How we built a truth machine – and broke it
Mass media made a shared reality; the attention economy shatters it. What does that shift mean for leadership?
THE CONVERSATION NEEDN’T END HERE.
Let’s keep talking.
Write to me, follow what I’m thinking about next, or look at the ways we could work together.
Write to me.
A line or two is plenty: what stayed with you, or what you’re carrying that you’d like to think through with someone.
I read every note myself and write back within a week.
FIELD NOTES
Hear from me (occasionally).
Now and then I write a short note about something I’ve noticed and want to think about out loud. It goes to a small circle of people I’ve met along the way. You’re welcome to join them.
UNCERTAIN BY DESIGN
What I’m writing.
A book, written in the open, an essay at a time. These are the latest.
From verifiable to viral and the end of common sense
Social feeds now reward reach over proof; “truth” spreads by uptake, not evidence. In an increasingly performative world, how can you make rooms that think?
WORK WITH ME
Ways we could work together.
Speaking
A keynote that leaves your people seeing more, differently.
About the keynotes: Speaking
Foresight
Reckon with the futures your plans aren’t built for.
How it works: Foresight
Thought partnership
Longer-term work alongside you and your team: taking on the questions that won’t sit still — and growing the confidence to lead through them.
What it involves: Thought partnership
Conversations
Small circles, live questions: the conversation you can’t have in your usual rooms.
Who it’s for: Conversations
Foresight
Reckon with the futures your plans aren’t built for.
How it works: Foresight
Thought partnership
Longer-term work alongside you and your team: taking on the questions that won’t sit still — and growing the confidence to lead through them.
What it involves: Thought partnership
Conversations
Small circles, live questions: the conversation you can’t have in your usual rooms.
Who it’s for: Conversations
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