Barrie Bramley writes here about imagination, meetings, AI, and whatever else he has been poking at. Roughly monthly. Occasionally useful.
My Friend's Boss Is Seeing Someone New
Outsourcing your authority to AI is a person deciding to hand the responsibilities they signed up for to anything, or anyone, other than themselves.
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The Left-Brain/Right-Brain Myth, And the Stranger Truth Behind It
Logical left, creative right isn't true, but the reason it caught on is more interesting than the debunking. Neuroscientist Iain McGilchrist on what the divided brain is actually for.."
Cars, Calculators and AI. How our Imaginations Keep Failing Us
A few months before I stood up in front of the Mercedes-Benz executive team to talk about AI, I was driving to their…
Human Imagination is a Massive Failure for AI Adoption
It was 29 January 1886 when Carl Benz patented the first gasoline powered car, The Benz Patent-Motorwagen. The general…
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Man Against Machine - Who Brews the Best Beer?
It started as a pub conversation. Could AI actually brew a decent beer? And if it could, could it beat a real…
Do You Have A Word For The Year 2026?
Do you have a word for the year? I do.
How to Run Meetings Your Team Actually Looks Forward To
What if your team actually looked forward to your weekly meetings? In this episode, Barrie sits down with the…
The Meeting as a Mirror - A conversation with Dr Jean Cooper
A conversation with Dr Jean Cooper, a psychologist and adventurer about the unseen forces that influence people, teams, and organisations.
If Animals Governed South Africa?
If animals were to form the government of your country, which animal would you hope was President? We asked 31 people. Here are the results:
The Curious Story of a Checkers Trolley at the River
6 months later and that trolley hasn't moved. The 8 year old voice inside of me keeps shouting that we should take it home.