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explorations in curiosity; serendipity; new ways of working; thinking and doing.
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Playing in the Gardn
Playing in the Gardn
Gardn helps startups and scaleups do the most important thing — build valuable relationships with customers.
Matthew Knight
Sep 19, 2019
Pwiffle.
Pwiffle.
Day rates are rarely the right model. I’m experimenting with other approaches when a project suggests something more informal is sensible.
Matthew Knight
Jan 3, 2018
Algorithms remove the joy of discovery.
Algorithms remove the joy of discovery.
When I first signed up to Medium, it didn’t know my interests, so would serve me random articles. As I started to read more and click more…
Matthew Knight
Dec 29, 2017
Never say goodbye.
Never say goodbye.
Yesterday was my last day in the Carat offices.
Matthew Knight
Dec 19, 2017
Six months on.. what did I learn?
Six months on.. what did I learn?
So, if you’ve been following my story over the past six months, you’ll have noticed that:
Matthew Knight
Dec 14, 2017
Meetings Suck. Booking meeting rooms suck even more.
Meetings Suck. Booking meeting rooms suck even more.
Meeting room systems and processes rarely seem to work in an intelligent way, there has to be a smarter approach.
Matthew Knight
Nov 20, 2017
Odd Socks
Odd Socks
My kids went to school in odd socks this morning. It’s to raise awareness around Anti-Bullying week – to suggest that everyone is an odd…
Matthew Knight
Nov 13, 2017
From idea to inbox
From idea to inbox
hacking out simple ideas can help you focus on what one should do
Matthew Knight
Nov 5, 2017
Thinking out of the inbox
Thinking out of the inbox
How email might need to start living outside of the box
Matthew Knight
Nov 4, 2017
Today
Today
I had coffee with a remarkable creative leader redesigning how agencies could work, supported a friend actively exploring new roles within…
Matthew Knight
Oct 17, 2017
Observations – No. 4 and thanks for all the fish.
Observations – No. 4 and thanks for all the fish.
I’m coming to the end of the first phase of my six months of exploration.
Matthew Knight
Sep 7, 2017
Bits v Books
Bits v Books
I’ve committed to reading more and got myself the kindle app on my iPhone to do it.
Matthew Knight
Sep 3, 2017
Is it rubbish, just hidden, both or neither?
Is it rubbish, just hidden, both or neither?
Side projects are great fun — but what if no-one ever gets to see them, is that a waste of time?
Matthew Knight
Sep 2, 2017
Observations — №3
Observations — №3
This isn’t a crossroads, there are no longer any junctions. In fact, where we’re going — we don’t need roads.
Matthew Knight
Aug 28, 2017
Exercise. Literal and creative.
Exercise. Literal and creative.
Aimless wandering and its role in curiosity.
Matthew Knight
Aug 19, 2017
Observations — No 2.
Observations — No 2.
On freedom of thought vs decision and direction.
Matthew Knight
Aug 18, 2017
Your first idea is 💩
Your first idea is 💩
Bram, my partner in crime at Carat, talks frequently about how your first idea will generally be crap — that it takes work to go from the…
Matthew Knight
Aug 13, 2017
Observations — Month One
Observations — Month One
This is the ongoing story of Matthew Knight, who is trying to figure out his next career step should be, spending his notice period…
Matthew Knight
Aug 5, 2017
Play, ikigai, soul-searching and a CV.
Play, ikigai, soul-searching and a CV.
This month, I celebrate my fifth and final anniversary at Carat — I’ve decided to move on, and have started a six month project to, not…
Matthew Knight
Aug 2, 2017
The 100 — five years on (part one).
The 100 — five years on (part one).
This is a short story about how giving people total and utter freedom with a simple brief can create wonderful things, an experiment in…
Matthew Knight
Jul 16, 2017
Reclaiming Bad Behaviour
Reclaiming Bad Behaviour
There’s a handful of words which have overtly negative connotations or definitions which I think need reframing.
Matthew Knight
Jul 12, 2017
where is mk?
where is mk?
We’re moving towards Agile Working at Carat — and i’ve been tinkering with a code to create a chatbot which lets people know where i am. it…
Matthew Knight
Jul 11, 2017
Happy Birthday iPhone
Happy Birthday iPhone
Wow — ten years? Apple introduced the world to the iPhone, and without doubt, this product has been more defining of the current consumer…
Matthew Knight
Jul 4, 2017
Alt.Voice
Alt.Voice
Much has been spoken of the filter bubble.
Matthew Knight
Jun 25, 2017
Is there room for emotion in the work place?
Is there room for emotion in the work place?
I’ve had an experience this week where despite my best efforts, I feel like I made a mistake by doing what I felt was the right approach…
Matthew Knight
Jun 22, 2017
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