There is some unfinished business from the previous piece on the gendered of young people. ‘Young’ is 18-29.
Young Men and the Problem With Masculinity (PT 3)
My starting point here is a long article about masculinity in the Washington Post from last year by Christine Emba.
My starting point here is a long article about masculinity in the Washington Post from last year by Christine Emba.
Young Women Are Becoming More Radical. Young Men Aren’t. [PT 1]
The data journalist John Burn-Murdoch is consistently one of the most interesting writers on the Financial Times.
The data journalist John Burn-Murdoch is consistently one of the most interesting writers on the Financial Times.
Building the Democratic Local Economy
The magazine Stir to Action, and the project that sits behind it, has been one of the most effective popularisers in the UK of the idea of community economics and community wealth building.
The magazine Stir to Action, and the project that sits behind it, has been one of the most effective popularisers in the UK of the idea of community economics and community wealth building.
The ‘Vast Uncertainty’ of AI and Jobs
I wrote here, critically, about the recent IMF report on the impact of AI and jobs.
I wrote here, critically, about the recent IMF report on the impact of AI and jobs.
Why Business Futures Isn’t About Managing Uncertainty
Talking about VUCA—Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity—is an unhelpful way to think about the future. It creates anxiety and it makes it harder for us to act.
Talking about VUCA—Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity—is an unhelpful way to think about the future. It creates anxiety and it makes it harder for us to act.
The IMF’s AI and Jobs Report
There’s a new report out from the International Monetary Fund that says that globally 40% of jobs will be affected by AI.
There’s a new report out from the International Monetary Fund that says that globally 40% of jobs will be affected by AI.
How Davos Works
The people and events described in it spring directly from the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actually existing people and events is entirely coincidental.
The people and events described in it spring directly from the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actually existing people and events is entirely coincidental.
Planning for Degrowth
There was an article in Nature from late 2022 on degrowth that got some sudden attention over the holidays because economists and tech bros noticed it and turned out on social media to do some hating.
There was an article in Nature from late 2022 on degrowth that got some sudden attention over the holidays because economists and tech bros noticed it and turned out on social media to do some hating.
Busy Doing the Wrong Things
When the Post Office Horizon scandal starts in 1999, with the roll-out of the computer system by Fujitsu to Post Office branches, the Post Office is a division of the Royal Mail, which at that stage was a publicly owned corporation.
When the Post Office Horizon scandal starts in 1999, with the roll-out of the computer system by Fujitsu to Post Office branches, the Post Office is a division of the Royal Mail, which at that stage was a publicly owned corporation.
Bullying Your Workers and ‘Defending the Brand’
The first of two posts on the UK Post Office scandal. In Part 1: how it bullied its sub-postmasters, and the worldview that drove the scandal.
The first of two posts on the UK Post Office scandal. In Part 1: how it bullied its sub-postmasters, and the worldview that drove the scandal.
Imagining the Future of Food in a Net Zero World
The project report is being launched this week, and so I am able to share the scenarios and some of the methodology here.
The project report is being launched this week, and so I am able to share the scenarios and some of the methodology here.
Images of the Future
I was at a workshop in Cambridge during the summer, called ‘People and Patterns”, hosted by the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk.
I was at a workshop in Cambridge during the summer, called ‘People and Patterns”, hosted by the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk.
Solving the ‘Gnarly Problems’ of Business
I picked up The Crux (2022) because Richard Rumelt’s previous book, Good Strategy Bad Strategy, is one of the best books out there on strategy.
I picked up The Crux (2022) because Richard Rumelt’s previous book, Good Strategy Bad Strategy, is one of the best books out there on strategy.
Mapping the Actors: Futures and Scenarios
The Influencers are often the most interesting and dynamic actors in the system, as they are the ones trying to make change happen.
The Influencers are often the most interesting and dynamic actors in the system, as they are the ones trying to make change happen.
How to Live Without Growth
A review of Kate Soper’s book ‘Post-Growth Living: For an alternative hedonism’.
A review of Kate Soper’s book ‘Post-Growth Living: For an alternative hedonism’.