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What does it mean to be South African?
Articles

What does it mean to be South African?

How do you know that somebody is a true South African?
11 Jul 2023 3 min read
Signs that your competitive advantage is fading
The New World of Business

Signs that your competitive advantage is fading

Early warning signs that action will soon be needed.
10 Jul 2023 2 min read
The future is uncertain - thank goodness
Articles

The future is uncertain - thank goodness

The fact that the future is uncertain is exactly what makes it so damn useful.
05 Jul 2023 1 min read
Seek and so shall you find
Articles

Seek and so shall you find

If you don't like what you see, it's time to choose an alternative.
04 Jul 2023 1 min read
The true cost of a 'win-at-all-costs' approach
The New World of Business

The true cost of a 'win-at-all-costs' approach

Strategy falls apart not because of a lack of planning, but because we ignore what else is going on deeper in the organisation.
03 Jul 2023 1 min read
God's greatest gift?

God's greatest gift?

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Every success, every achievement, every world-changing innovation starts in the same way. Not as
22 Jun 2023 2 min read
Got news?
Mental Health

Got news?

Be conscious of what you allow to enter your mind.
19 Jun 2023 3 min read
Apple's Vision Pro will have a profound impact on the future of work
The Future of Work

Apple's Vision Pro will have a profound impact on the future of work

Vision Pro solves a very real and challenging problem that many are currently facing.
09 Jun 2023 2 min read
Stuck?
Articles

Stuck?

Thinking differently about how to resolve your sticky issues.
08 Jun 2023 1 min read
Something for 50-year olds to think about
The New World of Business

Something for 50-year olds to think about

“The best project you’ll ever work on is you.” — Sonny Franco
06 Jun 2023 3 min read
Your future of work
The Future of Work

Your future of work

What would you like your work life to be?
05 Jun 2023 1 min read
South African corporates hit a wall

South African corporates hit a wall

It's certainly not an easy time to be running a business in South Africa. Even for the country's biggest companies times are really tough and it's showing in their results. Publishing results this week, discount retailer Pepkor posted a 12% decrease in headline earnings
01 Jun 2023 4 min read
The North Face shows its true colours

The North Face shows its true colours

Another day and yet another brand is in the firing line for daring to align themselves with people that some people would rather those brands didn't acknowledge the existence of. This time global outdoor leisurewear company, The North Face - known for their rugged casual goods - have
31 May 2023 2 min read
It's getting harder to be yourself
The Future of Work

It's getting harder to be yourself

Knowing yourself and your strengths is a key part of designing a good strategy.
30 May 2023 2 min read
Now is your time; how will you spend it?
Articles

Now is your time; how will you spend it?

A unique perspective of time.
29 May 2023 1 min read
When culture + category combine in interesting ways
The New World of Business

When culture + category combine in interesting ways

Innovation happens when the combination of dominant thinking style and business category are switched around.
26 May 2023 2 min read
Strategy: Shut down e-commerce
The New World of Technology

Strategy: Shut down e-commerce

Just remember....'Amazon is coming.'
25 May 2023 2 min read
What is it that you are building?
Tools

What is it that you are building?

The immense value of creating a vivid image of what it is that you are ultimately working towards.
24 May 2023 2 min read
An epidemic of 'best practice'
Articles

An epidemic of 'best practice'

There is danger in serving up a good idea that was hot over twenty years ago, yet again.
23 May 2023 1 min read
The magic of the bosberaad
Articles

The magic of the bosberaad

It's time to host more bosberaads - a truly South African solution to division and fragmentation.
19 May 2023 2 min read
Rick Rubin's new book | a review
Books

Rick Rubin's new book | a review

Navigating the unseen world of creativity with one of music's greatest record producers.
18 May 2023 3 min read
Why has the Internet become so depressingly shit?
Articles

Why has the Internet become so depressingly shit?

From Facebook to Amazon - why is it that everything on the Web is doing down?
17 May 2023 4 min read
What is A24's strategy?

What is A24's strategy?

The movie business is tough; dominated by some very big players that have 'owned' Hollywood for decades, nobody in their right mind would want to wake up one day and decide to take on the likes of Paramount and Twentieth Century Fox. So how is it that a
16 May 2023 4 min read
Right now Nothing But Thieves is everything
Case studies

Right now Nothing But Thieves is everything

A delightful case study in cryptic brand building.
12 May 2023 2 min read
AI causing some troubles at Spotify
The New World of Technology

AI causing some troubles at Spotify

Instead of eliminating work, AI is actually creating a lot more work for humans to do, just to undo its bad work.
10 May 2023 2 min read
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