ANALOGUE LEADERSHIP IN A DIGITAL WORLD
July 15, 2025
Brave Conversations #25 in Stuttgart, Germany explored trust in tech through dialogue, play, and reflection—reminding us that how we ask and listen shapes the future we build together.
May 3, 2025
The Digital Revolution is just getting started
April 28, 2025
We can and must do better
November 5, 2024
A few weeks ago I walked the Walls of Constantinople, in particular the Theodosian Walls.
October 3, 2024
Over the past couple of months I have traveled from the UK to Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Bosnia, Greece and now find myself in Turkey.
August 7, 2024
There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.
July 31, 2024
Recently I have been at two events which are focused on economics and wealth inequality in the 21st Century and have provided me with the opportunity to reflect on our work as Intersticia within the broader context.
June 23, 2024
The island of Utøya is owned by the Workers Youth League in Norway and has held annual Summer Camps for young people there since the 1950s.
June 4, 2024
On my way back to London in May I decided to stop in via Dubai to catch up with Intersticia Fellow Osheen Arora. Having some time to spare I popped in to visit the Museum of the Future.
June 1, 2024
When I first saw this video in 2007 I found it totally captivating.
May 30, 2024
Last week Intersticia Fellow Hannah Stewart and I attended the 2024 ACM Web Science Conference hosted by the University of Stuttgart and IRIS (Interchange Forum for Reflecting on Intelligent Systems).
May 5, 2024
In January 2023 UK Trustee Louise Sibley and I attended the launch of “Lost Histories” at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney.
February 12, 2024
We cannot change the past, but the past can inspire us to campaign and change the future. (Julia Gillard)
November 21, 2023
Last month I spent five days in the delightful village of Kardamyli for the third Kardamyli Festival.
October 31, 2023
I wanted to begin this post with a quote that spoke to my feelings about our fourth Intersticia Retreat which we held in early September 2023
September 25, 2023
The last few months have been a bit of a whirlwind in terms of travel, meeting interesting people, exploring ideas and discovering insights.
June 11, 2023
For the past month I’ve been wandering around Brussels where we held our most recent Brave Conversations with a view to more fully understanding the European Union, particularly from the perspective of my new role as President of DEF.
June 4, 2023
It seems that we, as humanity, are at an inflection point, a period in human history where quite literally anything could happen!
May 20, 2023
Last week we held our 21st Brave Conversations event at Atelier 29 in Brussels and the first in partnership with the Digital Enlightenment Forum (DEF).
May 7, 2023
Last week I attended a Group Relations Conference in India. These events are always intense (this one even more so!)
March 1, 2023
In July of last year I had a call with Professor George Metakides, with whom I serve on the Web Science Trust Board.
February 9, 2023
This morning I read this article which described the aggressive tourism that is increasingly occurring around the world
December 11, 2022
The emerging generation is one of hope, awakened and will reboot the way we live – regenerate society as you gain
October 22, 2022
In November 2021 we finally realised our Future Worlds Challenge with the assistance of the MIT App Inventor Research team
Rathauspark, Wien. The path guiding people through the park framed with wooden benches.
October 21, 2022
Ritual is important, and there is no discounting (some) people’s need for it now. The snaking queue, all five miles of it, speaks of our most inchoate impulses
The Solstrand programme contributes to the development of Norwegian businesses and the public sector by providing participants
August 31, 2022
Peace is not unity in similarity but unity in diversity, in the comparison and conciliation of differences. (Mikhail Gorbachev)
July 14, 2022
A few weeks ago we held our 17th Brave Conversations event, which was our fourth as a part of an ACM Web Science Conference, this time in Barcelona.
May 30, 2022
Our last Brave Conversations event was a little different. We did a challenge for young people which sought to explore
