Book review

I have the opportunity to work with very interesting people, and invariably they recommend very interesting books. Edith van den Anker suggested “The quantum leader”. A cracking book. In one chapter, the author describes in a beautiful way, why dialogue is so powerful and links dialogue and questioning to quantum physics. And explains, by extension,

I think there is yearning for a human renaissance. I have been stepped in books about technology, algorithms, AI, etc. And generally, humanity in those books is getting a bad wrap. We are too messy, unpredictable, emotional and inefficient. I genuinely think that humanity is under threat. You only have to read books like “Technology

Disruption is coming, whereby the centre of gravity is shifting eastward. Which means you should study the East. Culture, philosophy, language, business methods, companies, technology, etc. Hence “Tech Titans of China: How China’s Tech Sector is Challenging the World by Innovating Faster, Working Harder & Going Global”. The title says it all China is creating

Matthew Syed is the author of  “Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking”. A plea for diversity. Before that, he wrote  “Black Box Thinking“. Which is a cracker of a book. A plea for learning from failure. A plea for diversity The book is a plea for trust, diversity and connectivity. Homogeneity is not a

Biomimetics or biomimicry is the imitation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving complex human problems. Biomimicry is taking a design challenge and then finding an ecosystem that has already solved that challenge and trying to emulate what you learn.  3 types of biomimicry There are three types of

I am a fan of Ryan Holiday. Was looking forward to “Stillness is the Key: An Ancient Strategy for Modern Life”. A version of Brian Solis’ “Life scale” and a few others. It is a book about stillness. Stillness The Buddhist word for it was upekkha. The Muslims spoke of aslama. The Hebrews, hishtavut. The

 The world’s a stage, and each of us must play a part. That is from Shakespeare and Elvis (are you lonesome tonight). That is what the updated edition of “The experience economy” is all about.  Every business is theatre. Use performance art to deliver the best and most memorable experience you can.You must plan in

I am a huge fan of Seth Godin. Which is why I picked up “This is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn To See”. If I had to summarise the message from the book in one sentence, it would be that you need to think the smallest market possible.  SEO is a waste

I am a book nerd, a business book geek, and I know the power of books. As a writer, as an author, as a publisher and as a reader. I think books are good for the soul. Which is why I launched the book in 8 days service. I think everyone has a book inside

It takes over 100,000 different types of proteins to run your body. Each of us is made up of approximately 50 trillion single cells. Human beings are multicellular organisms. You should see yourself as a bustling community of more than 50 trillion individual cells. We also have hundreds of trillions of microbial “invaders,” mostly in