Why Constantly Using Your Smartphone Makes You Tired

Have you been using your iPhone a lot and, coincidentally, feeling pretty tired? You may even be feeling strain around your temples that you think is stress?

Travelling to Singapore with a Baby

Lessons we learned from our recent trip to Singapore with our…

Giving Birth in Philippines — A Father’s Experience

I woke up just after 5am on Monday 17th August. My partner was already awake and standing up. She’d apparently been awake for a while, but I’m used to that — I don’t know how she always gets up so early every morning! Our 5 year old son…

5 Factors Hindering Growth in Developing Countries

I walked into the bathroom yesterday morning and, as per normal, there was no water in the pipe that hangs in through the bathroom window. For the first few waking hours of each day, there is no running water from any of the taps around the…

A Design Challenge — Finding Better Alternatives to Sachet Marketing

Here’s a challenge for all you Design Thinkers that, if successful, could benefit hundreds of millions of consumers, and dramatically reduce the environmental damage being caused by sachet packaging.

Offshoring — the pros and cons from a social and commercial perspective

A couple of years ago I wrote a draft article about off-shoring and the reasons why, ethically, it makes perfect sense and should not be condemned. However, it languished in the recesses of my hard disk…

Fly Comfortably (and Cheap!) with Infants

Choosing the Best Airline for Young Families

5 Things That Moving Overseas Taught Me

What happens when you lose the ‘little’ things you take for…