Before you go any further, this is another coffee/tea related post, sorry. I had an afternoon cuppa with JamesB yesterday and he pointed out this website. Coffedate.com is just that, a place where you can meet someone in a relaxed environment. I like the idea of a more relaxed, no pressure, antidote to speed dating,…

This is an article about record companies searching for formulas and equations to work out what will be a hit or not. Interesting that one outfit seems to have a system that does okay. That’s my problem with it though – ‘okay’. Reducing music down to a safe bet reminds me of the formulaic ads…

Knowing our place in the universe dents your confidence a bit. Ever since we proved that the Earth revolves around the Sun and not the other way around our place in the universe has seemed more and more marginal. We’re on a spec of rock and metal, orbiting an ordinary star on the outskirts of…

Scott has kindly given me this Cool Brands book to have a look at. My first reaction is to reject it immediately, since I reckon calling something cool makes it anything but… I had a read anyway and the case studies are quite good. Especially the titles, which describe the brand in sentence. It’s quite…

There’s a texture and a language British pubs that never get’s expressed very often, a culture around ordering a drink that might be very alien to someone from another country. You must attract the attention of the barman without making any sound or waving cash at him, never ever jump the invisible queue at the…

I’m not a fan of the cold. I like Autumn when it’s fresh and still a bit warm, but once the clocks chance it goes dark, miserable and cold. On the bright side, it’s a perfect excuse to cook some hearty winter warmer food. Cassoulet is my favourite food ever,it takes an afternoon to make…

I was sorting through some cuttings and found this story about the Ig Nobel Awards. Organised by Harvard, they’re for the quirkier side of science.  The thinking and rigour is just the same, but these achievements are supposed to "make people laugh and then make them think". I like the way they use a mass…

I started this blog with a vague idea of talking about life as planner outside of the London bubble, but it’s something I’ve not talked about for a while. Maybe I should do it more since it’s a different perspective to life in a big communications hub like London. Out here, we’re watching the prolonged…

Just back from a two day course in London on brainstorming. I’m still worn out, which reminds me how much of the normal working day you’re not really using your brain. I really like these APG courses, of course you get to learn new stuff, of course you get to meet some heavy weight tutors…