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On looking beneath the surface and world records
Since it came into being in 1955, the Guinness World Records continues to document great feats in human history. The weird and wonderful,...
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- Aug 1
- 2 min
On gifting something to get excited about
When you think about it, life can be quite repetitive and routinary. We wake up, shower, go to school or work, interact with others, make...
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- Jul 3
- 2 min
On agile and war machines
There are other ways to structure and distribute power. Set against rigid and slow traditional organisations is the war machine. Despite...
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- Jun 28
- 2 min
On the structures that shape us
The organisations we build distribute power across their structures, shaping the way we think and behave and producing a certain type of per
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- Apr 30
- 3 min
On rewiring the world
From the nomadic footpaths of the first people to orbiting satellites that spin the world wide web, humans have laid out a complex layer...
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- Mar 1
- 2 min
On the thermodynamics of design
The energy in any closed, isolated system remains constant over time. This is the law of conservation of energy. As the saying goes,...
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- Feb 24
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On the stories we tell
Our world is a web of stories; strung together, tangled, knotted, crisscrossing continents, generations, centuries, millennia. Extending,...
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- Jan 15
- 2 min
On being the tiniest nail
Looking back when another year passes, it’s easy to downplay or even forget how much we achieved. At work, we might be worn down from...
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- Nov 30, 2022
- 3 min
On optimism and cultivating your garden
It was the morning of Saturday, 1 November 1755, All Saints' Day. Europe woke in shock and convulsed as unfathomable news spread fast. A...
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- Oct 27, 2022
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On AI and the things that make us human
It seems to be happening. Yet it’s been happening for a while. From beating world chess champion Gary Kasparov in the 90s to becoming the...
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- Sep 1, 2022
- 3 min
On breaking the rules
Rules exist for a reason. As soon as we’re born, we’re thrown into a world of structure and regularity. Limits and borders. Patterns and...
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- Aug 15, 2022
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On a debt of attention
It’s one of those common-sense truisms: something that seems easy to grasp on the surface but is a hard pill to swallow. Or a difficult...
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- Jun 6, 2022
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On listening to understand
In an increasingly cacophonic world, our heads become filled with noise: the never-ending buzz and rumble of minds constantly projected...
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- May 16, 2022
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On embracing uncertainty
It’s the same scenario: a fresh start somewhere new: a space, a job, a project. We arrive with fresh eyes, eager and excited for the...
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- Mar 6, 2022
- 3 min
On moving back and forth
For Greek philosopher Socrates and his disciple Plato, we humans are fundamentally good. There’s a natural tendency in us towards doing...
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- Feb 6, 2022
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21 things that made us think - and a review of 2021
Happy new year! Welcome to the first Why Words Matter of 2022, the third (and hopefully final) part of the 2020 pandemic series. With its...
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- Dec 6, 2021
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On the art of sculpting, editing, and revealing what's there
There’s something interesting about sculpture as an art form. At least the classical notion of sculpture. A block of hard, cold stone....
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- Nov 1, 2021
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On loss and taking for granted
It’s an easy trap to fall into. To prioritise what we lack over what we “have”. To neglect what’s readily available to us and ...
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- Oct 4, 2021
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On doing and non-doing
In a world obsessed with doing, it’s hard to imagine a different way to relate to the constant unfolding of life other than through acting.
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- Sep 19, 2021
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On consistency and patience
Why Words Matter Newsletter August 2021 It’s a business and marketing commonplace that by targeting everyone, you reach no one. After...
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