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Disruptive innovation.

'No star is ever lost we once have seen, We always may be what we might have been' - ‘Legend of Provence’, Adelaide Anne Procter japantimes.co.jp/olympics/20…

Vital issues for future food historians to adjudicate: 1. When did salted caramel displace all caramel? 2. When did the representative idea of a croissant collapse allowing anyone to put anything in a croissant? 3. When did "Biscoff" coalesce into its own distinct flavour?

"...modification of a governance system is just as interesting as building a tower in Shanghai, if not more so." David Chipperfield underlines one more time that the best solutions to architectural problems are not always new buildings.

The differences of opinion aired in the Guardian's "Dining across the divide" seem smaller and more easily surmountable over dinner than those discovered by the participants in their Blind Date column. Could they try just swapping the personnel around? theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

There's that famous George Orwell line that 'in a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act'. Increasingly think that given local funding dilemmas, leaders prioritising their assets' long-term return over immediate disposal value to developers = vital innovation

"customers should take note of how this company operates" An eye-watering reminder that Revolut doesn't hold a full banking licence. It is not signed up to the industry reimbursement code to refund scam victims who have not been unduly negligent. Yikes. theguardian.com/money/2024/a…

"Independent business owners seem to understand the trade-offs of buying local better than some of their more zealously locavore customers..." @JulianBaggini on the different routes to think and buy 'local', multi-level communities and localism as pure jealousy of the French.

"He only gangster on his computer!!" Lewisham bus stop (2024)

I had hoped my #Couchto5k finale would feature more sunshine and poetry than the vibe of my twenty four hour gym late at night on Good Friday. Mind you, last Easter I was hobbling around with sciatica feeling ancient + useless. Not on Olympic form, but, yes! The Baron is back!

Never studied for an MBA, so regard myself as allergic to 3D concept diagrams that could be storyboards from Tron (1982). BUT! @WhatWorksWB's layers of social capital are a fascinating nuanced build to thinking about just bonding versus bridging (hat tip, @Work_Life_You)

It's the Chatham House Rule, not "rules". It doesn't mean the meeting is confidential, it means non-attribution. Participants can share information disclosed but not the identity of person or organisation that said it.

Heritage, culture and sports are essential local infrastructure. I keep coming back to @CommonCapitaI's work for @LocalTrust: building trust, understanding and social bonds means tending to our 'civic operating system', the places and spaces that foster togetherness.

Timber formers, medieval Italian shuttering and some serious buttressing. Great piece in @thetimes on architectural techniques that could be used to rebuild the Crooked House pub with its unique slant. thetimes.co.uk/article/how-t…

"Working in the public sector not positively associated with Life Satisfaction" Easy gags aside, this is a neat disaggregation of the sometimes complex and contrasting evidence on work-related drivers of different elements of wellbeing.

It's #WinterSolstice tomorrow. Here's to @EnglishHeritage staff & volunteers preparing to welcome early crowds at Stonehenge. It takes grace and foresight to manage a safe pagan party among the stones + not upset Wiltshire's most litigious druids. english-heritage.org.uk/visi…

"I like a crisp document and a messy meeting". I don't have much in common with Bezos (other than the baldness) but fully support the six-page narrative memo. When faced with a difficult question, orgs can end up answering an easier one instead, not noticing their substitution

Ah, farewell! I can vividly remember the afternoon and the library I was in when wide-eyed student me got whisked off on a travelogue of an idea from renaissance city republics via the English Civil War to the American revolution by J.G.A Pocock's, "The Machiavellian Moment".

Took a break from running errands to marvel at @MigrationUK's story wall. Snapshots of hundreds of family histories, private lives and new beginnings. Simple, profound and humbling. Hope the long term redevelopment of Lewisham Shopping Centre makes room for culture + heritage

Happy #DeliaDerbyshireDay to all those who celebrate!▶️⏺️🎹 Whether you're a massive Whovian, a Radiophonic Workshop nerd or just appreciative of the often hidden pioneers of electronic music, here 👇are three community projects spreading the creativity of Delia Derbyshire.