• Net Zero and The Law of Horse Manure

    Net Zero and The Law of Horse Manure

    Catastrophic predictions that spell dark days for humanity are nothing new. The Times predicted in 1894 that in 50 years time, every street in London would be buried under nine feet of horse manure. It was the crisis of all crises. There was, to be fair, some evidence for this. As urban populations rapidly increased… Read more

  • The Gravitational Pull Of Business As Usual

    The Gravitational Pull Of Business As Usual

    The interior secrets of black holes are guarded by a one-way light-trapping boundary called the event horizon. This horizon is the point, according to NASA, that the gravitational influence of the black hole becomes so intense that not even light is fast enough to escape it. A very different horizon exists in many organisations, except… Read more

  • Four Picture Diary. Puducherry: Community creativity, mythopoeia, and booze bureaucracy

    Four Picture Diary. Puducherry: Community creativity, mythopoeia, and booze bureaucracy

    With a four picture diary the idea is to keep things simple and focused by capturing just four photos that define the day, each answering a specific prompt: Where is it happening? What are we doing? Who is involved? and Why?  Where is it happening? Puducherry, often called India’s “Little France,” is a unique coastal… Read more

  • Four Picture Diary: Digital Transformation, Airport Counselling and English Themed Pubs

    Four Picture Diary: Digital Transformation, Airport Counselling and English Themed Pubs

    With a four picture diary the idea is to keep things simple and focused by capturing just four photos that define the day, each answering a specific prompt: Where is it happening? What are we doing? Who is involved? and Why?  Where is it happening? Chennai – on route to Puducherry. I always try and… Read more

  • Four Picture Diary: Agonda, Jugaad, and the innovation suspicion of drones.

    Four Picture Diary: Agonda, Jugaad, and the innovation suspicion of drones.

    With a “Four a Day” picture diary the idea is to keep things simple and focused by capturing just four photos that define the day, each answering a specific prompt: Where is it happening? What are we doing? Who is involved? and Why?  Where is it happening? Agonda, Goa. I don’t normally return to the… Read more

  • Picture Diary: Palolem, fish curry, roaming cows, and why would you wash your balls in a public toilet?

    Picture Diary: Palolem, fish curry, roaming cows, and why would you wash your balls in a public toilet?

    With a “Four a Day” picture diary the idea is to keep things simple and focused by capturing just four photos that define the day, each answering a specific prompt: Where is it happening? What are we doing? Who is involved? and Why?  First of all, I’m giving up on the ‘four a day idea’.… Read more

  • Four Picture Diary: Monkeys and Place Naming Conventions

    Four Picture Diary: Monkeys and Place Naming Conventions

    With a “Four a Day” picture diary the idea is to keep things simple and focused by capturing just four photos that define the day, each answering a specific prompt: Where is it happening? What are we doing? Who is involved? and Why? It’s a way to cut through the noise of a busy trip… Read more

  • Four a Day Picture Diary: Elephants and Amusing ATMs

    Four a Day Picture Diary: Elephants and Amusing ATMs

    For our trip to India, I’m doing a four a day picture diary.   Where is it happening?  What we are doing? Who is involved? Why?  Four pictures with a bit of commentary  Where is it happening?  Jaipur. A city I’ve always wanted to visit, and it didn’t disappoint. Way too many pictures to think about… Read more