02OctNo more cheques Categories: Future, News, Our Thinking, Say farewell to the humble paper cheque, in reality it’s pretty much died all by itself but, officially, from... [more]
07SepWhy You’re Doing Leisure All Wrong Categories: News, Our Thinking, Tags: culture, engagement, leisure, mobile, productivity, social media, Technology, work, We’re masters of work but are clueless when it comes to leisure. We’re so bad at it we look... [more]
20AugOnline trust is a multi-faceted thing Categories: Culture, News, Our Thinking, Tags: business, communication, content marketing, culture, engagement, social, Technology, trust, Trust, or the lack thereof it, makes and breaks more deals and relationships than anything else. If it could... [more]
12AugWhy Your Stressful Job Is Much Better Than You Think Categories: News, Our Thinking, Tags: culture, office life, productivity, remote working, stress, work, You think it’s just a rough patch and things will get better. That your boss will suddenly realise how... [more]
03AugHow We Produce Consistent Content Categories: News, Our Thinking, Tags: content, content marketing, culture, engagement, personalised content, social, Can you imagine if people spoke to you in real life in the same manner and style they write... [more]
30JulWhy it’s Time to Go Freelance Categories: News, Our Thinking, Tags: culture, digital nomadry, freelance, remote work, remote working, work from home, The reasons to go freelance are indisputable. It’s technologically possible, much better for your health and bank balance, not... [more]
28JulTax should not be seen as punitive Categories: Culture, News, Our Thinking, In the U.K. we have an ever increasing tax burden – funding our modern-day needs has become increasingly onerous... [more]
22JulAn Antidote to Busyness Categories: Culture, News, Our Thinking, Tags: busyness, culture, digital nomadry, productivity, remote working, work from home, Over the past few months, work has been tedious and energy-sapping, everyone around me has been seemingly fighting against... [more]
15JulA Better Solution to Beating Smartphone Addiction Categories: Culture, News, Our Thinking, Tags: beating smartphone addiction, facebook, google, smartphone addiction, social media, Technology, What would aliens think if they were to suddenly drop into the Earth’s atmosphere and peer out over our... [more]
29JunHow to compete in an AI-driven world Categories: Future, News, Our Thinking, Tags: AI, business, digital nomadry, Future, social, Technology, As entertaining as it is to read about and watch on the big screen, AI is too clever to... [more]
21JunA Diary of A Smartphone Addict Categories: News, Our Thinking, Tags: binge-scrolling, culture, digital hoarding, Future, smartphone addiction, social, social media, Technology, the smartphone tic, Entry 1: 6.55am: Wake up, snooze alarm, drift back asleep while scrolling Twitter. Wake again, turn off alarm. Lie... [more]
17JunIt’s not all about big numbers Categories: Culture, News, Our Thinking, We’ve often reflected on what the important numbers for a business are – and why so many seem to... [more]
05JunThis is What Coworking Should Look Like Categories: Culture, News, Our Thinking, Tags: coworking, culture, digital nomadry, remote work, remote working, social, Ask someone what coworking is and they’ll no doubt shoot back something like “working from a shared office space... [more]
25AprTechnology—Not Size—is The New Marketing Battleground Categories: News, Our Thinking, Tags: CRM, Marketing, Quickbooks, remote working, reporting, small business, social, Technology, Zendesk, In just a few decades, the image of a typical businessperson has gone from a suit looking out over... [more]
18AprLikes, Hearts, Claps: The Problem With Social Proof Categories: News, Our Thinking, Tags: culture, engagement, social, social media, Technology, There’s a multi-limbed, polydextrous being in Buddhism known as Kannon that’s one of the most widely worshipped divinities in Asia and... [more]
11AprWelcome to the Real Age of Leisure and Abundance Categories: News, Our Thinking, Tags: culture, digital nomadry, social media, Technology, Waking up at the crack of dawn to spend your day in a dull, grey office building. Putting in... [more]
10AprOur brief history of AI and mass-surveillance Categories: Culture, News, Our Thinking, The recent revelations regarding the horrific privacy breaches by Facebook and Cambridge Analytica might have only now made it... [more]
03AprWhy we are no longer on Facebook Categories: News, Our Thinking, Tags: culture, facebook, social, social media, Technology, As if just waking up from a hazy dream and shaking off the grogginess of FOMO, we’ve finally decided... [more]
26MarFiguring out your “work from home routine” Categories: Culture, Our Thinking, Tags: culture, digital nomad, digital nomadry, engagement, mobile, remote working, work from home, Nice view, but not a great place for working It’s 9am. I’m sitting outside a lakeside cafe in Mayan... [more]
15MarThe hip blogger is dead, or dying Categories: News, Our Thinking, Tags: blog, blogging, content writing, culture, social, social media, Unlike the Pat Flynns’, Brian Clarks’, and Tim Ferriss’ of days gone by, very few people or brands will... [more]