Embracing Chaos
You’ve been kidnapped. Blindfolded. And transported to somewhere completely alien to you. Some deep tropical jungle. Then left to learn to survive and communicate with the local tribe.
How do you
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10 Things Remote Working Has Taught Me About Learning and the Future of Work
Nursery. Primary school. Middle school. Secondary school. Undergraduate degree. Masters degree. Post-graduate Certificate in Education. Teaching. For thirty years (almost consecutively) I’ve been a cog in the state education machine.
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There’s More To Wearing Odd Socks Than You Think
Recently I put on a pair of odd socks by mistake. They’d accidentally been coupled together in the wash. I didn’t realise until it was too late, and they were
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Don’t Obsess Over The Answer. Obsess Over The Question.
We want results. And we want them yesterday!
Give me answers.
I want solutions. Not problems.
It’s often the case that we obsess over the answer, the final outcome, the end result. But
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Sharing Is Caring And Nothing Beats Retweets. How One Minute Briefs Adds Value To Content.
Sharing interesting articles, videos, photos, designs even memes is a fundamental digital content transaction we participate in daily. Just scroll through your Facebook news feed. Or Twitter. LinkedIn.
But why bother
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Dink Thifferently: Rules are only the limit of someone else’s imagination.
There’s a lot we can learn about creative problem solving from pioneers like Carol Dweck, Henry Ford, Steve Jobs and Avis. They know how to push beyond the limits of
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The Alphabet Writing Challenge (It’s Not As Easy As It Sounds!)
A while back I started setting myself short writing challenges. By doing so, I hoped to inject some fun into my blog whilst also providing ideas for anyone whose writing
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Success: What Does It Look Like And How Can You Be Sure When You’ve Achieved It?
Success is such a subjective term. Personal. Context-dependent. Relative.
I was asked recently by a student if I could write something on how to be successful.
This got me thinking.
Success means different
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10 FREE Website Gems You Need If You Work In Design, Advertising, Marketing Or Social Media
Working in Design, Advertising, Marketing or Social Media can be pretty full on. Time is not always on your side. It’s not always possible to find exactly what you need,
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Slow Down! Why busy people need to stop and disconnect.
Have you noticed how push notifications actually SHOVE their way loudly into your day? How instant messaging requires INSTANT REPLIES? Otherwise, you end up having to scroll through a whole
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