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Respecting Video Intimacy

This is a daytime talking head spot as presented by a large polling organisation appearing on a rolling news channel. I glimpsed this late afternoon display by chance. An instant double-take. I've seen this zoomscape a lot lately. Particularly from this location. Near to Silicon Roundabout. Around the

Do You Debrief Like Tinder Daters?

Apparently, when Tinder surveyed their users recently, 75 per cent told them they have a dating debrief with friends at least once a month. Which led them to launch a new feature. Tinder Matchmaker lets someone looking to partner-up grant access for up to 15 people to give their verdict

Selling in the Vibes Era

Facts don't care about your feelings. The most polarising aphorism of our times? I remember fondly my first ever moments receiving formal Sales training. The (superb) old pro at the helm brought in for the day (yes, a whole eight hours) unfurled a prepared flipchart sheet; The Decision

What Should An Accountant Be Asked?

"Never ask an accountant to spend any money. They can’t answer a creative question.” That is the experience, as reported in London's The Times 25 October 23 'dairy', of 80s pop music impresario (and train enthusiast), Pete Waterman. His disparaging remarks were in context

Specs Pop Lucky Break

Who doesn't love a good origin story. I just read about [behind London's Times paywall] how an optician who for twenty years thought he could better the big brands finally start-up his dream. As a buyer of such wares myself, I warmed to the USP; same-day

Bletchley Inspired Brand

I suspect the AI Safety Summit caught your feeds last week. UK Prime Minister Sunak invited the great and the good and the China for a bout of regulation porn. That's not to say I dismiss the chance 'bad actors' soon subjugate those of us out

Zoom Background Study

I continue to be surprised by the lesser-spotted curated zoomscape. I blogged on findings of a survey recently, suggesting that two-in-three companies have created a specific space in the office for video calling. My experience differs. Even if such a place exists, the thought put into it seems misaligned to

Apollo Rescue Thinking

"One of the many lessons out of all this is starting on day one it was from the very first moment, assume you're going to succeed and don't do anything that gets in the way." The thoughts of Ken Mattingly, Nasa astronaut and famed

Your Prospect's p(doom) Number

"At certain Silicon Valley parties, tech bros have started introducing themselves with their names and “p(doom)” numbers, their personal estimates of the likelihood AI will destroy humanity." Trendspotting of London Times columnist James Marriott last week. Expressed as numeric probability anywhere between zero and one, it could

The Moral is to the Physical as Three to One

I came across this military adage from a former British army officer. It is apparently Napoleon’s dictum of war. Who did have at least his final six years on St Helena to mull that one over. In the modern-day context that we "will probably cite Ukraine as one