There is a point when making something where a further increase in size only brings diminishing returns. This is such a powerful principle to apply to life and work.

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In this week’s Rethink newsletter:

Can we rethink the principles of scale in our lives and organisations?

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We don’t appreciate how much consistency anchors and grounds our professional and personal lives, and it’s often overshadowed by another force – intensity.

My new radio show for BBC Radio 4 about the intriguing history of trust launches today! It's called The Trust Shift. It was so fascinating to make so please do have a listen.

You can listen for free here on BBC Sounds. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

2024: the Voldemort of years.

ian bremmer, Rachel Botsman, and Azeem Azhar discuss the state of the world in 2024 for Radio Davos.

World Economic Forum
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True collaboration requires people to connect across divisions, time zones, roles and – most importantly – thinking styles

In this week’s Rethink newsletter:

What’s the real difference between cooperation and collaboration?

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Anticipation is a purposeful delay between wanting and getting – and a powerful creative space.

In this week’s Rethink newsletter:

How you can unlock the powerful creative potential of anticipation.

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What you think you said, what you actually said, and what the other person heard can be three different things!

In this week’s Rethink newsletter:

How you can be a better expectation setter, in six easy to follow steps

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In this week’s Rethink newsletter:

What I’ve learned from some exceptionally talented people about developing your own creative manifesto

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I absolutely love the work of Es Devlin, designer extraordinaire! She has a beautiful wayof describing what resonance means to her:

'Resonance in human communication relies on precisely attuning to the wavelength of your audience.'

Where and how do you experience resonance?

My Rethink newsletter this week is on the concept of RESONANCE:

*Why do some ideas and moments seem like an echo and leave a long-lasting trace?

*And why do some people have an infectious reverberation, for better or worse?

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I have an email pet peeve: when someone uses the subject line: 'Do you have 15 minutes to pick your brain?'

No!

What email styles do you like and hate?

In this week’s Rethink newsletter: Why does email miscommunication happen? And how can it be avoided?

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It’s not the time we put into thinking about something; it's how constructive our thinking is. Both worrying and rumination can keep us stuck.

Problem-solving is different.

When we’re in problem-solving mode, our minds are joining dots to gain a new perspective.

In this week’s Rethink newsletter:

How to make the mental shift from overthinking into problem-solving.

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Remarkable opportunities for greater empathy and understanding happen when we shift from thinking:

“HOW can anyone believe that?” to “WHY would someone want to believe that?”

In this week’s Rethink newsletter:

*How we reach certain beliefs
*Why we’re still clinging to them
*And why those beliefs make us act a particular way or make certain choices

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