Thought Disrupted: living in the age of constant digital distractions and staying present
The last 10+ years of my professional life I spent working in the world of Digital. And something tells me that soon enough, none of us will be able...
The human compass approach to discovering real insight
In the first four articles of this series on Human Insight, I looked at broadening conversations, making connections, challenging perspectives, and the importance being a timelord. So, there’s probably...
Are you really so afraid to be you?
“You’re not the same as you were before,” he said. “You were much more… muchier… you’ve lost your muchness.” -The Mad Hatter, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Received wisdom recommends...
Tell me who you are
Last week I wrote about how you can develop and wield a Power Reputation. This is more than just a reputation which, in the blandest sense is nothing more...
Your Power Reputation: what really makes you irreplaceable at work
I don’t play computer games much anymore, though I have a Nintendo Switch and Mario Kart on my Christmas list. But when I did there was a game on...
5 reasons why I quit a great job at Google to write a novel
Last year I took the biggest decision of my career and left behind a life of comfort to venture into the unknown. I worked at Google’s creative think-tank, known...
Creatively Stuck? Externalise your Resistance
You are not the problems that stand in your way. The problems are the problems. Work the problems. Steven Pressfield Resistance is any emotional roadblocks that stop us from...
Work is Important, Play is Vital
“Man’s maturity: to have regained the seriousness that he had as a child at play.” – Friedrich Nietzsche Social gatherings would be much more lively affairs if we asked...
Becoming an Insight Time Lord
In the fourth part of John’s series on A Beginner’s Guide to Human Insight, he looks at the importance of considering the past, the present, and the future… In...
And while we’re smashing up those fricken’ lightbulbs
Aran really went off on one yesterday with his trashing of the lightbulb cliché. And quite rightly. So I thought I would weigh-in behind him and stamp on any...