Shop for Success: Why You Need to Indulge Yourself
In difficult economic times, it’s tempting, even logical, to watch your purchases carefully. Most people recognize the need to keep up external appearances for, say, a job interview or an important...
View ArticleThe Divided Brain
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant"Albert EinsteinThis latest RSA Animate by reknowned psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist (and the accompanying book) is a...
View ArticleContagious Dissatisfaction
Most businesses wouldn’t question that it’s a good idea to resolve problems quickly to prevent erosion of their reputation, but many don’t do a particularly good job of it. Even when it’s too late to...
View ArticleThere Is an Inherent Conflict between Logic, Emotion and Creativity. So How...
When people ask the question "Do you know the correct answer?", I don't like that question at all. It is not a smart question as a start. The biggest problem with our formal education systems is our...
View Article8 New Year Resolutions All Designers Should Have
We are two weeks deep into the New Year and I am sure all of you have already hit the ground running. If you are anything like me, then you probably either forgotten to make a New Year’s resolution or...
View ArticlePop-Up Human Capital: A New Employment Model?
Around the world, it's becoming easier than ever to sell your human capital - the sum total of your knowledge, experiences and talents - to the highest bidder. Using new P2P marketplaces like Sidetour...
View ArticleYour Life Is an Algorithm, Your Brain Is an Operating System
Ever wondered how you were supposed to keep up with the never-ending stream of content and data in your life? Not to worry, the elves of the Internet are busy at work, creating everything from magical...
View Article12 Reasons Why the Apple Design Process Is Nothing Special
You would probably have caught wind of Sir JonyIve’s rare interview with the London Evening Standard by now. I was not planning to blog about this as I figured that this would just become a pointless...
View ArticleAnd Now, Something Completely Different: a Word about Art
Guest Post by: Olivier BlanchardEvery day, I run into people who seem emotionally and intellectually stunted. The amount of money in their bank accounts, the kinds of cars they drive, the square...
View ArticleElegant Goth Lolita
Earlier this month, a guest contributor to the blog Racialicious accused Victoria’s Secret of “fetishizing” Asian women because it packaged a mesh teddy with a matching fan, hair chopsticks, and faux...
View ArticleIs 'Follow Your Passion' Bad Career Advice?
I'm a big fan of Sir Ken Robinson (particularly the TED talk he did on how schools kill creativity which is the most watched of all time). His book The Element is a powerful evocation of how finding...
View ArticleWhat Does It Take To Be a Leader and for Leadership To Show Up? (Part II –...
Leadership matters. Whilst there are many ways of grappling with leadership, I value the ontological lens and in particular the ontological model of leadership that has been developed and is being...
View ArticleBeing Right Means Knowing When You're Not Right Anymore
I've long been a fan of Jeff Bezos's approach toward being stubborn on vision whilst flexible on details, and playing the long game. Amazon are one of the few companies that seem to really live and...
View ArticleWhat Does It Take To Be a Leader and for Leadership To Show Up? (Part III)
This post continues and completes the conversation on what it takes to be a leader (and for leadership to show up) from an ontological perspective as put forward and taught by Werner Erhard et al....
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Business Transformation
Writing a PowerPoint presentation which states that your business will become customer-centric is easy. Actually making this transformation happen, is the hard part. We can help. Not by unleashing...
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