Topics

My writing tends to focus on a few key areas and concepts. As a different, non-chronological way of navigating my articles, you can browse them by topic here.

Creativity

(Solving problems, flashes of inspiration, how we develop new ideas)

Communal creativity A factory for startups Augmented creativity Creating creative organisations Insiders and outsiders The rise of creativism

Sustainability

(Climate change, business as a force for good)

Guilt and sustainability Individuals and climate change Lessons from long-lived businesses

Knowledge

(How we know what we know, how we learn new things)

Simplifying strategy The thermocline of truth Going with the gut The hiring mystery Clash of mindsets: puzzles vs. mysteries

Brands

(Branding, marketing, direct-to-consumer)

Subprime Attention Crisis The niche multinationals Amazon, aggregators, and the death of brands