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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
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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
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Where Did Our Commute Time Go?
The jury is still out on whether the pandemic has ushered in a new era of remote work but either way a lot of workers have saved a lot of time this year. So you’d think we’d have put it to good use. Have we? Read more
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Can The Pandemic Usher In An Era of Creative Disruption?
If we’d followed a conventional big transformation/ big consultancy approach to vaccine development and deployment we’d be getting our jabs sometime around the middle of 2033. The question is, can your organisation draw on the lessons of the pandemic to forge a more effective partnership with your customers and stakeholders? Read more
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From Vertical Hierarchy To Horizontal Networks: Trust Has Gone Local
The latest Edelman Trust Barometer reveals an epidemic of mistrust and misinformation. However, beyond the headlines there are some exciting possibilities for community led innovation. Read more
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Why We Bend The Rules And What To Do About It
How do you rate yourself for complying with Covid restrictions? Are you saint or sinner? Or are you, like most of us, somewhere in between? Despite the blame game being played by politicians, most of us do comply with the rules, just not all of the time.. Read more
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Three Innovation Aspirations For 2021
In 2021 perhaps the bravest and most radical thing you could do is to change your mind. Read more
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COVID, Creativity and Death By Zoom: The Most Read Posts of 2020
Happy New Year everyone – these are the five most popular posts I wrote in 2020. Thanks for subscribing and reading Best wishes Paul Read more
Paul Taylor 