Adieu 2020, Welcome 2021
As we approach the end of possibly the most dreadful year ever, let us keep strong, stay close to loved …
Thoughts
Seamus Phan, futurist, influencer and thinker, writes about business, leadership, marketing, branding, technology, health, and more.
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 …
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 …
Snippets: Kindness from a small Kyoto gyoza stall owner
How can someone bless many poor students? With food. For many decades, Inoue-san posted a sign at his shop, “Customers …
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 …
Snippets: Compass and Compassion
What does a sense of direction have to do with leadership in crisis? As it turns out, plenty. The more …