The Answer to the Riddle of the Universe
A popular belief is that science will answer the big questions of the universe “what it all means” by a…
Is politics a failed experiment?
Why are governments so poor at actually making the world a better place? What can we learn from that to…
The Effect of Color on Decision Making and Business
How do specialists in different disciplines make explicit use of “thinking and mind” in their work? We’re pleased to invite…
World Views and Side-shows
In every side-show tent most of the audience are taken in by the illusionist: either marvelling at the magic, or…
Smart cities need smart people
A new dawn, or the wrong problem? We live in the ‘smart’ era, and we hear so much now about…
Bridget Jones -The Edge of Failure
Hello Bridget With the new Bridget Jones book, Mad About the Boy (Random Publications) published last month, I thought it…
The Art of Idleness
My mind is racing; I am in a state perpetual list writing. A weary business traveller on the red eye,…
Measures of success – culture at work
If you inherited £5 million tomorrow (from a relative you didn’t know you had), would you still go back to…
Whistle-blowing: Good or Bad?
“Sticking your head in the sand not only limits your vision, it makes your rear-end such a big target.”(1) I’d…
Class, Clarity and Chardonnay
I was led to a YouTube clip today taken from a This Morning tv episode where Katie Hopkins, a woman…
What are we measuring?
With more information having been produced in the last 2 years than the rest of human history combined, I read…
The Learning Economy
I had the pleasure of being at the CIM Marketing debate recently which was held at The Hive in Manchester.…