their field.
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Switching to Annual View
Whether we’re coming fresh out of a salaried role or have spent years out on the
road as an
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Lucky Number 7 - and a 40-degree day
Many of us are captivated by the number seven. It’s supposedly lucky (more on
the reasons behind this were
Creative Business
Two types of role model
When we think about role models, the person or persona we aspire to emulate, our
minds will usually go to
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Positioning: Get Uncomfortably Narrow
A lot of entrepreneurs and freelancers struggle with positioning.
Often it’s ironic as the work many of us do
The Tension
The Vessel & The Lens
Last week I had lunch with a friend who, like me, is a recent graduate of a
coaching certification program.
Learning Innovation
KPIs: The slide snap
Here are couple of simple KPIs for all the teachers, facilitators, and keynote
speakers out there.
1. How many times
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Sampling: You don’t know it until you’ve tried it
Why the Hitchhiker’s 3 rules of technology reactions permeate far further
Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide
Adventures #30: Milestones, Deadlines, and the space between
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Dominant Design
When the car company uses dominant design, they may not even know they’re doing
so.
When they see the
Writing
A simple way to get unblocked
You probably know the feeling: that project you’re working on just spins round
and round; nothing moving; no new
Mindsets & Growth
The perils of a chain reaction
Our well-intentioned but misguided desires to root for the independents.
A couple of times a week I’ll walk with
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22,000 songs in your pocket
Back in 2001, Apple CEO Steve Jobs uttered his now legendary one line pitch for
a new product his company