dakleeman

People mistakenly use the word “strategy” all time to describe things that aren’t really strategy: clarity, goals, priorities, an idea, a message, a positioning, a whitespace, something to own, something to do, something to stand for — all very valuable t…

You know those times when a friend comes to you with a problem, and you can sense their disorientation, their confusion, their inability to pinpoint the real underlying issue, despite the fact it all seems so simple or immediately obvious to you?

There's a scene in Alice in Wonderland where Alice comes upon a fork in the road and sees the Cheshire cat in a tree overhead.

I find most conversations around work-from-home to be exhausting.

The first conference I attended early on in my career was held in Portland, Oregon, and it featured a handful of brilliant speakers from different design studios and ad agencies across North America.

Back in 2024, Venice started charging daytrippers a fee to enter the city.

Matthew Dicks talks about practicing what he calls “incuriosity”.

Authenticity is often portrayed as some innate, effortless thing.