John Philpin

🖋️ Sometimes 'Non Obvious' comes disguised as 'Obvious'

Manton suggests that Apple rarely builds anything now … ‘except the most obvious products’. I disagree, because that statement depends on two things … what is meant by ‘obvious’ and what is meant by ‘…

Crucial Track 🎵 June 3, 2026

Crucial Track 🎵 June 2, 2026

🖋️ Just One Story From The Aftermath Of Maui

This is a repost from August 2023. Life has moved on for the world - but for those caught up in it all it is their new reality. Just a reminder that whilst the news moves on at speed - reality takes t…

Caveat - Not My Words ...

… but there for the grace of whatever power you hold true - do we all go. Sometime sooner. Sometimes very much later. But go we do. Few have the power to control ‘when’.

The Myth of Maslow

They Buried Smiths. Now Thet Might Have To Bury TG Jones

The rebranding of WH Smith to TG Jones led to large and rapid declines in revenue - which means that the buyer of the brand did not actually undersatand what they were buying.

Maybe ...

… maybe not. It’s all about the lens through which you view the story.

Crucial Track 🎵 June 1, 2026

Use LLM models in the same way as you buy consulting

There are a few parralels …

🎥 On The Waterfront 🚧

In a nutshell - if you havent seen it - watch it. If you have seen it - watch it again.

📺 Dark Matter 🚧

To save you the click through ... yep ... good watch.

Crucial Track 🎵 May 31, 2026

Isn't a 'Blue Sky' in the ATmosphere - not 'on'❓

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