A LOT has been written about leadership and there is a lot being written about leadership at this time of Covid 19. I was lucky enough to meet Mariam Crichton relatively recently in the digital and creative hub of Brighton, aka Silicon Beach. As a leader in the digital sector who also happens to be […]
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How to build a culture for innovation: A Design Thinking Approach
Sarah and I were both delighted to be asked to take part in this year’s Spring Forward Festival – a month-long celebration of women in digital culture – and to join the fabulous Ladies that UX Brighton group to speak on a subject close to our hearts: namely culture and innovation. Having, between us, been […]
Thick black lines
I was in a meeting recently where I heard ‘the thing about inclusion is it’s inefficient…’ Hard to know how to react to a statement that in some ways feels so wrong (is efficiency our ultimate goal?) and yet, in some ways, is probably right. My wonderful business partner and fellow human change agent Sam […]
Three steps to being more inclusive: be quiet, get out of the way and read.think.repeat
The ‘diversity and inclusion’ industry has been around for more than 20 years, but the dial isn’t really shifting. We’re more than 50 years from the equality acts, so why does it feel like we’ve hardly moved? Organisations want to become more diverse, consumer brands want to reflect diversity better and membership organisations – from […]
How to make better decisions
At its simplest, Brexit is about implementing the answer to a question. We were asked, ‘what would be better, x or y?’ we chose x and, in doing so, delegated our authority to the government to make x happen. From watching the sitcom/horror fest that is our parliament dissolving into something beyond nonsense (I feel […]