I do not like to use fear as a motivator for change, and I don’t often talk about the darker reasons underlying what I do. But, at times, the context helps to to explain some of the decisions I make. This is one of those times. Three years ago, I learnt about the technology – […]
A New Chapter
By May 18, 2016 10 Comments
I haven’t written a blog post for a while, so this will be a long one! So far, this year has been an incredible ending to what I can only describe as the first chapter of my true life. By ‘true life’, I mean my life now, standing up for what I believe in, after […]
Real Time Democracy
By February 3, 2016 5 Comments
If you think of platforms like Google, Facebook, Slack, and Wikipedia and the ways in which they have made the world so much more productive, collaborative and knowledgeable, it seems a shame that we have not used any of the lessons inherent within them to improve our societies. Our democracies are archaic. Really archaic. I […]
Telepathy and World Peace
By January 27, 2016 17 Comments
I often tell people that it only takes 50 coffees to solve any problem. Meeting people over coffee, discussing ideas and creating solutions is what I love doing. I usually joke that I have not got around to creating world peace through coffee yet, but it is something I plan to do. Especially now that […]
The Self Love Algorythm (Beta)
By January 20, 2016 11 Comments
Last week, I returned home after the most powerful week of my life. I visited the biofeedback meditation skunk works that is Biocybernaut for the third time, for 7 days of intensive biofeedback meditation. I woke up on Day 7 of that training and felt flat. The previous day, I’d had the biggest breakthrough of […]
Shades of Grey
By January 13, 2016 4 Comments
I used to have a very black and white view of the world. I used to think things were right or wrong, and answers were either yes or no. Thankfully – and sometimes harshly – life has taught me that things are not always as simple as that. The more I learn, the less I […]
The Minister of the Future
By January 6, 2016 2 Comments
A little while ago, I saw an article about Sweden’s Minister of the Future. It triggered something in me, because it is precisely the approach I wish more governments would adopt. Now, more than ever, it is becoming really important that governments adopt long-term thinking. Looking at governments and major organisations around the world, the […]
The Silent Intervention
By November 4, 2015 9 Comments
There is great power in the void of silence. At times, it can be far harder to say or do nothing, than it is to say or do something. We are often too quick to react and to act, rather than just ‘let things be’. There is such a call to take effective action in […]
Making the Pan Boil
By October 14, 2015 4 Comments
I often use a particular analogy to describe the work I do. I talk about ‘making the pan boil’. I see every new idea or solution that progresses the world as heat in the system. I see the world as a big bathtub and all the solutions around the world gently heating that bathtub. Because […]
Bending Time
By September 30, 2015 3 Comments
Every time I walk on the beach with my family, I keep an eye out for sea glass. These are broken shards of old green, blue and white glass bottles that have washed ashore, weathered over time by the sea and sand into smooth, rounded translucent shapes. On each of my walks, I find a […]