The View Inside Me

I asked four AIs my favourite question.

I have been trying to make life lighter and somehow given the project a clipboard.

I am very good at beginnings.

For years, I have wondered how we might help individuals become more powerful.

There’s a part of me that has always resisted the obvious path.

I’ve found myself in a slightly surreal position over the years.

I have a little ritual I use when groups or founders feel stuck.

This blog has been one of the greatest experiences of my life.

As the creator of the now-iconic Ikigai Venn Diagram, I want to share the untold story of its origins, its unexpected global impact, and the lessons learned from bridging Eastern philosophy with Western motivation.

Have you ever noticed the different voices inside your head?

Starting an AI Adoption Group can be as simple and enjoyable as meeting up for coffee.

The concept of economies of scale is widely understood in economics, referring to the idea that as production levels increase, the cost per unit decreases.

Community labs are essential to supporting communities to deal with exponential technology because they provide a space where people can come together to explore and understand the implications of emerging technologies.

The Diamond Age, written by Neal Stephenson, is a science fiction novel that explores the future of AI and its potential impact on education.

There is a certain power that comes from someone who loves the jobs that you hate.

There is a metaphor that I use help people to understand how to make change happen more easily.

It was a strange life-changing moment.

Humanity faces an incredible innovation challenge in the coming years.

There is a revolution going on – and it’s hiding in plain sight.

The concept of ‘crab mentality’ comes from the behaviour of crabs in a bucket or pot.

Over the years, I have developed my own self-reflective process based on a global exploration of mental health innovation.

There are two books that have had a lasting impact on me, redefining my relationship to tough circumstances.

This is the question I dread in every media interview.

She danced.

How can you create the momentum for transformation – without the resistance that comes with it?

There’s a quote that I always remember, for some reason.

One of the easiest ways to create impact in our community is what we call the ‘lift and shift’.

The world is getting better – a lot faster than we think.

We live in strange times.

How do I transform my own suffering to grace?

There is more division in the world than ever before.

In a world of increasing complexity, it is impossible to solve challenges in any centralised way.

For all the right reasons, large systems develop lots of checks and balances to prevent things going wrong.

One of the core principles of The Dandelion Foundation is the commitment to Leave No One Behind.

The world is becoming ever more complex to deal with.

I’m fascinated by the distinction between people who follow their purpose and those who don’t.

I am usually quite careful how I share one aspect of my life.

Self-realisation, for me, meant accepting my strengths – and using them.

Most new companies fail within the first few years.

This week sees the return of Burning Man – the outlier festival that builds a fully-working temporary city, as a model for human thriving.

Remember all those things you said you would do, but didn’t get round to it?

I’m fine with not knowing how to do something before I start doing it.

I remember the intensity of school and university: how the environment and everyone in it were in ‘do or die’ mode, regarding the qualifications to be gained at that time.

One of the few things I remember learning at school was a land rotation technique that restores farming land by leaving it fallow.

When we started The Dandelion Foundation, one unexpected realisation was that many people had ideas and answers for solving challenges in community, but they were waiting for permission (they didn’t need) to get started.

When we launched The Dandelion Foundation 4 years ago, we were initially a high-profile organisation with a very public lobbying and communication strategy.

One word that has become fashionable in modern times is ‘disruption’.

It was at the neurofeedback institute, Biocybernaut, that I first heard the phrase ‘engaged indifference’.

‘Poacher turned gamekeeper’ is a phrase I remember from my childhood.

Over the years, I have developed a technique that gets very quick results in terms of personal and collective transformation.