The100: chasms, culling and the zombie apocalypse

Collateralized debt obligation There’s lots of posts out there on how to tell good stories, but these 9 rules from Michael Lewis offer (to me) something different, from the title above to lovely little takeaways like “Sometimes the better stories are messier.” And “If you want to tell good stories about just your own life, observe …

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The100: being wrong, dispensing Ketchup and drawing some mud

Good news! You can be wrong In fact, you can also spend less on innovation and claim that a meeting which has no objective will be more productive than those with one. What’s not to like! Admitting you don’t know – explores whether having intellectual humility leads to greater discovery, learning and progress.I think I might …

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The100: cyanide, underwriters and black hole moons

Glass half full, half empty, or laced with cyanide? ‘The world needs a dose of realism’ and I agree with Tim (and Hans) in this piece highlighting how the world is not as gloomy as people think. In fact, our next event Oct 11th in London will be on Attention Tuning – helping people find the truth …

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The100: Tarot Cards, Gnomonists and dishwater

Symbiotic Corporate Altruism? I liked this article about Spotify, not just because I’m an avid user, but also because of this: “We know that we’re only going to be successful as a company if the music industry is successful. That’s why we don’t think of ourselves as just the R&D department of Spotify – but …

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The100: chimps, humans and Donkey Kong

“That’s my birthday too!” Ever met someone who has the same birthday as you? Thought it a bit of a coincidence? Well, if there are 23 people in a room there is  >50% chance of 2 people sharing the same birthday. Take this brilliant interactive birthday paradox for a spin yourself. Now if only there was …

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The100: this vs that, context vs content, and Godzilla.

Light : Glue : Web A fantastic explanation of how stories can be used in a number of different ways. As light: “to illuminate the past, present and future” As glue: “for building community through empathy and coherence” And as a web: “to reauthor the web of narratives we live in” Genuinely brilliant. Delivering the …

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The100: Direct from the internet of unmonetisable enthusiasms

“Let’s look at what’s being done, and do something different” I can’t explain how much I love this: Dave Trott’s concern (30 years ago) that his team were just doing the same thing as everyone else. His advice back then, along with the quote in the sub-head, and which resonates even now:  “Question the brief more, …

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The100: “Insane and out of touch”

Make yourself a cup of tea, and whilst sipping your brew, have a read of how the word ‘tea’ spread around the world and then push on with the rest of this week’s The100. Don’t look for great ideas Look for a great problem. Even better: find a problem that no-one else realized existed. It’s …

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