Without much fanfare or publicity, an internet revolution is currently being tested across the world. The launch of Starlink, Elon Musk’s latest enterprise, aims to build upon what SpaceX has already achieved…
Show do not tell
Growing up I struggled in a traditional education setting and hence without a degree or particularly good A-levels I wasn’t able to talk my way into great jobs, so I had to…
Double Standards
I am not a big fan of social media. I appreciate the value in spreading messages and bringing people together, but like most new technologies it has taken time for it to…
Finding the Balance Between the Office and the Home
Companies in the UK have had to adapt quickly over the past few months. More of the UK working population is operating remotely than ever before, many for the first time. With…
Do not pay using your own money
Growing up I remember my parents always argued about money. We never seemed to have enough and my parents would regularly go into debt to make ends meet. Don’t get me wrong,…
Virtual Power Plants
With all the talk of electric cars I seem to be doing I thought it was a good opportunity to talk about a quiet revolution taking place which will affect all our…
A Steady Hand Helps to Navigate the Storm
In a recent interview I conducted with a successful entrepreneur, he talked about viewing a business like it were a ship. The analogy works particularly well as the concept of a business…
Double down on innovation
With so much talk on the economy and the challenges of a post pandemic recovery I would like to use an example close to home, well to me anyway, in terms of…
The Future of the City
For decades, studies have been showing an increase in the migration of people to cities as they search for work and look to improve their social interactions. Countries such as China have…
Living Through the End of 9 to 5 – Turning a Paperclip into a Car
Could you swap a paperclip for a car? Bored at school, Abdul Mudawi decided to take up the challenge. Four months and a lot of hard work later, he succeeded. It’s an…
Connecting Britain
It’s time to connect Britain by getting digging.
Local Government to the Rescue?
One of the bonuses of Covid-19 has to be the meteoric rise in the acceptability of remote working. Although the technology has existed for many years to make ‘digital nomads’ out of…
Bye Bye Office?
WFH. It used to be an acronym that sent a shiver of anticipation down the spine. Getting up late. Not having to commute. Working in one’s pyjamas. Bliss. Now that a lot…
Could Building at Home Lead to the End of Globalisation?
The 26th April 1956 isn’t a date in history that most people will know, even though the seismic aftershocks of that day are still being felt today. It is the day on…
About to go splat
I have written before that nearly two years ago I was convinced we would be heading for recession in 2020. Call it a vision, foresight or just blind luck but thanks to…