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In 45 minutes, I saved them $27 million... they didn't hire me.
It started out well, a Zoom call with three fine gentlemen in suits; one of the prepared questions they asked was:
'What's your definition of innovation and how do you see the role of technology'?
A good question, I gave them my definition:
'Innovation is the improvement of existing systems, process or tools. So while it's valuable to always be improving services, the end goal shouldn't be the production of tools. What's more valuable is the application and thinking behi
Mar 73 min read


How AI Conned You Into Believing It Is The Future.
Is AI the hot new DLC everyone needs or a hoax... another manufactured corporate market?
Feb 141 min read


Does Creativity have Value?
What is the cost of weak ideas, poor innovation and bad creative decisions?
One number is $256 billion...
Jan 312 min read


It is the Artist who paints - why AI will never replace us.
There's a lot of talk on AI tools, from Midjourney to Writing apps. How they're super quick, super accessible and create super results....
Sep 25, 20223 min read


Tik Tok... Hype ≠ Value
Ok, here's my controversial post for the week... Tik Tok. This is squarely directed at pundits who declare Tik Tok's meteoric rise is...
Aug 5, 20222 min read


Creativity + Einstein...'God does not play dice'...
Einstein and I have something in common; we both believe that 'God does not play dice'... Meaning, that there is a cohesive theory for...
Jul 28, 20222 min read


Top 10 Skills Required by 2025... and why there's a problem.
Here's a creative issue I'm frequently working through with Executives in Leadership.
Jul 10, 20222 min read


Knowledge Alchemy Podcast
Do you need something sexy to listen to this weekend? A few weeks ago Jamal Cynthia Abilmona sent me a message... "I saw one of your...
May 22, 20221 min read


What Value Does Art Hold?
This week during a LinkedIn live, I was offered a psychologists definition of creativity... 'The production of something new, that has...
Apr 24, 20222 min read


Creativity is my Job...
Creativity is my job. It is my passion, my pursuit and my occupation. It is not my hobby... although it is sometimes. I'm paid to assess...
Mar 16, 20222 min read


The Problem with Problem Solving
Ok... get your scuba gear on, it's time for a deep dive. I'm going to break down the three most common issues with #problemsolving and...
Feb 19, 20222 min read


When Innovation isn't Innovative
Every morning when I visit my local café, I expect to receive the same thing I did yesterday... clean, strong espresso, served in a small...
Jun 3, 20214 min read


Immediate Creative Skill Sets...
After an interesting chat with a client yesterday, I recorded myself a little voice note, then threw together this quick animation... "We...
May 12, 20211 min read


Where Should We Innovate?
In fifteen years of consulting, the first question organisations usually come with is... 'Where should we innovate'? But what many...
Nov 30, 20201 min read


How I used the 'Polish Wave' to save Soho House
Once upon a time in 2007, I was living in London and employed by Soho House, as their Barista Trainer across their twelve venues.
About a month into the role, the Operations Manager (O.M) sat me down to explain that over the last 6-12 months the company had experienced a down-trend in revenue which was consistent with all of their venues UK wide.
Relegated to a glorified bartender, it gave me plenty of time to think about how I ended up here… and how to solve it.
Nov 22, 20204 min read


COVID, Productivity and You.
A REACTION is not a SOLUTION; Why we can't rely on the 'new normal'. In our professional lives, time is a commodity. A priority for most...
Jul 26, 20203 min read


Dogs ≠ Cows?
How studies of Innovation misinterpret creativity. Creativity and innovation are hot topics right now with many academics rushing...
Jul 16, 20203 min read


Creativity Requires Time
A short excerpt on the necessity of allowing time when applying creative process. One reason Art is such an effective tool in expression...
May 24, 20202 min read


Creative is Key; the consensus from DMAC2020
I was recently invited to speak at Australia’s largest digital marketing conference in Melbourne last week - DMAC 2020 . Christopher S...
Feb 18, 20203 min read


Why Architects Can't Dance...
If an Architect is creative... and a dancer is creative... why can't architects dance? #appliedcreativity #innovation #creativity...
Feb 13, 20201 min read
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