Stop Chasing Chimeras The Chimera of ancient Greek mythology was a nightmare amalgamation of lion, goat and snake. Like John Carpenter’s Thing, the Chimera was put together in a grotesque hodge podge, and it was very hard to slay. Unfortunately, all too many websites, apps and other marketing executions become chimeras. The project lead immigrates, […]
Category: Culture
Thoughts on a particular culture or global culture.
Three Days to Bastille Day, What’s Changed?
Three Days to Bastille Day, What’s Changed? Three Days to Bastille Day and one has to wonder, what has changed? Well, there is far greater access to education, to health services, to communication, to transport, to the possibilities of self-enrichment and the possibility of equitable employment and opportunity regardless of gender, race or location. Technology […]
Lazy Right Punishes Left
Lazy Right Punishes Left Are you definitely right-handed? I am not. One of the ultimate examples of the laziness of the industrial system is the punishment of left-handed people. I spent the better part of my first seven years on this planet at the occupational therapist, and received ongoing attacks from a concerned mother to […]
The System Isn’t Broken
The System Isn’t Broken What if the system isn’t broken, what if it’s the wrong system? What if the industrial revolution is over? What if the system we require has absolutely nothing to do with the Keynesian model, an industrialist’s model of economics? Stephen Covey used to refer to having the wrong map. What if […]
Are You Technically Perfect?
Are You Technically Perfect? Are you really technically perfect? And, if you are, where do you go from there? In the not-so-distant past, and because it’s the past I will stick with the appropriate terms, the professions followed a process of Apprentice – Journeyman – Master. Nowadays, this has vanished in all […]
Cursed to Create
Cursed to Create Do you realise that we as humans have literally been cursed to create? Which is why it baffles me when people attempt to define themselves as “creatives” from a professional point of view, as if doing a bachelor of arts degree somehow means you have cornered the market on being “creative”. My […]
Same Old Story
The Same Old Story It always seems to be the same old story, but is it really? Kurt Vonnegut once did a lecture on writing in which he stated that one of the basic premises of a good story is as follows: “Boy meets girl.Girl and boy fall in love.Boy does something foolish, loses […]
Impostor Syndrome and Ugly Ducklings
Impostor Syndrome and Ugly Ducklings Impostor syndrome is a challenge most of us will face at some point in our lives, but I do wonder if, in most cases, we are not just experiencing being ugly ducklings? What do I mean? In school we are taught to make the grade, and examinations are still the […]
Imagine Hasn’t Aged
Imagine Hasn’t Aged What if you looked at everything with your imagination? Imagine seeing your staff as incredible, talented human beings invested in your success and trusting of your leadship. Imagine seeing your clients as partners changing the world with you into a better place. Imagine seeing your employer as your greatest cheerleader, who believes […]
4 Meta…Okay?
4 Meta…Okay? So, today someone drove past me and they had the licence plate “4 META”. Now, I can’t be certain that they meant they are totally committed to the world of Meta, but, it kind of seemed like that’s what they were saying. I don’t have a Facebook account any more and I went […]