mike freedman

Ex-ad agency writer, creative director, co-founder. Now connect dots for purpose-driven brands, towns and cities. And writing for the love of it.

[mike freedman @Freedthinkers]

Not all empty office blocks are candidates for conversion to apartments. Excellent explainer with graphics https://t.co/2Wpz3h6wUE

[mike freedman @Freedthinkers]

Great initiative. Africa has deep tech talent too, waiting to be epic... #tech #africa #talent https://t.co/Q6uPGHzxgF

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@nntaleb Dreamdead

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Microsoft invests $10billion in OpenAI. Cuts 10 000 jobs. Equates to $100 000 per job. It may sound harsh, especially for those affected, but it could transform Microsoft and be a signpost to the future. #microsoft #openai #future

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How to bring the south of Durban back to economic life.
850 hectares of barely used land less than 20km from the port of Durban can: -
- change the economic life of the city
- find common ground across our social and political d…https://t.co/fUu7ggfJKY https://t.co/LOp0s4MkmC

[Thomas H. Ptacek @tqbf]

I’m sorry, I simply cannot be cynical about a technology that can accomplish this.

[mike freedman @Freedthinkers]

Smart marketing, free download for SM share. They do smart handbooks, so low-risk #innovation #digitaltransformation #businessmodels https://t.co/VYrMBDwECn

[mike freedman @Freedthinkers]

Would you like to know "The One Wise Thing I Ever Heard Donald Trump Say"? https://t.co/OC0mcdUiLE

[mike freedman @Freedthinkers]

Growing food in the Namib Desert has its challenges - and its rewards. https://t.co/lVI8ZfNA9o

[mike freedman @Freedthinkers]

After strangers asked me whether I believed in Jesus, I thought about football https://t.co/PHVDDQQH2E

[mike freedman @Freedthinkers]

I’ve joined @ONEinAfrica by signing a charter to help create 15 million new jobs in Africa each year by 2025. Come join me! #JobsNowAfrica https://t.co/wCbed2t3UM

[mike freedman @Freedthinkers]

Can gravity batteries solve our energy storage problems? https://t.co/fLBo1YTiwb via @BBC_Future

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@TalebWisdom @nntaleb But you write who says ‘but’ first loses the argument.

[mike freedman @Freedthinkers]

@robynhobson Old Akhan saying - never rub bottoms with a porcupine

[mike freedman @Freedthinkers]

Working from home, at least part-time, impacts real estate and culture. Before you count how much rent you save, consider how much culture you lose.... See 'The Road to Belonging - Company Culture in the Time of Covid' #culture #offices
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@RyanCoetzee Looking at this from afar, the Lib Dems had a huge opportunity to be the only adults in a room full of spoilt and whiny children. Opprtunity not taken.

[mike freedman @Freedthinkers]

@MyBlueEconomy This was in 1987. He belatedly changed his view since.

[Gunter Pauli @MyBlueEconomy]

Warren Buffet confesses: "I’ll tell you why I like the cigarette business. It cost a penny to make. Sell it for a dollar. It’s addictive. And there’s a fantastic brand loyalty". He only forgot to mention: it kills. It is time for a new logic - investing will never be the same!

[mike freedman @Freedthinkers]

@IvoVegter @dailymaverick Although I often disagreed with something you wrote Ivo, I always welcomed you testing my own thoughts. And I will continue to do so. Keep stirring.

[mike freedman @Freedthinkers]

@dafrankel Time to think may well be the silver lining of this dark COVID19 cloud. And time to feel... and time, as we socially distance ourselves, to deeply reconnect. Wishing you and your family, David, a speedy return to good health.