• 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

  • From Vertical Hierarchy To Horizontal Networks: Trust Has Gone Local

    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

  • Why We Bend The Rules And What To Do About It

    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

  • Three Innovation Aspirations For 2021

    Three Innovation Aspirations For 2021

    In 2021 perhaps the bravest and most radical thing you could do is to change your mind. Read more

  • COVID, Creativity and Death By Zoom: The Most Read Posts of 2020

    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

  • Moving Beyond Command And Control

    Moving Beyond Command And Control

    The natural reaction of the rule maker when people start breaking the rules is not to redesign them, or seek to understand why, but to issue yet more rules. Read more

  • Why Are Remote Workers Facing Burnout?

    Why Are Remote Workers Facing Burnout?

    Employee fatigue and burnout was a wellbeing concern for many employers before the pandemic, but eight months in, the problem seems to have been exacerbated by granting people the very thing they coveted the most: unlimited flexibility. Are we experiencing the unintended consequences of working remotely? Read more