• Ode to Cape Town and OuterVentures

    Time out from work on vacation is so precious and can have so many amazing benefits. Especially when you do it right. There are many ingredients to doing it right. I’m so grateful for the vacation I was able to take with my family recently. I captured some aspects of it and the ingredients and…


  • OuterVentures and travel Apps

    As I wrote in my last post, the importance of getting out into nature cannot be exaggerated. Fresh off a week on the West Highland Way in Scotland I can definitely verify the benefits. Whilst on the walk I made use of several travel Apps. This post covers two of the most useful. So first…


  • Creativity Boosters to get you in the Flow – 4 of 4 – Nature

    We all know Creativity at work is important. It is a leading driver of innovation and it boosts productivity. And when you are in the right flow, you are more creative and productive. Other than having a formulaic approach to better flow (Formula pins down what gets people in the “Flow”) we all want to…


  • The unbearable weight of doing

    One of the things you gain from going on vacation (as I did recently) is that you are liberated, if only temporarily, from the pressure of doing anything. At least in theory. Sometimes the habit of “busyness” we often pick up at work permeates into our holidays. We struggle to relax. Hopefully we are soon…


  • Finite creativity and the importance of time out

    Creativity is important. In our personal lives as well as business. Creative juices are sustenance for our innovation output. Why then do we treat it as if it were an infinite resource that can be tapped at will. Creativity depletion deniers will say there is no limit to our capacity to be creative. But it…


  • OuterVentures and the importance of diversity in experiences

    This site and the focus of my writing is on InnerVentures which focus on adventures inside organisations and of the mind. But the latter in particular is enriched when it is combined with adventures outside. Outside of our usual circumstances and experiences and our usual habitat. This is especially the case considering the protracted limitations…