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Tag Archives: Inspiration
Patrick Moore: a life of learning and inspiration
It was a long journey to school, by car, then train and, finally, a walk. In winter months, for added adventure and to uphold the somewhat antiquated view of building character, we still wore shorts, leading to the little known … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Excitement, Experience, Identity, Learning, News, Personal Brand, Reflection
Tagged Astronomy, Brian May, Inspiration, Legacy, Patrick Moore
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The value of unique. Why i never met Ranulph Fiennes, but still bought his book.
A lot of things are impersonal these days. Dealing with my bank, booking a holiday online, even sitting in this coffee shop surrounded by silent strangers. Last night i was walking through Westbourne, past the bookshop, when i saw a … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Learning
Tagged Customise, Inspiration, Ranulph Fiennes, Unique
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Building a boat: functional and aesthetic aspects of design.
I spent time yesterday walking by the Broads, the great expanse of waterways that run through East Anglia. There are still quite a number of boatbuilders active from small yards by the side of the water, many of them working … Continue reading
Posted in Aesthetics, Craft, Craftsman, Inspiration, Learning
Tagged Aesthetics, Craft, Inspiration, Learning, Mastery, Skill
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Cross pollination. Why generalising can be a great thing.
I’d have to throw my hands up to admit to being a generalist. I flit happily between disciplines, peeking over the edge of the abyss at the vast range of knowledge, picking out a few choice pieces, then retreating to … Continue reading
Posted in Creative, Excitement, Generalist, Ideas, Inspiration, Introspection, Reflection, Sharing, Technology, Thinking
Tagged Creative, Generalist, Ideas, Inspiration, Specialist, Technical
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The role of the leader. Reflecting on the life of Steve Jobs and his legacy.
It would be impossible to let today pass without paying tribute to Steve Jobs, the charismatic leader who drove Apple to it’s pinnacle of success and who, to a greater or lesser extent, changed how we all think about and … Continue reading
Posted in Experience, Inspiration, Leadership, Legacy, Motivation
Tagged Generations, Inspiration, Leadership, Legacy, Reflection, Steve Jobs
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Leader of the pack. Can you learn Leadership?
Revisiting the thorny question today of whether ‘leadership’ is teachable. Is it something that you can learn to do, or is it something you naturally are: a leader? Sure, you can teach techniques and processes, you can even inspire and … Continue reading
Where do good ideas come from? Inspiration and innovation.
Good ideas don’t often fall out of the sky. They tend to have a foundation in the immediate, but extend their reach into wider possibility. Ideas are how we explore the unknown and seek to create order out of the … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas, Innovation, Learning, Thinking
Tagged Good Ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, Learning, Thinking
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Ignorance is bliss. How to avoid learning to fail.
Tim Smit is the man who dreamt of the Eden Project and made it a reality. Eden is an inspiring location and ethos, a ravaged clay pit transformed into a botanical utopia. It’s the archetypal success story, the vision that … Continue reading