The COVID-19 pandemic is placing galactic pressures on companies everywhere to adapt and evolve. There is a temptation to frame responses in a singular and extremist way in the heat of phrases like “the new normal”. In reality, there is a spectrum of responses from short term tactical adaptations to survive, to adaptations in order …
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One of the people I have been most keen to talk to in this series on optimism is Matthew Taylor, the CEO of the RSA. From my perspective, the work of the RSA is inherently optimistic but at the same time deals with some of the greatest challenges of our time. Matthew has …
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Door’s Founder, Lee Sankey, was recently interviewed by Nathan Anibaba on the Dot Innovate podcast. Lee discusses his views on innovation, why he prefers the term “business evolution”, his experiences driving innovation at Barclays and also Door’s work in various sectors. Listen to to the episode in your browser or on Apple Podcasts or Spotify …
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Innovation in the media space, the tensions of running a creative business and lessons learned from working with some of the world’s leading film directors including Ridley Scott, Denis Villeneuve and David Fincher are just some of the topics in my conversation with David Sheldon Hicks the Founder of Territory Studio in this episode …
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For our latest Episode on Optimism I spoke to Devin de Vries and Julian Hirst from the award WhereIsMyTransport. Founded in 2008 by Devin, WhereIsMyTransport is revolutionising the commutes for people who rely on informal transport networks. Unbelievably, about 4 billion people across the Majority World rely on these networks, with …
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What do Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane and notorious rave promoter and bootlegger Jonny Banger have in common? As well as having permission to print £5 notes, they are both supporters of social capital. In his recent article for the FT, Haldane predicts a renewed understanding of the importance of social capital will be one …
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In the second episode of our Hybrid Intelligence podcast we continue exploring the theme of Optimism. I was delighted to have a conversation with designer, technologist and author Pete Trainor. Pete is an active mental health campaigner, speaks globally on a number of topics including Ai, ethics and technology: his 2020 TEDx talk being …
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We are launching a podcast. It will reflect the diverse nature of our work and interests. Hence the name – “Hybrid Intelligence”. We will be exploring a range of topics from the worlds of business, design, technology, innovation and culture. Our aim is to bring you perspective, ideas and inspiration from interesting people doing interesting …
We love things with personality. Yet we are surrounded by so much blandness. And not just aesthetically but in interactions and usage. There are multiple causes, of course. But two forces, that increasingly conspire in partnership, standout. First, the rise of “simple” as the North Star in design, product development and brand. And second, data …
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With governments across the world launching gargantuan financial rescue measures to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, there is a huge opportunity to think more creatively about these kinds of initiatives for the future. Where does all the magic money go? For a set of very different reasons, prior to the coronavirus many governments have been …
