I’ve arrived safely in Shanghai and I’m now going to explore the city and what it has to offer. It’s hot and humid here, almost so got that you just want to stay inside. I had dinner by the river yesterday and had a magnificent view of The Bund, the area I was in. No

Hi,  First let me send my condolences to all the families and people who are affected by the horrible plane crash in Ukraine. ​My prayers are with you. ​I was not sure about sending out my newsletter today or not because of this, but I decided to do it. Communication  Social media is about people,

The other day I was interviewed by Peter Norris from Brunel University. He studies innovation as his Master, and social media is a big part of innovation today. The name of the project is Social Media Con-flunce (Con as in concert) the audience he has in mind are teenagers and he is asking questions about about

If you want to stay creative, a good start is to recognise what makes you tense, stressed and makes you feel disempowered. Being tense and stressed is a way to efficiently block your natural thoughts. Think about yourself. Consider what is making you feel less creative. You will know from experience what is draining your

I love art, especially crazy and colourful art. I have painted with oil and acrylic paint since I was about twenty years old. My paintings were never planned at all; the inspiration was just there.  In my research for what creativity is, I went along to a workshop about creative painting in 2010. In this

Here is an excerpt from my book Digital Leadership. How to Manage Creative People Creativity is a mystery, as is love. If you’re managing creative people and you want the best out of them, you need to let go of many preconceptions about how people ‘are’. New innovations and creative ideas will come alive if

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This is an excerpt from my next book ‘The Little Black Book About Social Media Strategies’. I hope you like it. What did people who love cats and dogs do before the Internet? You may have noticed the huge amount of photos and videos of cats and dogs online. It seems as if we have

We had a great discussion today in our Google Hangout talking about online learning. Please check it out on YouTube.                              

At university I studied pedagogy and how adults learn. These days, with the extensive learning resources available online and sites such as Wikipedia, we are now acquiring knowledge, skills and new abilities in new ways. Do you agree? I am convinced that I, myself, am not learning much by heart any longer and am not