Published in Catalyst·Mar 10, 2021Designing endingsThere are lots of design patterns for onboarding users — why are there so few for endings? What’s your favourite ending? For most of us, we’ll think about a book or movie that we really enjoyed. It might be a thriller with a completely unexpected twist at the end. …Content Design5 min read
Jan 8, 2019Building the Public Media StackAn incomplete list of projects already doing things that could be part of a Public Media Stack — This is the second of a two part essay, originally published on Storythings.com. The first part is here. If you’ve read the first part of this essay describing why we need a Public Media Stack, you probably already know lots of examples of projects that could be part of this…Journalism10 min read
Jan 8, 2019The Public Media StackAfter a decade of increasing platform monopolies, now is the right time to build an ecosystem for public media projects. — This is the first of a two part essay, originally published on Storythings.com. The second part is here. Why we need a Public Media Stack As someone who is an eternal optimist, and who loves tracing the complex arcs of history, this is my favourite proverb: “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago…Media7 min read
Jul 6, 2018Wanted — Operations & Events Manager (Maternity Cover)We’re looking for 6 months Maternity Cover for our awesome Operations & Events Manager — could this be you? — Emily Bromfield joined us earlier this year at Storythings, leading on our Operations and Events work. She’s lead our finance, HR and other operational processes, and on the development of our growing events slate, including our 10th The Story in Feb 2019, our new event Complex in Spring 2019, and…Jobs3 min read
May 16, 2018The Cosmonaut’s GloveHow a space suit helped me say thank you to my father — This is one of my favourite photos of my dad. He’s the white haired man in the smart jacket in the front row, standing next to my mum and my twin brother. Kenyatta Cheese is kneeling on stage, at the beginning of his talk at The Story conference in 2014…8 min read
Apr 25, 2018Member-onlyHow Likes Went BadFacebook didn’t invent the feature, but they definitely broke it. How can we better regulate future disruptive ideas? — The Accidental Invention of the Like In 2005, Rob Manuel had a problem. Four years earlier, after the dizzying rise and crash of the dotcom bubble, he’d started a site called B3ta.com with his friends Denise Wilton and Cal Henderson. …Social Media12 min read
Feb 9, 2018Member-onlyThe Hot List: The Rise and Fall of the Singles ChartHow a simple list defined popular music, from Vera Lynn to Ed Sheeran — The actions that define culture are rarely deliberate. Culture is, in many ways, an accumulation of accidents, small gestures and stumbles that somehow end up sticking together like a giant snowball rolling down a hill. Every successful band has the moment when they almost gave up just before their breakthrough…Music Industry12 min read
Feb 9, 2018Everything You Need To Know For The Story 2018Tickets still available for our event at Conway Hall, London on Friday Feb 16th — It’s nearly time for The Story 2018, so here’s our FAQ for everyone coming to the event next week. This should answer most of the questions you might have, but if there’s something else you need to know, email or ask us on Twitter @thestory2018 and we’ll get back to…Thestoryconference4 min read
Feb 5, 2018All the Speakers & Schedule for The Story 2018Here’s our awesome speakers and schedule for this year’s event on Feb 16th. Limited numbers of tickets are still available! — It’s less than a fortnight until The Story 2018 at Conway Hall on Feb 16th, and we’ve announced all our speakers, so here’s the running order for the day. If you haven’t got a ticket already, and fancy a day of creative inspiration, then get yours now! Our speakers include…Humor2 min read
Jan 31, 2018Juno Dawson and Anjali Ramachandran will be at The Story 2018Standard tickets for The Story 2018 are almost sold out — get yours now! — It’s almost February, which means it’s just a few weeks till The Story on Friday, 16th February. If you haven’t got tickets for this year’s event, get them now, as we’re almost sold out of Standard tickets! For our final announcement before the event, we’re very pleased to introduce our…Space3 min read
