Category: inspiration
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Use the difficulty
I love this from Michael Caine – the philosophy by which he has lived his life: ‘Use the difficulty’ is such a good, pithy way of articulating the benefits of learning from setbacks and challenges. We all have tricky times in our
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The power of silence
I loved this video that Johnnie Moore shared, which is a clip from the brilliant BBC show The Assembly. The premis of the show is great – a renowned actor/personality gets interviewed by an audience of neurodivergent, autistic and learning disabled people.
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On Self-Renewal
This speech on the topic of self-renewal, delivered by John W Gardner to McKinsey & Company in November 1990, is outstanding (thanks to Zoe Scaman for the link). Gardner, who was the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for President Lyndon Johnson,
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Google Firestarters: Kevin Kelly
A brand new episode of Google Firestarters is now LIVE, featuring the peerless Kevin Kelly, author and co-founder of Wired. Kevin’s insights are fantastic in this. He talks about why technology optimism is the only way to make a future that we
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Creativity from ignorance
Sheer ignorance – you know, there’s no confidence to equal it.’ – Orson Welles. After reading two excellent posts today on the trend towards banality (Martin Weigel on ‘fighting the astro-turfing of culture’, and Alex Murrell’s ‘the age of average’) my thoughts turned to this fantastic
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All New Google Firestarters
Adam Morgan discusses creativity from constraints in this episode of Think With Google Firetstarters
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Learning from Oaks
Anyone who has seen me speak will know that I’m a fan of metaphors. A couple of months back I learned something about Oak Trees (via a friend) that I found myself reflecting on on this, the first day of a new
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Google Firestarters Episode 18: Rachel Mercer
An insightful episode of Google Firestarters with Rache Mercer, co-founder and CXO of Proto and ex VP, Head of Strategy at R/GA New York
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Google Firestarters Episode 15: Ian Fitzpatrick
A fascinating episode of Google Firestarters with Ian Fitzpatrick, Global Director Brand Strategy and Operations at New Balance
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Google Firestarters Episode 12: Amelia Torode
I was really pleased that Amelia Torode agreed to come on Google Firestarters. When she spoke at the IRL event it was full of challenge, provocation and smart insights and this episode continues in that vein. Amelia spent many years running strategy