A guide to the present situation
By Paul Williams (author of Das Energi)
Copyright 1982
Our purpose here
is to take action
and have an effect on the world.
We have been born
into a moment
of unprecedented danger and opportunity.
Our failure to act
is itself a choice.
There is nowhere to hide
from this awareness.
It is time.
It is time for each one of us
to commit [...]

Most innovation stems from conversations between people with different ideas. Web 2.0 has made it so easy for people to have their say that today people everywhere are not just consuming information but producing it, and getting together to create! We see software (Linux), games (World of Warcraft), worlds (Second Life), knowledge (Wikipedia), products and [...]

Its a mix of shocking/delightful/weird, when our basic assumptions are challenged. In this case, a group of 207 people play with our assumptions about what normal people should do in a station. And the reactions are fascinating to watch! Makes me wonder: what subtle move would evoke a similar response in my work, what [...]

Thank you to all of you emailing / facebook-ing me to resume blogging! I’ve been offline and distracted - most recently in South Africa for an innovation workshop on sustainable tourism. On the one hand I was picking up lots of great stories to share here, on the other hand I guess I lost the [...]

Just stumbled across this old black and white video of 1960’s employee orientation talk delivered by then president and later CEO of Xerox, Joe Wilson, on innovation, change and corporate culture.

‘Waste’ hijacked by artists… an ode to thoughtful creativity!

In the spirit of ‘Design for the other 90%‘, a 28-year old Shawn Frayne has been developing small scale wind power for LED lamps and radios in the homes of the poor. Right now wind turbines are expensive and big, and they don’t scale down well as there is too much friction in the gearbox [...]

An astonishing journey through vanishing cultures. National Geographic explorer-in-residence Wade Davis reminds us of our ability to be different. Our species has been around for 600,000 years, and the modern industrial world as we know it is only 300 years old …

It’s hard not to love Good Brand & Company. They are a small group of self-confessed ‘half-full’ consultants with a great energy to help their clients - which include market leaders such as Muller, Cadburys and Nespresso - to develop creative corporate social strategy. Last week I joined the GoodBrand family celebrate their 10th anniversary [...]