I like to connect Ideas & people. I talk about discomfort & inspiring failures. I'm trying to sleep more and shift to a growth mindset. Former lawbot, pilot & leader in finance. Founder of F-OFF: Fear of Failure Forum & working with Ideapod to help companies leverage our collective intelligence & achieve breakthrough thinking. Follow me on IdeapodIdeapod to see my latest ideas.
It’s not every day you get to put to someone this statement: One day human beings will become one with technology. We will merge with machines. But, on 13 November 2017, at the Creative Innovation Global Conference 2017, I got to do just that. I put the above proposition to Raymond McCauley, the co-founder of […] More
“Drive for economic growth means less jobs in the future as companies focus on profits, outsourcing and automation.’” –– Peter Hunt AM at Creative Innovation Global 2017 We have all heard the warning bells: “Robots are taking over our jobs!” Whether we like it or not, the anxiety isn’t unfounded. During the industrial revolution, machines […] More
“We have many futures ahead of us. The actual future that we have will depend on what we do today.” – Peter Hunt AM What is something that you believe to be true, that others don’t believe to be true? This was the question I asked prominent investment banker and philanthropist, Peter Hunt AM, on […] More
“We are drowning in information, and starving for wisdom” What is the meaning of life? What does it mean to be human? What happens when we die? Is there a better way to evolve than by having children? Can we upgrade ourselves throughout our life? Importantly: Can we hack wisdom? In this age of acceleration […] More
Where would we be without technology? Remember those days when we would need a physical map-book to navigate a new city? Or when we would listen to music through a CD player? Many of us can agree that our lives have been enhanced by technology. We all use cell phones to make ourselves smarter. With […] More
As I described in the last post, I was over having a fancy – but ultimately soulless – career. I bought into the whole “status thing” for ages. A big city job was a great way to make money. After all – wasn’t that the point of life? To make money? Well, that’s certainly what […] More
Have you ever asked yourself: “How did society get so damn greedy and soulless?” When I was a kid, like many of you, I just assumed that when I grew up, I’d live in a world that was mostly fair, just and good. I imagined that I would play with other adults who were entrepreneurial, […] More
When taking to social media to support the #metoo campaign I didn’t even have the courage to flat out write #metoo. I wrote this instead: “Re the #MeToo campaign — surely it would be rarer to meet a woman who hadn’t been sexually harassed/assaulted than not? If this statement shocks you, then it should. It’s shocking.” I […] More
Can technology be used for social good? I think we can all agree that technology has changed the world forever. We can access information quickly. Connect with loved ones across long distances. Pay our bills online. We have many examples of personal benefits – but what about the societal benefits? Surely technology has the power […] More
I think we can all agree that sexism in Silicon Valley is out of control and needs to be fixed. To discover how, we spoke with Founder of New York investing syndicate, 37 Angels – Angela Lee Angela is also an educator at Columbia Business School. She teaches women to become angel investors. More women investing in startups fuels innovation and enriches culture. In an high-powered Ideapod salon, […] More
“I was thinking it – but I didn’t want to say it.” How often does this thought enter your head, after you hear someone speak the words you were afraid to? Imagine if no-one said what they were thinking? We would miss so many opportunities to learn from each other. That is why Ideapod values […] More
Who knew that as an adult I’d still be thinking about what it means to “belong” or to “fit in”. It’s amusing even writing about it. When I was a kid, it was very uncool to desire to “fit in”. Coming from a country town, being alternative was cool. Being indifferent was cooler. Conformity was […] More
