Creative Business
Desert Island Ive: What Apple's design legend reveals when stripped of the corporate context
How a 1942 radio format brings fresh insights from Jony Ive on creativity, education, and the struggle to be present
Future Of Work
An antidote to AI tinnitus
Sam Altman says agency and adaptability will be extremely valuable. But what does cultivating them actually look like?
Learning Innovation
MSCHF's secret weapon isn't what you think
The viral collective behind Satan Shoes has something unexpected: a curriculum that turns everyone into creators.
Creative Business
The punk path to landing Nike as a client
How two broke agency founders landed Nike by skirting the line between genius marketing and lawsuit-worthy audacity
Creative Business
Lemon automation: How Chick-fil-A processes 20% of America's lemons... and what it means for your career
The unexpected career insights hidden in a chicken restaurant's remarkable lemon-squeezing operation
Mindsets & Growth
What's your dream project? (No, your real one)
Simple question, difficult answer. But the follow-ups reveal everything: What am I really chasing? How am I complicit in creating what I don't want?
Creative Business
Paul Newman's four career stages (and what they mean for you)
Every career follows the same arc: unknown, essential, replaceable, forgotten. The real work happens in the spaces between.
Culture & Insights
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: Going beyond the book
What if books didn’t just tell stories but let you live them? From audio companions to VR club nights, here’s how we can remix the reading experience.
Creative Business
The Hidden Curriculum of First Jobs
Why your first job probably taught you a lot more than you realised.
Creative Business
The underrated skill that'll define collaboration in 2025
Most teams waste hours in poorly designed digital sessions. Learn why mastering whiteboard experience design is your new superpower.
Portfolio Career
What's your dream project? (No, your real one).
Simple question. Often difficult to answer. But well worth it.
I was at dinner recently when someone posed this. As
Future Of Work
Jeffrey Katzenburg's magical 4am question
It’s 4am in Los Angeles. Somewhere, a phone rings. On the other end is Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder of DreamWorks,
Creative Business
Act or artist?
A small distinction I noticed as a talent agent that applies far beyond the music industry—and changes how you approach your work.
Reflections & Stories
Nov 6: new roles available
Looking for a new gig? Certain roles are suddenly thriving post-election week...
Learning Innovation
What Hot Ones, Masterclass, and Liquid Death have in common
They all won by breaking the rules of format. The best formats feel obvious after the fact, but they're hard to get right.
Culture & Insights
Delta's $120 seat choice, but no subtitles? The curious priorities of airline CX
When airlines charge premium prices for basics but miss fundamental accessibility features.
A.I.
Customer Experience with a pinch of Proust
In Paris, there's a bookstore called Shakespeare and Company (hey, who said the Brits and French don’t
NYC
Dumbo Moving's marketing moves
How to stand out from the crowd and find big spending customers... at close to zero cost. Just add packing tape
