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Book Review : What’s Mine is Yours : The Rise of Collaborative Consumption
By Andrew Leunig on June 8, 2011 in Blog, Book Reviews, Business Models, Business Types, Case Studies, Early Stage, Fast Growth, Fun, Insights, Life Balance, Lifestyle, Online, Other Stuff, Personal Improvement, Service, Technology
This book outlines a game changer. The rise of Collaborative Consumption. Driven by new, cheap technologies and maturing community rules about online trust – the new mantra is you don’t need to own it – you just need to access it. New Business Models are enabling “spare capacity” of all types to be put to […]
The twitter concept sketch
By Andrew Leunig on June 3, 2011 in Blog, Business Angels, Business Funding, Case Studies, Development, Early Stage, Fast Growth, Insights, Investor Ready, Muse, Online, Service, Strategy, Technology
See the “back of the envelope” sketch that became Twitter !
Book Review : Vagabonding; An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term Travel
By Andrew Leunig on April 21, 2011 in Belief Systems, Blog, Book Reviews, Fun, Learning and Growth, Life Balance, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Mini Retirements, Other Stuff, Personal Energy Levels, Personal Improvement, Travel
Part Philosophical Inspiration and part How-To for the idea of extended travel, Rolf Potts explains how to travel the globe on the smell of an oily rag (and why you should !)
Book Review : Affluenza
By Andrew Leunig on April 17, 2011 in Belief Systems, Book Reviews, Learning and Growth, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Other Stuff, Personal Improvement
by Oliver James “The affluenza virus is a set of values which increase our vulnerability to emotional distress. It is placing a high value on acquiring money and possessions, looking good in the eyes of others and wanting to be famous. Infection with the affluenza virus increases your susceptibility to the commonest emotional distresses; depression, […]
The Low Information Diet
By Andrew Leunig on April 15, 2011 in Belief Systems, Blog, Fun, Life Balance, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Personal Effectiveness
For nearly for 30 years since I was an avid consumer of news, particularly daily newspapers. This is the story of how (and why) I kicked the habit.