by Giles Broadbent | Jan 18, 2022 | Productivity
The old notion of “fake it till you make it” has received a bad rap of late – but here’s the twist: there’s scientific evidence to support the idea. We could go so far as to adjust the phrase so it reads “Fake it AND you make it”. But, briefly, back to that bad rap...
by Giles Broadbent | May 18, 2021 | Productivity
Starting a major project like a novel can be overwhelming at first. Learn from the remarkable Tommy Caldwell about how to conquer the impossible. I can’t do this. That’s often the first reaction after the initial rush of an idea subsides. You think, I can’t do this –...
by Giles Broadbent | Apr 23, 2021 | Techniques
What is a story? The age-old question with many answers. Best ask someone who has experience of creating stories that resonate and make us care Andrew Stanton knows about story. He managed to make us fall in love with a tiny robot with expressive eyes but no language...
by Giles Broadbent | Apr 7, 2021 | Productivity
7 tips on blue-sky thinking we learnt from the way Google set up X, the Moonshot Factory that thinks the unthinkable, then goes ahead and does it Imagine having virtually limitless money. And a taste for revolution. A hunger for new ideas. And access to the best...
by Giles Broadbent | Mar 23, 2021 | Productivity
Don’t worry. The boiling frog is alive and well. It thrives in meeting rooms and email chains of projects, big and small. Here’s how to stop it. To halt any potential tears, I should make clear the boiling frog hypothesis is dead and no more frogs are boiled to...
