What will it take to restore trust in the banking system?
I grew up in a world where a run on the ‘bank’ was never realistically going to happen. I grew up in a world where when someone wished to declare the truthfulness of their assertion they’d simply say...
View ArticleGen-M: the abandonment of “touch and feel” and the emergence of “see and hear”
Baby Boomers and Gen-X have in common the need to experience life in all it’s glory. Whether that is born out of a sense of adventure, the need for tactile feedback or in the sense of face-to-face...
View ArticleTransparency Is The New Green
Transparency and surveillance has always been a huge concern in society, but the recent recession has made it clear that it is a necessity. Due to new regulations in the banking industry, it is now...
View Articlelet me tell you a story… story based innovation
Quick, think of a good story you’ve heard in the last few months – any story (short story, child’s bedtime story, a joke, a story in a presentation, etc). Now think of a couple of good statistics...
View Articlethe internet of power
TED Talks are a huge source of inspiration for me. I tend to watch dozens of them a week, covering a broad range of topics from sixth senses, sustainable developing, musical performance and radical...
View ArticleBrands can’t lie anymore
You may have already read my post on story based innovation, where in a transparent information driven society, the brands that will thrive are those that have deeply authentic stories behind their...
View ArticleThe day my Twitter got hacked
I have been on Twitter since 2007. Initially I was hesitant to join this 140 character world, it just didn’t make sense. But my good friend Aaron Oliver convinced me it was worth the experiment. An...
View ArticleMH370 information imbalances are scary during disaster
Over the past few days the world has watched the devastating imagery, and witnessed the story unfold of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. Mystery shrouds the fate of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370,...
View ArticleNew Jersey’s tips on ostracising policy makers for incumbent protection
One of the great things about innovation, startups and disruption is that innovators often simply enable the demands of the market, challenging the traditional control centric nature of the status...
View ArticleWhy Kids don’t sign, and banks shouldn’t either
In a recent UN/ICAO commissioned survey on the use of signatures in passports, a number of countries including the UK recommended phasing out the long held practice because it was no longer deemed of...
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