Doctor's Note

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

Launching the Omnium Creative Network

I am very pleased to announce the launch of the Omnium Creative Network (OCN), which is what I will be spending quite a bit of my time on from now on. The OCN …

Being honest about your company

It pays to be honest, even when it’s all going wrong. A while ago I bought the very useful application, Spamfire after I went on holiday and came back to …

Perceived value in creative industries

I’m embroiled in an interesting debate about the perception of value of creativity versus (in this case) lawyers over at Greg’s Blog. I won’t …

Throwies - LED Graffiti

I can’t believe I haven’t come across the Instructables website before - it’s a kind of collaborative How To for all sorts of things. These …

iPod Vending Machines

Run out of iPods at the last moment whilst you’re away on holiday? Enter the iPod vending machine. Like ForeverGeek I’m really not sure I would …

Jenna Jameson in new Adidas spot by Tronic

New from Tronic Studio is an Adidas viral spot starring porn star adult entertainer, Jenna Jameson. From Vivian at Tronic: Jenna Jameson flexes her muscles as …

Some thoughts about life as a creative individual

This is a piece I wrote and read out in a lecture a couple of years ago, just before I left my teaching job to move back to Germany. Lots of students have often …