One Minute Pause No 11
There’s something magical about the number 3.
Let me explain.
We live in an over communicated society.
There’s advertising everywhere.
Sometimes I wander from the bedroom to the bathroom half-expecting an advertiser to have bought the floor space. (”Have you thought about new around-the-rim Domestos?).
In response to this over-communication, there’s a part of our mind […]

One Minute Pause No 10
By now we all know about Google. We all use it - frequently.
But what exactly is it about Google that has made it such a name?
People vary on the answer, but one thing is certain:
Google, like any search engine worth its salt, makes sense of the web.
As you know, the […]

One Minute Pause No 9
A few years ago the management at Toyota had a problem.
They found that every week, an entire Tuesday afternoon, from 12:30pm - 6:30pm was tied up in the weekly management meeting.
The problem wasn’t that the meetings lacked value - they did give everyone an insight into how the manufacturer was operating, […]

One Minute Pause No 8
I’m declaring war on robots.
Not the kind that make cars in Japanese factories.
I’m declaring war on presentation robots - the presenter who shows a radical departure from their own natural style when they stand up and speak.
We all know the type. During the course of conversation, say over lunch, they […]