4 things inspiring Brian Cooper, CCO at Oliver & ECD at Dare

1. Blockchain. I studied maths and computer science. Blockchain is the most radical idea since http. When your data is distributed and secure no one person can have control over it. Banks became powerful because they stored our money, and made money from it. Distributed ledgers take that power away from the banks. In much the same way Facebook and Google have become powerful by owning our data, but would lose that power as soon as data becomes distributed, unique and put back in the hands of those who it belongs to.
2. David Szalay. If you haven’t read ‘All that man is’ you should. 9 different stories of 9 different men spread over an age range of 18 and 70 it is an extraordinary tale of modern day man. Insightful and brilliantly written, it is on of the freshest novels I’ve read in years.
3. The Night of. This new series from HBO is completely addictive. Unlike other crimes series it is so incredibly close to real life. It’s all in the detail. You really wouldn’t want to get caught up in the US criminal justice system. Totally addictive

4. CS presents Agency 2020. Can’t wait to hear other people’s thoughts on the future of the agency. The industry is in a state of huge flux.