If you’ve been to a tech conference in the past five years, there’s a good chance you’ve also been to an “unconference“. Unconferences work to… Read More »Mastermundo, and the challenge of breaking rules
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The Hotel Lloyd in the eastern docklands of Amsterdam, is a beautiful place. It’s got a handsome exterior, beautiful common spaces, and a great location… Read More »Assaulted by designers
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So… it’s speech season, that odd moment in the year where people around the world invite me to say something insightful, provocative, or at least… Read More »Help me surprise my Dutch friends with “Surprising Africa”