Writing fan mail - a lost art?
A few thoughts on the value of writing fan mail, and being grateful.
Topic
ways of thinking
A collection of 59 issues
This week's best things
Avoiding the mistakes we made with social media, research and reports on audiences, understanding the value of gaming, re-learning the piano, a looming TikTok ban, critical evaluation of AI imagery, and Ken.
Is curiosity a leadership superpower?
Examining the shifts in mindset and approach required to discover new, and better, ways of doing things.
This week's best things
BBC News launches content credentials, the benefits of exercise for creativity, someone has a bad time with VR tourism, the mysteries of LLMs, invisible work, a cheeky ad, and José González.
This week's best things
The power of video games to inspire different possible futures, 8 different decision-making models, how to decide which AI tools to use, the impact of AI-generated content on brand reliability, and an amazing piece of dance.
This week's best things
A new impact report from Art UK, concerns about OpenAI's new video generator, the importance of soft skills in an AI-impacted jobs market, the value of music, social media protocols, an interview with VIVE Art's Sam King, and RY X.
Embracing digital friction - an opportunity for the cultural sector?
Sharing Luna Maurer, Roel Wouters and Alexandra Barancová's design manifesto, 'Designing Friction', and some thoughts on how it could be useful for cultural organisations.
This week's best things
Icelandic horses, the fallout from the cyber attack on the British Library, AR-assisted learning, the danger of digitising everything, the evolution of language, and the best of Bob Mortimer.
This week's best things
New ways of interacting with history, AI-powered dance, what the 1920s can teach us about hope, the rewards of beta testing, 15% solutions, and someone discovering Radiohead for the first time.
Hyper-specific conversations, and chaotic collaborations
An update on some of the conversations I've been a part of in the collaborative R&D project, Venues of the Future.