being and becoming in the world
Russell T. Davies and Ian McEwan are just two of many writers who like to imagine how the world might have “unfolded” had there been slight changes to past events. … Continue reading Admitted to a Mental Hospital: Gordon Bennett
This week the Managing Director of Minervation Ltd gave a talk in Leeds about “blogging, social media, gamification & elves” A number of folk, unsure what gamification is, asked the … Continue reading Gamification
A few selected quotes from the BMJ, 30 March 2019:
Words: ‘A Far Cry From Kensington’ by Muriel Spark
This was further advice given to ‘Mrs Hawkins’ in ‘A Far Cry From Kensington’.
This Feature Article made the cover of the BMJ: One of the contributors described an approach to influencing healthcare policy as follows: Telling stories is a well established approach taken … Continue reading Soft Power [and telling stories]
SCOOP by Evelyn Waugh was first published in 1938. In SCOOP ‘Mr Baldwin’ is a mysterious man. Mr Baldwin, which is simply the name he prefers to be known by, … Continue reading “Mr Baldwin”
Sell yersel’ Peter – yer ideas are money! Sell yersel’ Peter – aiven if ony ‘talent’ that you hae relies oan yer vulnerability. Sell yersel! Naiver says Peter – I … Continue reading A D V I C E [as given by Mr Gordon Bennett]