Thoughts
Seamus Phan, futurist, influencer and thinker, writes about business, leadership, marketing, branding, technology, health, and more.
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Adieu 2020, Welcome 2021
As we approach the end of possibly the most dreadful year ever, let us keep strong, stay close to loved ones, pray ceaselessly, and light a candle for a new year that soon dawns, as hope and better days are surely ahead. As the adage goes, “what goes down, must (eventually) go up”.
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Hammers, Swords & Computers – they are just tools, not gods
I find it amusing, as a computer scientist and cybersecurity practitioner, that many, nerds and non-nerds, are enamored by all things computers – coding, cybersecurity, AI, etc.
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Website Design, Elegance and Form – Lessons from WordPress
When Gutenberg was introduced on WordPress in 2017, users disliked it. Its block-based approach to content creation and editing was not elegant, but was gearing towards more design than substance, copying from lesser competitors like Wix.
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Snippets: Kindness from a small Kyoto gyoza stall owner
How can someone bless many poor students? With food.
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Tradition can be beautiful – Lessons in Diplomacy & Innovation
I served as an NGO diplomat around 2004, under a Catholic Cistercian abbot who was an inspiring German gentleman. We served causes in Cameroon and Burkina Faso, providing supplies and used vehicles. I also raised funds through a Chinese music collection through the help of a Chinese orchestra.
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Snippets: Compass and Compassion
What does a sense of direction have to do with leadership in crisis? As it turns out, plenty.
