ANALOGUE LEADERSHIP IN A DIGITAL WORLD
October 5, 2025
75th Anniversary of the Turing Test at the Royal Society London
September 26, 2025
Australia AI 2025
September 7, 2025
What lies in store as we learn to live with AI?
August 14, 2025
Opera dei pupi and the world of ancient puppetry
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.
December 15, 2023
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.
December 1, 2023
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).
November 28, 2023
We cannot change the past, but the past can inspire us to campaign and change the future. (Julia Gillard)
October 10, 2023
Last month I spent five days in the delightful village of Kardamyli for the third Kardamyli Festival.
September 14, 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
June 12, 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 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 7, 2023
Last week I attended a Group Relations Conference in India. These events are always intense (this one even more so!)
May 1, 2023
After months of hard work on the part of our Trustees, Fellows and wonderful legal team of Abbie Rumbold, Suhan Rajkumar and Darren Chin
March 15, 2023
“Knowledge is power. To scrutinize others while avoiding scrutiny oneself is one of the most important forms of power.”
February 9, 2023
This morning I read this article which described the aggressive tourism that is increasingly occurring around the world
February 8, 2023
Everyone here has the sense that right now is one of those moments where we are influencing the future. (Steve Jobs)
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
