Category Archives: Zeitgeist

Tracking the prevailing values of our time and how organisations shape up

In praise of silence

Posted on 31 March 2010 by

Harry Eyres writes in the FT on our aversion to silence: “We have developed into a society or culture that is afraid of silence. The noise is now so great in many public places, partly because of all the mobile … Continue reading →

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The new formality

Posted on 28 February 2009 by

Lucy Kellaway, at the FT, is chronicling a trend towards formality in business, which she puts down firmly to the recession. In recent columns, she has detected a rejection of the casual both in how people dress and in how … Continue reading →

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Libraries are needed now more than ever

Posted on 12 October 2008 by

Camden Council in north London, where I live, is considering changing the ethos of its libraries – to allow people to bring in food and drink and use their mobile phones.  The intention is to make libraries more appealing to … Continue reading →

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How long will Google retain a place in our hearts?

Posted on 19 September 2008 by

Why do we love Google?  A question prompted by its tenth anniversary and the launch of the game-changing Google Chrome browser.  I’m in a love-hate relationship with Google – delighted by its products, worried about its encroachment into my life.  … Continue reading →

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The meaning of cycle rage

Posted on 10 September 2008 by

My trusted advisor tells me my blog posts are “very eclectic”.  I don’t thinks she intends this as positive feedback.  She’ll be unimpressed, then, by this tangent into the world of cycling.  Bear with me.  It’s a tale of incivility, … Continue reading →

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