Inspired by Marie Kondo’s Spark Joy, my wife and I took on the challenge of decluttering the house. The impact of doing so was incredible – so much time saved looking for things! I realised that up until then, I had spent countless days (mornings before work, usually) rummaging forContinue Reading
This Christmas I’m giving myself an unusual gift: a screen free holiday season. It may seem hypocritical as a strategist with an interest in makes people behave in different ways to take a sudden interest in screen dodging, but hear me out: Oh no! Not another digital detox post! I’veContinue Reading
It’s easy to forget, with discussions raging today about the disconnect between the future of work and education; that centuries ago, there was arguably a more seamless link between the two: the advent of the first industrial revolution also saw the introduction of the 1833 Factory Act, which mandated that childrenContinue Reading
Last weekend, it seemed that social media feeds were awash with people celebrating their experience at an event hosted by motivational speaker and businessman Tony Robbins called Unleash the Power Within. Looking at this year’s event from the outside, most of the images looked like this: What was interesting aboutContinue Reading
Accelerators – a phrase used to refer to fixed-term, cohort-based programs, that include mentorship and educational components – are most strongly associated with tech-driven startups. However Zahra Davidson, the co-founder of Enrol Yourself spotted the opportunity to apply this process to an emerging yet increasingly important demographic of people inContinue Reading
I first came across this idea at an educational event by OpenStrategy – a learning community for planners based in London. I was speaking to the brilliant Mark Pollard, founder of US creative agency Mighty Jungle after this presentation on how to become more insightful – essentially becoming great atContinue Reading
One of my learning projects focuses on honing my presenting skills; it’s actually something I already feel confident doing and I find chairing at conferences and panel sessions hugely enjoyable. So, for training reasons I joined Toastmasters back in 2015, to be part of a learning community of people thatContinue Reading
Permanent beta is essentially a lifelong commitment to continuous personal growth. Adaptability creates stability From The Startup of You, by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha Two very interesting guys inspired the creation of this site – James Clear and Cal Newport. I came across the former on Medium – in whichContinue Reading