Stage Left
The Rise of the Residency
A few years ago, the London nightclub XOYO announced a change to their program –
shifting from rotating guests each week
A.I.
Making sense of AI - what's useful, what's hype, and what it means for creative work.
Mindsets & Growth
Over Indexing
We all have our tried and trusted go-to methods.
Our go-to frameworks, mental models, and communication styles; our ways of
Stage Left
Cross Training: The ChefTender and The KitBar
Last week I was facilitating an education program in Herndon, Virginia.
Herndon is an interesting little place – sat right next
Coaching
Coaching: Spinning our Wheels
Here’s a question I hear from time to time.
What is coaching for?
It’s a simple question, but
Learning, Education & Growth
Study Skills: The Reading Mesh
At the edges of Manhattan’s East Village are a cluster of student residence
halls for New York University, more
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
The Creative Observer
Here’s a technique to help stimulate some fresh ideas.
In a group situation, try out just being a quiet
Battle Scars
Battle Scars
Every battle is different, as is each person’s experience of it.
Every battle leaves its scars.
Sometimes the scars
Coaching
Coaching: Preparing for job interviews
Job interviews can be nerve-wracking at the best of times.
There’s pressure, uncertainty, intensity; it’s a set-piece with
How-To Guides
How to build your network in a new city, country or culture
12 ways to get going when you find yourself in some place new
Moving around the world to live and
Mindsets & Growth
7 Lessons from Jim Collins on The Tim Ferriss Show
> “I’m not really a business author; I just happen to have used companies as the
method to study
The Tension
Suggestible, Susceptible?
All us humans are suggestible.
Entire industries have been built in part to exploit this trait: advertising,
hypnosis, magic.
To
Learning Innovation
80/20 in Group Dynamics
In a group of say a dozen people, you may notice 80% of the people speak. 20%
don’t.
In
Learning, Education & Growth
Your Dunbar number
Dunbar’s number is a suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom
one can maintain stable social
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Be Like Bowie
On a cold London morning in 2016, I headed over to the rarified climes of
Mayfair for a meeting.
It
Coaching
The arcade of the multiple mirrors
Let’s take a trip to a theme park.
This theme park is expansive, multi-layered, and stretches out as far
Learning Innovation
Winning at the great game: How to improve student results
The consistently excellent Farnam Street podcast recently featured a marathon
episode with the investor and educator Adam Robinson. It was
Learning Innovation
The 2 most important slides for your workshop
They’re obvious, but often missed.
They’re not glamorous, entertaining, jaw-dropping, or photogenic.
But they make a lasting impact,
Stage Left
Bringing the Essential Mix to work
For over 25 years, the UK’s BBC Radio One has hosted a weekly Saturday night
show called the Essential