May 2, 2024
What is real marketing?
Real marketing isn’t selling. It isn’t transactional. It isn’t manipulative. It doesn’t exploit people’s anxieties to persuade them to buy … Read More “What is real marketing?”
Category: Responsible Autonomy
May 1, 2024
Life, the ultimate ‘reality’
I’m reissuing this post from 2019, in response to some very scary stuff I heard on Radio 4 yesterday, about … Read More “Life, the ultimate ‘reality’”
April 30, 2024
Down with aristocracy!
I loved this from Michele Zanini earlier this week. And since it’s nearly May day, I’m simply going to pinch … Read More “Down with aristocracy!”
April 22, 2024
William Morris couldn’t paint for toffee
But boy, could he design for practical application. In his designs for stained glass he found ways to place the … Read More “William Morris couldn’t paint for toffee”
April 19, 2024
How to escape the fourth circle of Hell.
Dante gave hoarders their own special place in Hell. The fourth circle in fact. Their punishment was to clash eternally … Read More “How to escape the fourth circle of Hell.”
April 18, 2024
How are you going to pay for it?
It’s a question every journalist likes to ask of every politician – especially those on the left, and especially in … Read More “How are you going to pay for it?”
April 17, 2024
Some books should have been a blog post
‘Slow Productivity’ by Cal Newport is one of them. I thoroughly applaud the concept – that you don’t have to … Read More “Some books should have been a blog post”
April 15, 2024
The joy of music played just for you
“In our experiment*, we instructed some orchestras to be mindful and make their performances subtly new each time they played. … Read More “The joy of music played just for you”
April 11, 2024
The franchising flywheel
I’ve long believed that franchising, done well, is an excellent way to scale a successful business. By replicating a small, … Read More “The franchising flywheel”
April 10, 2024
How to explain things well
You probably don’t often think about the circulation of your blood, but if you did, and decided to take a … Read More “How to explain things well”