Articles
Following an argument further
Some questions need room for a longer explanation. Here I bring together articles that examine the relationships between people, ideas and the systems in which we work and live.
These pieces share the practical concern running through my teaching and consulting: what does this understanding help us do? I am interested in arguments that survive careful questioning and give us a better basis for action.
For more recent reflections and developing ideas, you can also explore the blog.
Inbound Marketing: Why Did it Emerge, What Makes it Significant, and Where Next?
Inbound marketing is a recent marketing strategy, having only entered the professional and academic marketing lexicon in the early 2000s.…
Complex Problem Solving Training
This article will provide you with an indicative summary of the material I can teach your team when you engage…
Reading List for Complex Problem Solving
I have read each book on this list at least twice to develop my Complex Problem Solving training. Each book…
Marginal Losses: An Explanation of Suboptimal Institutional and System Performance
I first wrote about Marginal Losses for SAGE International Australia in 2017. As the topic is more pertinent today than…
Strategic Communication And The Podcast Industry
I wrote this paper in May 2022, for my Master of Media in Strategic Communication. The paper interprets and integrates…
The Role Of Storytelling In Marketing
I wrote this paper in May 2022, for my Master of Media in Strategic Communication. The paper interprets and integrates…
The Principles Of Persuasion
This paper brings four of my blog posts on the principles of persuasion together in one place. They can be…
Jean Baudrillard And The Existence Of Meaning
October 1999 A surprising number of people continue to ask me how I learned to think in the lateral and…