Discover the best talks from the 99U Conference 2018 Some of my favourite creative people were speaking about inspirational topics: Tea Uglow, from Google Creative Labs, explained how to lead in a non-linear way, and making a strength out of what you don’t...

Airbnb’s reponses to Trump’s travel ban: let’s keep travelling forwardBuilding walls has never been a solution to keep people in the same place. Many have tried before. All have failed in the long run. (via Let’s Keep Traveling Forward |...

In one fell swoop, we have shrunken the EarthMy magic carpet around the worldAs I upload my last files to the shared folders and put my Holiday Inn green mug in my backpack – the modern equivalent of the cardboard box ritual of yore – I take a last look at...

7 tools in my digital EDC in 2018The concept of EDC – Every Day Carry – normally covers the group of core items you take with you on a daily basis. You might have a few different EDCs, depending on the occasion, and of course all of us would have different...

So Below: a comic questioning the absurdity of the concept of land (ownership, frontier, sacrifice zones…)(via So Below: A Comic About...

Concept: the Blocc phone is a minimalistic black-and-white phone (which can switch to colour when you need it)I absolutely love this concept. Most of my smartphone screen time is about reading emails or browsing the web, and I can see how a black and white version of...

Long read: the 1998 lawsuit that defined modern Silicon ValleyThe Microsoft of the pre-2000s shares much of the outward attributes of Star Wars’ infamous Empire. Reckless, shady, dominating at all costs, and crushing of all semblance of resistance. This is the story...

Stop asking “any questions?” – use Steve Jobs’ version insteadIt’s great to see what pearls of wisdom one can glean while having a coffee. Which is why the #wordonthestreet section of TimeOut London is a favourite of mine. The Mission’s Andy Raskin relates how...

Sun at Six’s debut wooden collection revolves around Chinese joint technique sun maoNo nails required: Sun at Six’s new collection is a celebration of Chinese traditional assembling techniques. Through intricate designs of the different pieces, each element of the...