InThe Future NormalbyHenry Coutinho-Mason·Mar 9, 2021Could adding six words to job ads transform gender diversity in the workplace?It’s the day after International Women’s Day. Yesterday’s Insta stories have disappeared into the social ether, the performative virtue…A response icon1A response icon1
InThe Future NormalbyHenry Coutinho-Mason·Mar 2, 2021Can B Corps redeem (big) business and save the world?A corporate executive’s responsibility is “to make as much money as possible”.
InThe Future NormalbyHenry Coutinho-Mason·Feb 23, 2021What if…your 1-hour trips were cut to just 15 minutes?Van Moof, the 15-minute city, and why micromobility will be the digital transformation of our physical world.
InThe Future NormalbyHenry Coutinho-Mason·Feb 16, 2021Millions of Chinese are embracing AI companions. You will do soon, too.Whether or not you view Theodore Twombly’s relationship with Samantha as one of the great cinematic romances depends on your personal…
InThe Future NormalbyHenry Coutinho-Mason·Feb 9, 2021What if…we could move from cancel culture to an accountability culture?The Black In Fashion Council wants to put an end to woke-washing. Other industries should take note.
InThe Future NormalbyHenry Coutinho-Mason·Feb 2, 2021What if…you could embrace throwaway culture?The war on plastic will not be won by recycling. That is the fairly shocking opinion of Cyrill Gutsch, founder of Parley for the Oceans…A response icon1A response icon1
InThe Future NormalbyHenry Coutinho-Mason·Dec 15, 2020Is Skydiamonds’ bling without the sting the holy grail of consumerism?Can we have our sugar-free, gluten-free, climate-neutral cake and eat it? That’s the big question at the heart of this week’s edition…
InThe Future NormalbyHenry Coutinho-Mason·Dec 8, 2020Could Exit to Community redefine our idea of startup ‘success’?Stock imagery doesn’t have a good reputation. Rather it’s usually only memorable for its awfulness. Exhibit A: the infamous distracted…
InThe Future NormalbyHenry Coutinho-Mason·Dec 1, 2020Forget gold. Solein’s modern day alchemy turns CO2 into protein.One of the more eye-catching arguments in Yuval Noah Harari’s blockbuster Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind was that hunter-gatherers…A response icon1A response icon1
InThe Future NormalbyHenry Coutinho-Mason·Nov 24, 2020What if blue-collar work goes remote, too?What if it wasn’t just creative professionals and managers who could work remotely, but tattoo artists, baristas and truck drivers?