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May 16

Futures thinking — a salve for the chronically anxious

Hurrah. It’s that time of year again. That’s right. Mental health awareness week is upon us. One whole week where we can celebrate the joy that is mental health. And this year the theme is Anxiety. (Hello, my old chum.) Cue the positive mental attitude social media posts, LinkedIn articles on wellness, fuzzy encouraging Slack messages from…

Future

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Futures thinking — a salve for the chronically anxious
Futures thinking — a salve for the chronically anxious
Future

7 min read


Mar 14

What if…? We are paid to be citizens.

Designing a different, better way to live — In her book Imaginable, Jane McGonigal introduces a game called Turn The World Upside Down. The premise is simple: take a fact that is true today, and turn it upside down. I call this Future, Flipped. So, let’s play. For this scenario, we’ll flip the idea of the cost of…

Future

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What if…? We are paid to be citizens.
What if…? We are paid to be citizens.
Future

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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. …

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

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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

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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

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Who runs the world?
Who runs the world?
Monarchy

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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

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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

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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? …

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

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