I often get cross about what seems to me, anyway, to be pointless innovation. Those… Read more →
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It was all going so well…..why you shouldn’t mix up your functional and promotional content
I’m writing a style guide for a client right now. Every time I write another… Read more →
Alexa, can you get funky? Language in the age of machines
According to the email that dropped into my inbox just now, Alexa knows how to… Read more →
Why I’m far more scared of other humans than I am of Skynet
This week, the House of Lords AI Select Committee brought out their report on artificial… Read more →
When is a failure not a failure? Why we need to stop using the f-word
I’ve just come back from the IRM Innovation, Business Change and Technology conference, where Solverboard… Read more →
How I discovered there are (at least) 14 different kinds of love by analysing the world’s languages
A grand monument to love. amira_a/Flickr, CC BY Tim Lomas, University of East London No… Read more →
Conversation #14 — Julian Birkinshaw, Professor, London Business School
Julian Birkinshaw is Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School. His particular field… Read more →
The future of work
As part of my role as Solverboard’s Head of Innovation Practice, I’ve been thinking a… Read more →
Imagine an organisation where anything is possible – and then make it so
I wrote this piece for Solverboard recently as part of a Times supplement on Enterprise Agility,… Read more →
Conversation #13 — Rowan Conway, Director of Innovation and Development, RSA
I joined the RSA a few years ago after I came across their work project… Read more →
Six years of 6Heads – the better angels of our nature
Monday nights are often pretty dull, especially at this time of year – it’s dark… Read more →
Conversation #12 — Margaret Heffernan, entrepreneur, CEO, writer and keynote speaker
I’ve been wanting to talk to Margaret ever since I saw her speak at the… Read more →