What driving instructors could learn from Henry Kissinger
I’m learning to drive. Yes, I’m 35 years old. Don’t judge me. The point is that I am in the unusual situation of being a 35-year-old man undergoing formal,...
The Mental Health Survival Toolkit for Employers (by an Employee)
Following the article I wrote on my own brush with bipolarism, I received the most amazing email from a reader. An anonymous reader. They sent me an article but...
Mental health desperately needs a less archaic approach
When we talk about creating a work environment that accepts people as they are, we have to tackle the murky area of mental health. Statistics show that around 1...
Confessions of a racist, sexist, ableist, ageist bigot
As I write this article, my two year old daughter is watching a TV programme for toddlers. It’s got irritating music, grating voices and some of the worst animation...
A Safe Space for Weirdos
It’s not much of a life when you’re just a pretty face, Just to be whoever you are is no disgrace, Don’t be scared if you don’t fit in…...
Loving the Alien
“The nail that sticks out gets hammered down” – Japanese proverb “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.” – Often attributed to Oscar Wilde – probably not Oscar Wilde...
Science shows brainstorms don’t work. Why do we still use them?
Brainstorming was first introduced to the world in 1942. It was outlined in the book How To Think Up by Alex Osborn, one of the founders of advertising agency BBDO....
Repeat after me: you are not a robot and that’s a good thing
Getting Cosy with Creativity – with Aran Rees As an avid gadget glutton, an app junkie, and a man with a systemic inflammatory condition that might have crippled him...