Entrepreneurial Endeavours
5 x Why, 5 x Who
You may have heard about the 5 Whys [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys].
It was originally developed at
A.I.
Making sense of AI - what's useful, what's hype, and what it means for creative work.
Stage Left
Design Thinking: Culture and Contraceptives
One of the first initiatives the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched in
Africa was supplying contraception to women who
Mindsets & Growth
The Gallery
It’s time for your next show.
Take a moment to see in your mind’s eye a spacious, empty
Mindsets & Growth
A simple way to overcome nerves and anxiety in a first meeting
Some people are lucky enough to be assertive, confident and charming no matter
who they’re meeting with.
If you’
Battle Scars
Getting to grips with my Inner Critic
The inner critic is something we all hear from time to time.
During a recent coaching session with one of
Battle Scars
Avicii: True Stories: A tale of tragedy, excess, indifference, and home truths
Originally released in 2017, the documentary film ‘Avicii: True Stories’,
charting the career and personal life of Swedish DJ and
The Tension
Trade-offs
A lot of life seems to be about trade-offs.
Experimentation / Focus
Enough / Perfect
Altruism / Business
Creativity / Critique
Smart / Casual
Risk
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
What do they remember you by?
Positioning, Storytelling and Epitaphs for building a network and career
One of the inevitable obligations for celebrities launching a new
Coaching
5 common myths about coaching
During my journey into coaching, first as a client and then as a coach, I’ve
spent quite a bit
Culture & Insights
On the guestlist: Making season 1 of the Tickets podcast
A few weeks ago I received an email from someone telling me they’d just finished
the whole season of
Stage Left
Why Penn & Teller ignored the audience
One of Penn Jillette’s least favourite terms in show business is ’this works’.
It’s easy to let the
Learning, Education & Growth
Navigating Uncertainty: Climbing the Ladder, Going out to Sea
When we are learning something new there are usually some guardrails in place.
We’re learning how to DJ in
A.I.
Hiring? Look out for the goalkeeper
This weekend, Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea made no less than 11
saves in the second half of his
Resources
Trend Spotting: How to identify what's coming next
A workshop session I designed and facilitated in Summer 2018 (annotated and
abbreviated version, with some classroom exercises and notes
Stage Left
Concealing the Clues: Lessons from TV & film writers
The British crime drama series Broadchurch
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadchurch] is one of the most
critically-acclaimed TV shows
Coaching
Diving Deep as a Coach
Moving towards something transformational beneath the surface.
The time between 15 and 17 years old were not my finest.
I
The Tension
What kind of artist are you?
Finding out with three lines, a few dots, and a long-sleeved shirt
Note: I found this post in my drafts
Resources
2018 List: Podcasts
Like a lot of people, I’ve listened to a lot of podcasts this year.
It’s too distracting for