Pinned, not fixed
Tilt an old cork board towards the window and it's covered in holes. It might be the best monument we have to changing your mind.
Department of Interesting Things
Home of the Department of Interesting Things. We start with an interesting object and explore it to see where it goes - always practical and full on advice.
How I Manage What I Learn
Collecting isn't learning. A personal knowledge system — Capture, Curate, Crunch, Contribute — for turning what you read into what you do.
The talk that ate the afternoon
Here's how to structure a talk with a two-pound stack of index cards - plus the full step-by-step method, free to read in a complimentary edition of The Department of Interesting Things.
More than meets the eye
A five-part spine for writing a change narrative people can see themselves in - plus free edition of The Department of Interesting Things, the canvas, templates and workshop guide.
No one reads everything
A broad audience is not a generic one. Why so much internal communication never lands — and how to build it like a newspaper, in sections people actually read.
Field Notes about coaching — and building a coaching function
Field notes from doing it - coaching people, and building and running the internal teams that coach for a living. A few notes that I've found matter.
What's this standing order for?
Busy, spending money, and no nearer where you meant to go. On the thread from investment to activity to value — and what lean portfolio management is really there to protect.