Rambling thoughts on models
I went down to Surrey on Friday for long walk and pub lunch with Neil Perkin. We’d originally planned to run a workshop about agile
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In moving house, I radically downsized my collection of books which I can highly recommend. I used to think I’d one day find a reason
Leadership as emergent, co-created and unheroic
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Rewriting history…
Thanks to my Improvisation friend Kelsey Flynn I rambled into a letter cited in Margaret Cho’s Blog (go to Letter #1): Lately it seems like
Who says fun is dangerous?
I wanted to share this email doing the rounds this morning… AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE After every flight Qantas pilots fill out a form called a gripe
Yes, and…
A quick ramble on the nature of paradox, inspired by a blog on the value of both fear of the new and curiosity
Ever wondered what it’s like to work in a porn shop?
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Marketing astrologers…
My friend Tim Kitchin blogs irregularly and passionately. I enjoyed his piss–takes on Henley Centre predictions and their implications. A few morsels: Marketing Week
18 January 2005
Co-creating value
Good to see my friend Alan Moore on his soapbox: Co-creating experiences, co-creating value So what are you going to do as a business or a brand, run out your
28 November 2004
Engagement marketing
My friend and former sparring partner Alan Moore, highlights his article The Twilight of Interruption. It’s a good polemic against interruptive marketing.
2 December 2005
This is bullshit
Jeff Jarvis takes a few well-aimed jabs at our acceptance of deadly keynote speeches and other manifestations of a top-down educational system. (Click here if you can’t see the embed.)
18 April 2010
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