Thoughtfolio 63 — the end of privacy, learning innovation from Dutch football, Orwell’s writing tips.
What I’ve been reading this week…
George Orwell’s six rules for great writing. (6 mins) — medium.com
Keep it concise, keep it simple, don’t use long or complex words when short ones will do…. Most of the emails I read on a daily basis break these rules — mine included!
The face recognition app that should scare us all. (8 mins) — www.engadget.com
Continuing the Orwell theme, ClearView AI is a private startup, that has built a surveillance system that scans and scrapes the web for every photo of you — without your consent. And police forces all over the world are using it, without any checks and balances…
What leaders and organisations can learn from Dutch football. (6 mins) — corporate-rebels.com
More great thinking on the importance of generalists (which always gives me comfort). “For organisations to thrive in a chaotic world, we need to shape shift our organisms, and fluid roles are the best way of doing this.”
“Steal from one and it’s plagiarism. Steal from 200 and it’s original.” August Kleon
