Every little thing WE do has the power to change the course of the ‘project’ that is 2025, redirecting it to a place of fairness, inclusion, respect, joy. Showing love for all people, for our ways of living, and for this beautiful earth that holds us all in safety and provides us with the environment that makes it possible to hope, dream and give life to our creative ideas.

Consumerism shapes us.
It's the tension in the minds and hearts of anyone adopting a regenerative, people and planet-centred way forward for communities and business, who also works with – and values – brands. The history of us as consumers IS the history of us as people, as communities, as cliques. The Coca-Cola vs Pepsi. The biscuit dunked in your tea. The teabag brewing in the pot… They’re all tiny signals of who we are and, on some level, shortcuts to connection with others.
So while part of me is a bona fide eco worrier, another part can’t conceive of a life without brands to love. Brands to remember, when other things I hold precious are fuzzy in my brain.

We’re at the start of a new month. Heading into a new season.

Some of us might be thinking of setting ourselves goals to take us through to the end of the year. Or taking stock of where we are in relation to the goals we set at the start of the year. If you plan to do either, give yourself a minute to think about success and how you measure it. 

What’s the context you use to shape the way you see (and judge) your actions?

How does that impact how you define your successes and failures?

And what value do you put on each of them?

I’m a praise junkie.

I know it. And I don’t like it about myself. It makes me hesitant and slow to act, as I second guess myself and the work I want to create and put out into the world. Because needing praise skews how you measure success, as you start to equate popularity with worth.

It was the end of KNIT, a 5-day DE&I pilot project initiated and funded by H&M Foundation. The vision for KNIT was to bring together people with diverse lived experiences to participate in co-creating solutions that will make the fashion industry more equitable.

The 2019 documentary, directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, is two hours of Morrison’s brilliance on film…

Hope is a beautiful sentiment that comes into its true power when we move from ideas to action... and it doesn't rely on big, showy action. Small, persistent, committed acts add up to a world of difference. 

Wishing for different and better in 2024

The penultimate day of Black History Month 2023 and I got to join a panel discussion to Celebrate Our Sisters (the theme for this year’s Black History Month). The panel was hosted by Freuds as part of the company’s regular Culture Club events.

I've just written my first piece for the Independent.

It's a Black Hair Story…

While New Year is the traditional time for making resolutions and taking steps towards a better you, autumn can also be a great time to evaluate goals, reset and resolve to learn new skills.

I got to join the roster of experts and give a talk on building creativity in teams. The talk was designed to motivate and share some ideas to help these relative strangers connect with each other, generate ideas quickly, give each other feedback, and manage energy levels during what was likely to be an intense week.

Last Tuesday, I was chatting to a colleague about ChatGPT. A true early adopter, they fizzed with admiration for the amazing things the souped-up AI Bot can do (write a poem in nanoseconds, churn out a paper on Othello’s Desdemona). As I listened, I felt my head get hot.

WELCOME INCLUSION the film Creative Grace got to co-produce with the super creatives at Sunday for ICAEW is up for 2 awards at tonight's CMA awards!!!! And that's hot on the heels of winning at the PPAs 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Good luck tonight Team Sunday.

And here’s to us Andy Greenhouse , Mikey Trotter and all the brilliant and generous ICAEW members who showed up on that chilly October Tuesday and shared their time, open minds and thought-provoking stories. This is one time when the taking part really does count ✨🌈🙌🏾❤️🧡💛💚💙🖤🤍🤎💜

#inclusion #diversity #diversityisbeautiful

I get to do a rewarding mix of EDI (equity, diversity & inclusion) work at Creative Grace.

Late last year I got to co-produce a film project led by award-winning content agency Sunday Their brief was to make a series of films to launch ‘Welcome Inclusion’, a progressive new ED&I initiative for ICAEW the national body of chartered accountants.

🎤 The project was a chance to use old skills in new ways (I got to interview to camera using a mirror box).