Lots of different ideas, side by side, with no central big idea: that’s the dialogic way.

How a new kind of mud can make greener houses

No green in this image: perfect for greenhushing…

What are crenels and merlons? The image is a clue…

Prompt engineering: the science of asking ChatGPT good questions.

MAYA: Raymond Loewy’s design mantra.

Reconstruction and la rentrée.

Land merging into sea into sky: a liminal scene.

Corporate Memphis: a fascinating corner of brand culture

Bridges sometimes don’t touch. But museum visitors should.

Welcome to the World Café - a workshop format that really works.

i love abandoned places - and the urbex, the urban explorer, who discovers them.

A real-world image for real-world learning.

How would ABBA describe the weirdly optimistic world of AI?

Midwinter is a good time to think about regeneration - can we imagine regenerative brands?

The squircle - which provides that the square can be circled.

This month’s idea is medieval logos, using the ancient symbolism of runes.

Why lighting candles needs social imagination.

August is about seals and the ‘ritual transformation’ of branding, 9000 years ago and today.

Minnie Moll opening our Brandland conference - and the idea of the Global Majority.