Idea porn happens when a group of people gather in a silo, usually a brainstorming situation, to develop a crowd-pleasing concept. This group gets so excited by the potential incarnation of an idea that their collective desire spirals into something almost sexual – a kind of orgasmic glee that overrides the reality of the potential […]
The Guardian Chief executives are being warned to “think twice before they tweet” after the boss of takeaway company Just Eat Takeaway was told his Twitter spat with Uber threatened to undermine the firm’s reputation. Jitse Groen this week became the latest in a growing list of chief executives to be rebuked by customers, investors […]
The New EuropeanTheir eventual defeat to Italy in the Euro final at Wembley notwithstanding, Boris Johnson said on Twitter that Gareth Southgate’s squad put in a “fantastic” performance.Before the England manager lets it go to his head – unlikely, I know, for such a shrewd judge of character – he should be aware of one […]
In the aftermath of England’s loss at the Euros, a wave of disappointment swept across the country. This was followed, distastefully, by acts of hooliganism that saw Leicester Square littered with broken glass bottles and witnessing unsightly acts of public indecency. Yet, what nobody had been prepared for was the shocking racism that reared its ugly […]
The TelegraphProminent ad campaigns once dictated water-cooler talk and set the cultural agenda. Today, they’d be far too risky to ever be approvedLooking at advertising campaigns on television today, an extraterrestrial from another galaxy would think we are a severe species. Furthermore, this visitor would assume, perhaps correctly, that it was the role of advertising […]
I’ve been thinking about Gareth Southgate and the quiet effectiveness of his leadership style.Our contemporary understanding of leadership is often formed through constant exposure to loud, colourful demagogues (Johnson, Musk, Trump. While it’s hard to deny the success of this style, it’s not the only one whose stock is rising.England men’s football team’s historic victory […]