Stage Left
The Entertainers
This piece was originally the introductory bit to the 40th edition of my monthly
newsletter ‘Adventures [https://howardgray.net/newsletter/
A.I.
Making sense of AI - what's useful, what's hype, and what it means for creative work.
In The Neighborhood
The Dollar Bill and The Golf Ball
My brother came to visit from Amsterdam for a couple of weeks; first a trip to
SXSW, before a week
Learning Innovation
How to design a workshop slide deck
We’ve probably all sat through classes, lectures, workshops, and courses where
we’ve encountered Death by Powerpoint.
Cluttered slides.
Learning Innovation
“What do you mean, ‘a workshop’?”
For centuries the word ‘workshop’ simply referred to a place where goods were
manufactured or repaired. To begin with, these
How-To Guides
Undertaking an Annual Life Review (Guide & Template)
Note: This is an updated version of this post for 2019. Head this way for the original 2018 post
At
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Life’s a Pitch...but for who?
Over the last few months, I’ve been working with nearly two dozen founders from
across the spectrum of New
Learning, Education & Growth
Why the future of learning is in the middle
Become a workshop creator and magical things can happen
The view was spectacular and the light poured in.
In a
Positioning
The Question: 'So, what do you do?'
A Thursday afternoon as the summer blinked into view. The two of us pulled up a
pair of high seats
NYC
No AC to DC
It’s that time. I’m off to Penn Station. I’m taking the B line to what is,
kindly,
Mindsets & Growth
When you see…
There are some things that once you see, you just can’t un-see.
Your view of the world changes.
However,
In The Neighborhood
Orbiting the Orbit: On Tour Again
Still one of my favourite tripped out deep house tracks, and a game-changer for
the 17-year-old me. The Second-Hand Satellites.
Mindsets & Growth
Talking to Humans: Go anonymous
> “praise by name, criticize by category.”
Warren Buffett
Or to put it another way: Praise Specifically, Criticize Generally
>
Learning Innovation
Talking to Humans: No intro, no get-go
The value of the introduction when you’re running workshops, leading a class, or
doing most types of speaking to
Mindsets & Growth
I don’t do name tags
The other night I went to an information event for a program I’d registered
interest in.
It was held
Mindsets & Growth
Fear, Envy, and Contempt
These are three powerful feelings.
They show up in many areas of our lives. Here are a few examples.
Finding
Future Of Work
The important thing before on-boarding
It’s not just about what happens once they’re on board and the vessel is setting
sail.
It’s
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’
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