Yesterday I drove straight from Hong Kong airport to give a talk at Tencent headquarters in Shenzhen. As you cross the border into Shenzhen traffic …
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Memories from the past ~week in Brazil: working with a tight crew with their eyes on the destination, but in it for the ride; being …
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A natural scene the world over – where the synchronicity and flow of the street is interrupted by a breaking of the formal and informal …
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Ad-hoc interview with a member of BOPE – background reading particularly the report entitled “They Come in Shooting” by Amnesty International recommended. Their working schedule …
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Been enjoying some late night/early morning walks through the urban landscape that is distinctly Lagos – dark streets puntuated up by small groups huddled around …
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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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Heading back from a day of keynotes and workshops with the client and hitting a hyper version of Cairo traffic jams – caught up in …
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What is worse: no emergency button, or an emergency button that doesn’t work?
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An apparent thief caught and about to be repeatedly, violently hit by one of the officers. The need in any society for people to see …
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Today’s driver is taking me 200km down to the border with Kyrgyzstan a journey that despite the clear roads is reduced to a speed of …
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