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AI is here, and it's coming for your job sooner than you think.

When I was a kid, my Mum always said 'learn to cook, people always need to eat'.

Forget the squabbling nations; the real power play is between the 'blocs' – those lumbering political cliques – and the 'whales' – the mega-corporations that treat us like digital plankton.

As you might know - I like to walk.

Might helping people who consider suicide, to feel less trapped and more in control, be helpful to managing suicidal thoughts?

In Spain, we call New Year's Eve night - 'noche vieja', and as the night ebbs away, leaving seconds left of the year that was - you are meant to 'quickly' eat a grape for every second of the last 12 s...

There is a time between waking and rising.

One goal, which path would you take?

I have people who instantly make me smile.

I'm terrible at focusing and single-flow discipline, so I tend to practice the Pomodoro technique - which is about enforced habit of working for short, concentrated bursts, taking a short breaks and l...

A very bizarre set of events led me to discover Mo Gawdat and his movement onebillionhappy.

I was recently in a dialogue with a client and the conversation turned to "Evil Scrum" and some previous negative experiences that some people had experienced.

The LinkyBrains movement is purely accidental.

I probably could have had a better, more clicky title.

10 mad days It has been the maddest 10 days of my life and I've had plenty mad.

The world became much less lonely for me two weeks ago.

Looking at the current landscape of tech giants, from Facebook to Google, from Stripe to Intel, it is almost impossible to imagine they can ever be out-spent or out-competed.- Whilst they might seem ...

5 Minutes seems the right amount of time To get to a very nice sweat - with the right exercises of course.

For the last 15 years I've maintained a list of ideas to build - things that both excite me and improve the world.

Last week I started having Office Hours to have conversations with anyone who wanted the benefit of my experience in startups, tech and a few other things from my 25+ years in the software space.

In my previous life as an agile coach, I travelled a lot and stayed in hotels, airbnbs and other accommodation.

Challenge Yourself!

A tale of 2 exam papers Twenty seven years ago, in a small but important town in southern Nigeria, two teenage boys - bored with revising for their GCSEs - succumbed to the temptation of 'guaranteein...

It seems that when I'm most busy is when I also seem to want to share and help others the most - so continuing in a long established tradition, I would like to offer some office hours to help anyone w...

I love to take my dog - Maya - for walks and she loves it when I throw for her and she fetches.

It seems popular, these days, for coaches and consultants to talk about 'continuous learning' or the 'learning organisation'.

I've been trying, without success, for the last month to write a blog post on the curse of colonialism and the abomination that is the Commonwealth.

From the moment Donald Trump threw his hat into the US presidential campaign back in June 2015 until his controversial win in November 2016, I've experienced a range of emotions from hilarity, incredu...

Even if you don't read this post, go watch this: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-42171536/world-hacks-the-secret-ring-helping-women-protect-themselves-from-hiv There is so much in the western medi...

Today as part of my #51days act of solidarity, I shall change my twitter profile to 'I am Rohingya" The Rohingya are an ethnic group that live in Myanmar - formerly Burma - they are mostly Muslims i...

There are 51 days until Christmas 2016.

As I sat with a professional services team at my client, launching into my tried and tested description of what agility means and how to do it sustainably, the last 11 years of my life flashed in fron...

I'm tired, very very tired of trying to build startups.

What: Prescription glasses, Prescription Sunglasses online When: 28th June 2016 Address/Website: http://shadestation.co.uk 5 things that delighted me: Huge choice of prescription specs - I wanted w...

In January 2016, I committed to take my dog - Maya - on a really long walk and I committed to use the walk to raise money and awareness for more investment into the medical conditions: Myalgic Encepha...

Today is my last day of the Camino long walk.

"The frustration of not being able to scratch an itch, or turn over in bed as your body felt like it was made of lead, was gut wrenching."

Dealing with ME/CFS/Fibromyalgia is not just your personal suffering and your loved ones'- but also the attitude of society: not taking you seriously as a disabled person.

Ben Howell shares with us his story today about how he went from a very active person building a career in the fitness industry to not being able to exercise or leave the house.

"Each day is a day working towards recovery and finding the strength I never knew I could have." - Maria When were you first diagnosed with ME/CFS/Fibromyalgia?

"If I decide I want to go out because I'm having a great day, I have to plan the next day around the fact that I know that it won't be a good day."

Joel Langton is my best friend and he's the first person I'd like to dedicate my walk to.

A gift for your company or team.

This Saturday - May 7th, my Long Walk on the Camino de Santiago will begin.

This post was written by Maria J Bellido.

I'm going for a 255km walk to raise funds and awareness for M.E/CFS and to, well, just walk.

Dear Berlin, I wish I could say it was lovely seeing you on my last visit, but sadly not - and therein lies the reason for this letter.

The Latest News It seems like ages since I committed to walking the Camino and raising money for ME/CFS activism and awareness.

This exchange happened on WhatsApp between my buddy and I.

I’ve met some of the most interesting personalities on planes.