I can’t help it. I get teary eyed with pride every year when the finalists compete in the apps for good marketplace and pitch their app concepts Look at these 8 – 18year olds who as teams identified a problem that they felt could be solved with technology, researched the market, conceived and designed the…
I didn’t try to find Augmented Reality; it just found me! This week’s theme has been Augmented Reality–All randomly Which means to me, AR is coming of age and increasingly important It started Monday at charity:water’s UK launch. I love this American based charity. charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking…
What happens when a mannequin factory relocates? Mannequins lose their limbs! And that means art for found object artist Roger Miles. As artist in residence during the relocation, Miles created whimsical, sensual, and sometimes dark prints, sculptures and installations that were on exhibit at proportion London from 20 April to 30 June. The who’s who…
Delighted to have been part of the creative industry round table dinner/discussion on the role of art in fostering social change Held at Second Home amazing new collaborative workspace in Shoreditch–the dinner was by Jago and champagne by Laurent-Perrier . In addition Our/London provided some wicked craft vodka. The discussion led by Mario Testino+ CEO…
It’s hard for me to believe that Apps for Good turns 5 this year! 50,000 students have developed 10,000 apps in just 5 years through this amazing nonprofit programme that puts app development curriculum into high school classrooms. “I’d like to use technology to make day to day life better for everybody,” one of the…
Delighted to receive British Citizenship today! Still pinching myself that I’ve been having so much fun working here in London!
Big Bang Data Exhibition Let’s face it; we hear a lot about the power of Big Data. But who’s really harnessing it? The Big Bang Data exhibition at London’s Somerset House (Dec 2015-March 2016) brings together science and art in a thought provoking display of what we currently give away: lots of personal data. …
What a day! So honoured to have participated in the M&S marketing teams away day In Touch with Darren Turrell of estudio From motivational speaker Nigel Risner to Ogilvy and Mather Vice Chairman and advertising guru Rory Sutherland, the day was packed with words to live by: “If you’re in the room, be in the…
What a fun night! Host Joanna Lumley celebrating 25 years of Absolutely Fabulous at the Drapers 25th awards ceremony We didn’t win the glow stick challenge but my host table K3 technologies dubbed me Mayor of London Drapers with this Ab Fab necklace: Congratulations to all the winners but I am especially pleased that…
It seemed like the church of PLM at the swell and quirky Sanderson hotel on November 20th as I evangelised about mobile PLM and interviewed Flis Leverton on Ted Baker’s recent PLM journey! So inspiring to talk to brands Jimmy Choo, LK Bennet, Tesco and Superdry about their PLM endeavours We are truly changing the…