That peaceful moment where the team is nearby finding their groove, and you step back to see the big picture and absorb the little details. …
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If you write sixty thousand words on turning observation and insights into things that make a difference for clients, and your book contains a few …
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Except from the research report: In the Hands of God: A Study of Risk & Savings in Afghanistan co-authored with Cara Silver, Mark Rolston and …
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Imagine, in any given context opening your mouth and watching a life-time’s worth of sentence/s autocomplete before you. Now imagine, in any given context standing in …
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Over the years I’ve had the (mostly) good fortune to interact with a wide variety of folks from the media – journalists, reporters, photographers, writers, …
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That moment post-interview, when the thing that stands between the team and sleep is the need to review the session’s data, a debrief with the …
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If I were to describe the last 5 days in Barcelona, you wouldn’t believe me.
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It’s that moment before the interview when you’re arrived at the meeting spot 10 minutes early, duck into a cafe for caffeinated sustenance and sync …
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Enjoying the shade of a small shrine moments before heading to our next home interview. Taipei today, every. moment. precious. Good crew. Good vibe. Great participants.
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Or not. Short radio interview here with the Economist. Summary: the tools to help us negotiate today’s (heavily loaded notion of) impartiality is going to be …
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