Doctor's Note

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

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 …

Finding meaning and purpose in work and life

Finding meaning and purpose in work and life

This post was originally part of my newsletter Doctor’s Note. My most recent Power of Ten podcast episode is with Jungian Psychoanalyst and author Dr …

Understanding services as games with janky controls

Understanding services as games with janky controls

This post was originally part of my newsletter Doctor’s Note. I recently tweeted a Games Studies article by M. D. Schmalzer called Janky Controls and …

Antirom reunited apart

Antirom reunited apart

Much of my thinking about the relationship between playfulness and interactivity was formed during my time as a member of Antirom. Nikola Tosic managed to …