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Jan 19

Jacinda Ardern — burnt out? Or just brave enough to admit what the rest of us can’t…

I don’t govern a country so I don’t really feel qualified to comment on Jacinda Ardern’s ‘shock resignation’. But here we all are anyway. Seeing the news headline late last night left me confused and on edge. My initial reaction was that it was a spoof, fake news — a…

Wellbeing

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Jacinda Ardern — burnt out? Or just  brave enough to admit what the rest of us can’t…
Jacinda Ardern — burnt out? Or just  brave enough to admit what the rest of us can’t…
Wellbeing

6 min read


Jan 7

A Brexit Christmas Carol

All across the country, ordinary, hard-working folks are taking down their Christmas decorations, winding up fairy lights, and packing away what little festive joy they had mustered for this season into small little boxes to store in their attics* (if they are fortunate enough to have an attic, or a…

Foresight

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A Brexit Christmas Carol
A Brexit Christmas Carol
Foresight

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Sep 27, 2022

Our Future Wealth — Stored in The Sea: the Storyscaper and the Kelp Farm

A speculative tale of restorative aquaculture 12th September, 2034 I set down my empty coffee cup on the kitchen table and leave the house quietly. The air is cool, and I wrap my scarf around me as I cross the front garden. I open the gate that leads straight on to the beach and step down…

Future

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Our Future Wealth —  Stored in The Sea: the Storyscaper and the Kelp Farm
Our Future Wealth —  Stored in The Sea: the Storyscaper and the Kelp Farm
Future

6 min read


Sep 14, 2022

Who runs the world?

Beyonce says Girls — but it’s most likely sociopaths. — If I can’t afford something anymore, I cancel it. I’ve lost my favourite magazine subscriptions, gym subscriptions, wine subscriptions, and even coffee subscriptions (jokes, of course I haven’t cancelled coffee. I’m not a maniac). It’s the first rule of Personal Finance. Don’t spend more than you make. Yet I’m sitting…

Monarchy

7 min read

Who runs the world?
Who runs the world?
Monarchy

7 min read


Sep 12, 2022

Towards a culture of transparency: is privacy an illusion?

In a world where you can be anything, be … Open. Here are 4 reasons you need a transparent company culture. (TL/DR: productivity will go through the roof, literally everything will be better). Here are 5 benefits of transparency in a relationship. (Better trust, better connection, better everything). In this article, I examined why we need transparency in supply chains —…

Trust

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Towards a culture of transparency: is privacy an illusion?
Towards a culture of transparency: is privacy an illusion?
Trust

8 min read


Feb 4, 2022

An Open Letter to Jeff Bezos

Dear Jeff, I was excited to read about the commissioning of your new boat in the port of Rotterdam. Coming from Scotland, we have a sad history regarding the decline of the ship-building industry, and I can only imagine the number of jobs involved in the construction of this boat…

News

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An Open Letter to Jeff Bezos
An Open Letter to Jeff Bezos
News

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Jan 23, 2022

Tech Versus Humanity — The Limits of Techno-Optimism

In my last post, I wrote about the problem I have with techno-optimism, and in doing so I opened an entire can of worms. A can of very heated worms. The thing about techno-optimism is that it’s nice. It feels good to believe that technology will save us. It’s a…

Future

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Tech Versus Humanity — The Limits of Techno-Optimism
Tech Versus Humanity — The Limits of Techno-Optimism
Future

8 min read


Nov 24, 2021

The Deep Problem Techno-Optimism Doesn’t Want You To See

Imagine this: it’s the 1950s, you’re on your way up in the world, and you’ve won a prize. You get a choice between two: a cabin on an island, or a fancy, new-fangled dishwasher. I like to think I’d choose a cabin by the sea any day of the week. But that’s me in 2021, when land is expensive and limited, much like my time — but technology is cheap and no longer novel. Back then, what would I have chosen? Household convenience, or…

Climate

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The Deep Problem Techno-Optimism Doesn’t Want You To See
The Deep Problem Techno-Optimism Doesn’t Want You To See
Climate

8 min read


Aug 24, 2021

Identity, Lost and Found

The Unsettling Search for Self in a Global Crisis I’ve read 15 guides to coping with ‘reentry anxiety’ as the pandemic-related restrictions ease, and not one of them has helped calm my flaring mind. For one, it’s not clear exactly what we are meant to be reentering — a while back we were talking about the New Normal, which…

Mwc Reentry

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Identity, Lost and Found
Identity, Lost and Found
Mwc Reentry

8 min read


Aug 23, 2021

2021 Space Mission: A Tale of Obsession and Home Organisation

Standing on the back patio, I gaze up into the night sky. I’m looking for my favourite constellation, Cassiopeia, mother of Andromeda, and a few others I know. I always look for Orion too, to whom I give a customary salute — a nod to an old joke with a…

Mwc Space

8 min read

2021 Space Mission: A Tale of Obsession and Home Organisation
2021 Space Mission: A Tale of Obsession and Home Organisation
Mwc Space

8 min read

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