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Could AI threaten your job, your role? Could artificial intelligence ever do what you do?   Yes… Maybe… One day…. But for the foreseeable future, AI will always fall short compared to human beings in one vital way. Our imagination! … Read More

  Year end can provide the perfect opportunity to challenge Business As Usual and get teams charged up to think differently. In turbulent times, our ability to think differently and imagine new possibilities becomes our biggest competitive advantage. And that … Read More

The 3 R’s of hitting your punchline

  “If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.”   – Albert Einstein.

Advertising legend David Ogilvy said “The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible”. Here I explain why I think he was right. Part of a longer interview by Clear Lessons Foundation available here.

Brexit, Trump, years of uncertainty… ah you’ve got to laugh. Ideally, big, sincere, belly laughs.   Turbulent times throw up serious challenges and big opportunities. And that means the need to think differently, and have big, bold ideas, whether that’s … Read More

What’s in a name? Well… everything really.

It’s a funny business, writing comedy.

Which part of your brain do you take to work with you…