PinnedMember-onlyThe Danger of Treating People as a Profit-Loss CalculationIn life, there are some people who spark as much joy as a hangover on Monday morning. However, what makes some people truly annoying? For me, pet peeves include: 1. People who treat conversation as a monologue not a dialogue 2. Forgetting basic politeness including please, thank you and how…Relationships2 min readRelationships2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyDisney Has Broken Rule №1 of Business, but Why Is Nobody Saying Anything?If I turned to my employer and declared I won’t serve half our customers because I do not agree with their values — I would rightly be fired. Yet, in America the land of customer service, this is happening as we speak. Where Disney was once seen as the home…Disney3 min readDisney3 min read
Published inDataDrivenInvestor·PinnedMember-onlyHow Tiny Experiments Created Estée LauderIs it me, or has “risk” become a dirty word? I don’t know about you, but I’ve been in meetings where expressing disagreement would also have meant unemployment. It’s why people are scared to offer a dissenting opinion or experiment with new ideas. However, when 75% of ventures fail within…Risk5 min readRisk5 min read
PinnedMember-onlyWhat Tinder Tells You About Behavioural ScienceHere are 4 concepts to bear in mind the next time you’re tempted to swipe Rory Sutherland recently said at an event, meeting his partner before the rise of online dating was like getting the last helicopter out of Saigon. It’s a point of view that many can understand. Whether…Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
PinnedMember-onlyTime — Is There a Way to Gain More for What You Want?Can we make work work for us? — Have you ever thought this meeting could have been an email? My first job involved spending at least 5 hours of the day in meetings. Although the average time an individual can fully concentrate in a meeting is 13 minutes, the ‘urgent’ priorities my former boss set in the rapidly…Mwc Work9 min readMwc Work9 min read
Published inBootcamp·Oct 29Member-onlyIs Modern Architecture the Emperor’s New Clothes?One of the great parenting sins is telling children they can be anything. Anyone who’s been to a child’s nativity play knows this: The children that can sing do not necessarily overlap with the ones who believe they can sing. Now I’m not starting a fundraiser, but for years I’ve…Architecture2 min readArchitecture2 min read
Jun 29Member-onlyThe Surprising Genius of a Finnish Parking FineIn June of this year businessman Anders Wiklöf received a fine of £104,000 for speeding. Why did he receive such a high penalty? In Finland, like taxation, financial penalties are progressive for some offences. Based on the offender’s daily income, in this case Mr. Wiklöf runs a $350 million company…Psychology2 min readPsychology2 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Jun 6Member-onlyThe Part of Being a Content Creator Nobody Talks About — the Content Backlog.Do you want to know what my problem is? I hate writing, but love having written. Some days the words flow like water, other times the only things flowing are tears of frustration. That’s why if you want to create and publish consistently you most likely have one thing —…Productivity3 min readProductivity3 min read
Published inBootcamp·May 18Member-onlyThe Underrated Joy of Sucking at Something NewNobody was born an expert I’m going to put out there something that isn’t usually said on social media. I’m happy to suck at things. In fact, when I went to hear Ryan Reynolds speak at the O2 not that long ago he confirmed what I’d thought but had been…Art3 min readArt3 min read
May 16Member-onlyThe Cost of Always being ProductiveIn 1929 Stalin wanted to increase productivity and introduced the nepreryvka, or “continuous working week.” It was five days long, with random days of rest allotted to different workers so the machines would always have someone manning them. The intention was to make it impossible to celebrate a religious sabbath…Productivity3 min readProductivity3 min read
