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organisational culture

A collection of 27 issues

The rotten cult of busy-ness (part 2 of 2: some solutions)

A follow-up to Part 1 on the cult of busyness, this piece shares small, practical ways to push back against overload from rethinking delegation to making ‘no’ a strategic act. Cultural change starts with what we normalise, protect, and prioritise.

This week's best things

A radio station in a sauna, Google's AI future, resisting busy-ness, memory molecules, ADHD web design, disappearing content, digital burnout, cultural website sustainability, coolness decoded, AI clean-up crews, and one very 80s synthpop video.

The rotten cult of busy-ness (part 1 of 2: the problem)

Why are we always so busy and when will it stop? This reflection explores the cultural, structural, and personal dynamics that sustain busyness in the cultural sector, and the cost of never having time to think.

This week's best things

Influencer-led accessibility stories, the end of onedayism, hoarding pre-AI content, mobile vs TV, quitting wisely, AI’s brain impact, hybrid theatre, monopoly inertia, team tools, digital readiness, arts pay, and a brutal 1910 Tour de France, plus books, podcasts, and Anohni.

This week's best things

Every world language in one place, 200 paintings and reframing old content, a 'software poem', AI that’s actually good, Zoomquilt, finding time to prototype, the power of meetings, cooperation as a skill, and a request for summer reading recommendations.

Embracing seasonality - we're not built for 100% all year

Since moving to Sweden 18 months ago, one of the biggest shifts I’ve noticed, compared to life in the UK, is how deeply seasonal life feels here. It feels worth embracing.