by David | Feb 18, 2020 | Articles
Best Practice and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) are often put forward to the best ways to manage businesses. But are they really? The idea is sound, but the practice is often flawed. By strictly enforcing KPI’s, KPA’s and BP’s, businesses can often induce a...
by David | Jan 31, 2020 | Articles
On 7 January, I posted a video I had made of the Westerkerk playing a tribute to David Bowie on their bells. I posted to YouTube, hoping to share my fan experience with others and with little thought to who and how many people might see it.It is not the normal sort of...
by David | Jan 21, 2020 | Articles
Last week, Coca Cola pledged to continue using single-use plastic bottles because ‘consumers still want them,’ according to a report on the BBC. (Read the article here)Coke is committing to recycling, but environmentalists are now united in their view that recycling...
by David | Jan 19, 2020 | Articles
Do more of a certain action, get better at that action, get more of the results it gives. Simple right? And yet, it’s a principle that we apply unevenly to our world and our ideas about capacity.When we’re talking sport, production, technical skills, we accept the...
by David | Jul 4, 2019 | Articles
In his book, The Creative Curve, Allen Gannett identifies an interesting phenomenon: the existence of a creative community around people who are creative successes: inventors, entrepreneurs, artists, musicians, scientists etc. What his research uncovers is that these...
by David | May 13, 2019 | Articles
I’ve written a ton of blogs about creativity and becoming more creative. All of them share concrete, real and actionable advice on improving this important skill.But there is one piece of advice that I always give that will change your entire life if you act on it. It...
