We spent our Bank Holiday camping in Ripon.                                                                                                                                       …

I’m in, everywhere smells of paint. In case you’re wondering, the monstrosity on the window sill was won at a ChildLine raffle (I work on some of their stuff for free, well worth the support), she’s not allowed in our garden, but I’m too fond of her to consider the bin . 

We’re all moving around this week. My new home is a nice quiet corner with a window. I’m hoping they’ve put me there because they want me to do some thinking in relative peace. Of course, they may just want me out of the way.

At Personal DNA you can create your own profile. Apparently I’m a benevolent inventor. Thanks to Planning from the Outside for the reference.

If you’ve got a lot of experience, perhaps you think you’ve got a lot to teach young people joining your industry. Be prepared for the fact that they may have things to teach you. That’s the good thing about youth, it has such an unblinkered, fresh approach to stuff, without the baggage the rest of…

This idea seemed quite nice at first. In Australia, you can put your logo on nightclub pass out stamps. On reflection I thought it was more Urban Spam, but since there’s a public smoking ban coming to the UK, maybe it could be useful way for cigarette brands to connect with young smokers. Anyway, what…

Here’s and interesting thought. Grant McCracken believes that since virtual reality is beginning to  allow interaction with more people, they’ll feel more ‘real’. Makes sense since it’s the unpredictability of other people’s behavior that make the ‘real world’ so vital, and continuously gives us new things. It’s happening in games, but what about films? What…

Someone who spends all day thinking about brands shouldn’t fall for marketing should he? Yet I couldn’t stop myself buying these vintage Nike Cross Trainers from Ebay. They remind me what it felt like be a rebellious junior tennis player refusing to wear white at the my local club. I totally bought into the rebellious…

Halzephron Farm is a fabulous concept. They sell an amazing choice of natural herbal remedies, sauces, chutneys and dips. The wonderful packaging and sheer naturalness of it go a long way to persuading you to buy something. But what makes it so special is the sheer passion of the place. They love their stuff and…

If you’re looking for your first role in planning, read this first. A bit different to what happened to me, I was just an average suit who realised I was better at thinking than doing.