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Our world through a lens
23, Nov 2011In one of these mails about a year and a half ago, I mentioned an ambitious project that was being undertaken via the internet. The project, called ‘Life in a Day‘ was an attempt to capture a normal day in the life of the world. Rather like a digital time capsule. Participants who wanted to [...]
It’s been a while since I last penned a Friday mail, and while there are plenty of reasons as to why this is, events over the weekend have now forced my hand. Last week, saw a few events take place which merit a deeper exploration and a better understanding. Google finally released a beta of [...]
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For those of you who are unaware, this week saw the inaugural launch of an exciting new initiative, sponsored by our very own Future Talent team. Graduate Answer Time is a series of debates based on the Question Time format that brings together key figures from the graduate and Higher Education sectors to address some [...]
Laugh and the world laughs with you…
4, Mar 2011Usually writing a mail about innovation is simple this time of year, as our imaginations about the ‘next big thing’ are fuelled by the technical wizardry that is on display at the world technology fair (known as CeBIT). Unfortunately, this year sees a multitude of variations on the tablet theme, alongside numerous pontifications from the [...]
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As the #TRU London unconference draws to an end, my thoughts turn to what I have learned. This was my first ever unconference and whilst day 1 followed a slightly more established footprint, with most speakers using some form of PowerPoint slides to begin with (much to the chagrin of some of the unconference hardliners), [...]
Friday mail (the short one)
14, Feb 2011Four sites, all which caught my (or the team’s) eye: Thinking Space from the Economist – nice flash site which gives you access to the collective brains of prominent planners within the advertising world. Chrome Experiments (view in Chrome) – a selection of sites and games which are used to test what you can do [...]
Changing the world – one pixel at a time
17, Jan 2011It’s been a blistering start to the year in just about every quarter. Unless you happen to be a Liverpool fan. Anyway, as the UK economy slowly drags itself out of the mire of the past couple of years, we are seeing the rise of a lot more sites that draw on the power of [...]
Beauty is in the eye of the beholden
23, Dec 2010The Nativity is such a compelling story for a number of reasons, but my favourite is how it challenges our preconceptions. Specifically our notion of status. A human-born deity with the power to change the world comes into being in a setting of abject poverty and humility. He is not a king, nor the son [...]
TED lecture: do schools kill creativity?
8, Dec 2010Great presentation from TED. I’m testing the beta version of the YouTube player, so if the link below doesn’t appear. sorry!
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