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Introduction Andy Kane is an English television personality, carpenter and DIY presenter who became widely known as “Handy Andy” on the BBC programme Changing Rooms. He wasn’t originally chasing television fame. He was doing carpentry work. Then TV came calling. The BBC Programme Index confirms Kane appeared on Changing Rooms as its handyman, working alongside presenters and interior designers during the show’s original run. The Guardian later reported that producers found him while he was…
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Introduction Michael Pawlyn is a British architect, writer and public speaker known for his work in biomimicry and regenerative design. He established Exploration Architecture in 2007 after spending ten years at Grimshaw. Earlier in his career, Pawlyn was closely involved with the design of the Eden Project Biomes. That project became one of the main markers of his career. Since then, his work has stretched from desert food-production systems to books, public talks and research…
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Introduction Companies can spend thousands on conferences and still come home with very few useful sales conversations. Quartz Network takes a different route. Instead of relying mainly on booths and random networking, its model connects B2B solution providers with senior executives whose current business needs may fit what those providers sell. Quartz describes its events as invitation-only experiences built around curated networking and relevant provider meetings. That is the idea behind searches for Quartz Events…
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Introduction Artificial intelligence can write reports, analyse large datasets, answer customers, produce software code and support business decisions in seconds. That sounds like a technology story. It is not only that. AI Transformation Is a Problem of Governance because businesses eventually have to answer questions that software alone cannot solve. Who can use AI? What information can employees give it? Which decisions can a machine influence? Who checks its output? And who carries responsibility when…
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Introduction Farrah Storr MBE is a British journalist, author, editor and media executive. She became widely known through some of the UK’s biggest women’s magazines. Her career has changed a lot since then. She launched Women’s Health UK, later ran Cosmopolitan UK and became Editor-in-Chief of ELLE UK. She then moved away from traditional magazine publishing and joined Substack. As of September 2026, she is Head of International at Substack. She also writes her own…