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Jon Mell on a "Day without Email"

Jon Mell (of IBM now and Headshift previously) had to go e-mail-less a few days ago, and he didn’t die. In fact, it appeared that good things came to him as a result: “Our email system is fully integrated with instant messaging, so when I received an email […]

Behind 1000 People

Flight from Copenhagen to London Heathrow was uneventful, even with the three circles in the sky to delay our landing into Heathrow. The delay meant we got to see the Airbus A380 head for the skies … And for 1000 people to queue up before us in the […]

The Tale of Six Breakfasts

It’s been a busy 6 days – with breakfast each day in a different country: – Friday, New Zealand – Saturday, Hong Kong – Sunday, London – Monday, Italy (Rome) – Tuesday, Sweden (Stockholm) – Wednesday, Norway (Bergen) Perhaps it’s no wonder I feel tired! Tomorrow I break […]

A Tribute to BA's Terminal 5 at LHR

My flight to Rome is delayed, and so … here’s a tribute to the beautiful and HUGE Terminal 5 at LHR where I have spend the last few hours (and well done to Arup for making the terminal happen): Lots of people, Waiting, watching, staring blankly into space. […]

"Mind the Gap" and "Gap the Mind"

London is very good at warning train passengers about the board to “Mind the Gap.” In other words, don’t step down between the train and the platform and thus break your leg. But I always read it backwards, as “Gap the Mind.” That is, it’s good to have […]