Power and Systems The more power, the less freedom Power comes at a price. Here's a few receipts. By Alicia McKay / 12 Nov 2025
Power and Systems "Isms" are not people Does calling people racist protect racist systems? Maybe. By Alicia McKay / 20 Aug 2025
Society and Culture Scrolling is the new smoking Tech giants have copied Big Tobacco’s playbook - and it works. By Alicia McKay / 17 Jul 2025
Power and Systems Nepotism, networks and human connection On finding an afterschool job and buying a duvet in the current digital WTF-scape + BRING BACK LANDLINES By Alicia McKay / 1 Jul 2025
Power and Systems Critical thinking is not enough. It's time you learned about power Numbers and words are cool, but we have calculators and ChatGPT now. What you need is POWER LITERACY. By Alicia McKay / 25 Jun 2025
AI Big things should be good for us Cos you're worth it. Public value, private plunder, and general purpose technology. By Alicia McKay / 18 Jun 2025
Power and Systems What the AI bros won’t tell you Better conversations for boring conferences By Alicia McKay / 12 Jun 2025
Power and Systems For when it feels like you can't change anything Everything is connected. Once you see it, you can shift it. By Alicia McKay / 26 Mar 2025
Power and Systems You can be the one who changes things It's never been a better time to change things at work - and it's what your boss wants you to do. By Alicia McKay / 20 Oct 2024
Power and Systems If you were them, you'd be a jerk too Stop pointing fingers at people when you talk about change and focus on the systems that need shifting instead. By Alicia McKay / 3 Oct 2024
Leadership Understanding idea technology The ideas we have shape the world we live in. We need to question those ideas regularly, to create a society we can be proud of. By Alicia McKay / 21 Feb 2024
Leadership Stop being a hero Heroes overcome the odds. Systems change them. By Alicia McKay / 8 Feb 2024