John Wade

  • LinkedIn Vs Twitter: Which Is Best?

    The older I have become the more I have realised that the best things that have happened in my life have had little to do with judgement, planning and forethought – and everything to do with random chance and connection.… Continue reading

    LinkedIn Vs Twitter: Which Is Best?
  • The Law of Propinquity And The Work From Home Dilemma

    In our post-internet, post-social media, post-covid world, does physical proximity still have value, particularly when it comes to creativity, innovation and discovery? The law of propinquity states that the greater physical (or psychological) proximity between people, the greater the chance that they… Continue reading

    The Law of Propinquity And The Work From Home Dilemma
  • The Problem With Finding Answers

    Don’t Look for a Great Idea. Look for a Good Problem – Greg Satell Yesterday I spent five and half hours in a room with my colleagues Carole and Simon trying to get to the root of a problem. Three… Continue reading

    The Problem With Finding Answers
  • How To Become A Disobedient Organisation

    Imagine being given $250,000 for deliberately breaking the rules. No strings attached. That’s exactly what MIT are doing. Recognising that societies and institutions lean toward order and away from chaos they have launched an award and cash prize that will go… Continue reading

    How To Become A Disobedient Organisation
  • How Organisations May Stifle Community Creativity

    One of the many challenges for the public sector is that it must start believing in people and communities again. We know that many organisations are out of sync with technology , but there’s an argument that they are increasingly distant… Continue reading

  • It’s Time for Us to Unleash the Hidden Power in Communities

    “It’s so tempting for those of us who provide services….support workers, housing providers, social workers, community workers, health visitors, GPs…to see ourselves as the ones with the gifts. The ones with the solutions. The superheroes ready to fly in and… Continue reading