Rob wants to know what picture you think best represents China.  Have a read of his post and join in, planning type people need tos stick together and help each other, plus, he's going to share collective findings, which will be interesting.  I've chosen a Ming Dynasty jar because, from a personal perspective, when I…

One of the hardest things about this job is work life balance, which is little silly because it's essential. You can't do interesting work if you don't do interesting things and you can't really understand culture unless you actually dip into it from time to time. It gets harder as you get older too. There's…

The fact he's Welsh obviously has nothing to do with it  

“Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves, engage in child labour, exchange information ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television.” LEWIS THOMAS (1913-93)

"Even though the opportunity exists, brands have not yet taken it upon themselves to harness or to store the moments of interaction they have with their customers, things like streaming real time video, live data feeds, personal images or conversations. All these moments can be collated, collected and re-used on our office walls, in our…

There's a quote that goes something like, 'History is written by the victors'. That's probably wrong, but basically it says you have to be careful when you read the history of stuff because it hasn't just been recorded, it's been interpreted and and, to be honest, maligned to suit the circumstances of the writer. That's…