Published in Innovation Culture·PinnedI am a virusMy name is Innovation Few organisations claim to want less innovation, less creativity or fewer ideas, yet their internal processes are designed like an immune system that kills innovation like a virus. My career has been characterised by creating startups and organisations that challenge the status quo, from the music…Digital Transformation6 min readDigital Transformation6 min read
Published in Friction Burns·Aug 3, 2021Member-onlyPigs in SpaceThe future will be weirder than we think Developments in the next few decades could change humanity for the next few millennia. So says this recent opinion piece published by Bloomberg citing genetic and neural engineering, increased longevity for the wealthy, first contact with extraterrestrials, self-replicating space probes and designer…Futurism4 min readFuturism4 min read
Published in Friction Burns·Aug 26, 2020Member-onlyHow AI Bots won Social Mediaand how humans lost. None of this is real. It’s 21st century disinformation warfare fought on the battlefield of your timeline. Over past months I’ve studied how weaponised AI bots on social media destroy truth, create chaos and sow division within our society. This anticipatory research has informed some startling…Social Media6 min readSocial Media6 min read
Published in regenerative.global·Jun 27, 2020Member-onlyNeurodiversity, Race and SchoolNeurodivergent black children and children from disadvantaged homes are disproportionately excluded from schools, as a strategy. I get a variety of reactions when I tell people that I was a school refuser who was excluded at age 15. One that I hear a lot is, “but you’re not typical.” I…Learning6 min readLearning6 min read
Published in regenerative.global·Jun 22, 2020This Operating System has a VirusThe left vs right political paradigm is broken, an illusion of democracy, where whoever you vote for the system always wins — Gen Z Rising The Labour Party as a party of change is finished and the Conservative Party is pathologically corrupt. Welcome to the world of British politics. This…Generation Z4 min readGeneration Z4 min read
Published in regenerative.global·Jun 20, 2020Member-onlyWhy don’t you design a school?If you designed a classroom, would it be a room? Why don’t you design a school? I’m often asked. This has less to do with my skills as a designer and more to do with my talks calling for a re-imagining of schools purpose, of what we learn and how…Education10 min readEducation10 min read
Published in Friction Burns·Jun 8, 2020Churchill was a racist, so what?Every so often the statue of Winston Churchill in London’s Parliament Square gets defaced as part of a protest. This past weekend it was defaced during protests supporting the global Black Lives Matter movement. Under the engraved CHURCHILL someone had painted “Was a Racist”. It’s powerful because it’s factually correct. …Black Lives Matter4 min readBlack Lives Matter4 min read
Published in regenerative.global·Jun 7, 2020It’s not a coincidence, it’s a consequenceIt’s not a coincidence that the global Black Lives Matter protests have reached their loudest during a pandemic. It’s not a coincidence that the environmental, feminist and LGBTQ+ rights movements have reached a zenith. It’s not a coincidence either, the rise in far-right populism, terrorism and white supremacy movements. It’s…Climate Change3 min readClimate Change3 min read
Published in Friction Burns·May 23, 2020Dear FacebookAre you following the ISIS Flag Hack? (Please note: there are updates below — last update posted 17th August 2020) Everyday more Facebook & Instagram users are finding themselves locked out of their accounts by a security breach that takes just 15 minutes to perform — here’s how: On May…Facebook14 min readFacebook14 min read
Published in regenerative.global·May 22, 2020University as a Service (UaaS)The future of higher education and the great unbundling After a gap year teaching, my daughter was expecting to join other freshers when she commenced university later this year. COVID-19 has disrupted this for her as well as the life of millions of students globally. Like schools, universities have quickly…Higher Education7 min readHigher Education7 min read
