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Idealog—in the ideas business

Courage, Grasshopper.

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Creativity is a game of risk. Nothing great is accomplished without risk. One of the most common reasons that flaccid ideas emerge into the world is because the inventor (and I use the term in its loosest sense) never asked ... More …


The main thing is the main thing.

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I have a favourite saying: Agreeing isn’t thinking - it’s voting.

Can’t remember who I’m quoting, but it doesn’t matter
This weekend has been instructive. Bumped into a chap who once rented space from me when ...
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Fuel Cell Number One

We are organising the first Idealog Fuel Cell of 2006. This is an informal gathering of friends of Idealog magazine to discuss some of the issues in the magazine

Please note that the time posted earlier has changed. I'd ...
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Idealog: at a bookstore near you

Idealog #1 hit newsstands in December. The launch issue is 108 pages of some of the best writing, photography and illustration in a New Zealand business magazine More …


Revenge of the Velveteen Rabbits

At the launch function of Idealog I spoke about the headhunter who pronounced me dead, in effect, with the grand insight that, after 40 it was time to hang up my creative spurs. No self-respecting advertising agency would hire a ... More …


Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Having lunch with a friend the other day she brought up the topic of Steve Jobs in the conversation - which was a bit odd as that morning I had watched a quicktime presentation of the latest iMac and iPods by ... More …


Ideabloggin’

I’m not a believer in New Years resolutions, but finding myself in 2006 did remind me that I promised a lot of people we’d launch a website ... er ... last year. Here it is. Welcome! More …


Holy terror of creation

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Smoking cigars and drinking heavily into the early hours of New Year’s last week I was in the company of some high achievers: an international journalist, a published author, a chief executive of a 2,000-person company and a ... More …


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