Doctor's Note

A mix of essays and commentary about design, innovation, technology, society, coaching, personal and leadership development. Since 1996.

Announcing my online courses

Announcing my online courses

I’ve taught offline and online courses in design & innovation for many years, but when the pandemic hit and everyone suddenly went online I decided to …

Output is Input

Output is Input

There may be people out there who conceive of ideas in crisp, clean sentences and can deliver them as if they are reading off a mental autocue. I am not one of …

Smalltalk

Smalltalk gets a bad name. As an Englishman living in Germany, I often experience a lack of smalltalk – it really seems to be perceived as something redundant. …

Design Leadership Masterclass

Design Leadership Masterclass

I’ll be giving a masterclass at the Design Leadership program from Echos Innovation Lab starting on July 12th. My session is all about design leadership …

Your time is a non-renewable resource

Your time is a non-renewable resource

I wrote a short thought over on LinkedIn based on a conversation with a coachee, who was worried she wasn’t doing enough at work (she was doing more than …

Escaping your personal escape room

Escaping your personal escape room

This post was originally part of my newsletter Doctor’s Note. It is traditional at this time of the year to either write an end of year round-up or …

Futurice Show and Tell – Design Leadership

Futurice Show and Tell – Design Leadership

I was recently invited by Futurice Berlin to give a short talk on design leadership, along with Melanie Dreser. The video is now available and embedded below if …