We need to feel an emotion other than rage or anxiety for one hot minute. And if you’re in the business of creating change, do it with a carrot not a stick.

Instead of the usual more, more more trajectory, a thought experiment worth trying out is imagining the internet as we know it getting shut off. How would we connect, find work, bank?

“The global context has not been easy since we started. The headwinds have been strong, but we can’t just wait for the headwinds to stop blowing, or we’ll never get anywhere.”

Entertainment doesn't necessarily require massive budgets or major personalities. But as a strategy, it has much more potential to integrate across your business than you may realise.

That’s what creativity is supposed to do: remind us we’re not alone in all this.

It’s easy to get stuck, wheels-spinning just critiquing broken systems forever, but real progress and forward action comes from imagining alternatives…and building them. Messy, imperfect and bit by bit as they are.

Real change rarely comes from fighting old structures alone. It comes from designing new ones.

Change feels impossible until it isn’t.

Lately exploring why pessimism isn’t realism, how culture is craving competence and intention, and why imagining better futures is still a strategic act.

A new year, a new quarter of the century, and a punchy little provocation: take bigger risks.

We’re often told “hope isn’t a strategy,” but what if it could be? In this internal memo, we explore how curiosity and imagination can transform hope from a fluffy ideal into a practical force for change. Because maybe the most strategic thing we can do for the future—is believe it’s still worth building.

Q4 chaos doesn’t have to mean burnout. Let’s explore how brand leaders can reframe year-end pressure into opportunity by setting boundaries, making space for futures thinking, and turning the busiest season into a more intentional start to 2026.

The question for brand leaders is pretty simple: will you be an early adopter and lead the shift away from addiction-based engagement, or a laggard clinging to a failing model until it completely collapses?

What comes to mind when you hear about declining levels of institutional trust? Is it numbness? Overwhelm? Paralysis? A general sense of “well obviously, but what exactly can I do about it?”

What aspects of our present world do you want to no longer exist in the decades to come? What alternative can you build towards? What needs to be true today to create that future?

When 70% of young people report feeling worse after spending time online, that's no longer a niche experience. That's pretty massive design failure.

There’s real opportunity in designing systems people can connect and benefit from within, instead of just consuming from. That can look like circular supply chains, mutual aid models, or shared ownership platforms.

It will feel messy. It will take time. And best to start small. But it’s something we can build - together.