Category Archives: innovation

Pluralist Manifesto

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

It could be argued that the social/economic stalling of so many of the older economies is reflective of a parallel political stalling.  For over 1600 years, from the end of the Roman Republic until the “Glorious Revolution” of 1688 in … Continue reading →

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Utopia?

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

I was in Dubai recently.  It is a fascinating place. In many ways it looks and feels like a utopian vision of the future.  There is much to admire and a lot to learn from how Dubai works. Contrary to … Continue reading →

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Change

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

We are all familiar with the idea that change is the only constant, but that does not always help us to be better at it.  This applies to us as individuals, as businesses and as communities and nations. Change is … Continue reading →

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Courting Controversy

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

There is a back and forth that I have with my good friend Dave Hampton about the role of oil companies in climate change and in our climate change free future.  The time has come to share the subject more … Continue reading →

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A Triumph of Teamwork

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Everyone is a cycling fan now, so no apologies for a Brad based blog this week. Team Sky did something remarkable at the Tour de France over the last three weeks, they worked as a team. The term team is … Continue reading →

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What is innovation and where does it come from…

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

I am doing some research into innovation at the moment.  There seems to be a very interesting correlation between authenticity and innovation, which I want to explore. The hypothesis is that when we work authentically we are  more motivated and … Continue reading →

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Meditation is the new Golf

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Steve Jobs was a committed Zen Buddhist.  Apple, AstraZeneca, Comcast, Deutsche Bank, Google, Heinz, Hughes, McKinsey, Nortel Networks, Proctor & Gamble, Raytheon, Texas Instruments, Unilever and Yahoo are all reported to use mindfulness meditation by www.london-meditation.co.uk. Chade-Meng Tan, one of the … Continue reading →

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To innovate we also need to Let Go!

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

There is some controversy around a school in Sweden, which has made iPads available to students.  The concern is that kids with iPads, won’t bother to learn hand writing.  The  question is:  Is handwriting an old technology that we should … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs Greatest Creation

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

Regular readers will know that I am a long term Apple fan, since my first Mac in the late 80′s.  Steve Job’s early death in October was a remarkably personal thing, both for me and for others I have spoken … Continue reading →

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Let’s crowd source the future

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

I am, by nature, an optimist.  Over the years in this blog, I have always been able to be positive, in spite of some dramatic world events.  Today, I am less sure. It is not so much the events of … Continue reading →

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