Too many of us are trapped in a social media-generated bubble of synthetic citizenship, with activism and attention in the digital world substituting for actual civic engagement.


The work I do for NEXT Conference is relentlessly future-looking. But, once a year, we allow ourselves to look backwards. Lots of interest in where AI might go in 10 or 15 years. But also lots of interest in rehumanising tech, and escaping dark patterns.

Lots to explore here.



Winter sun on the beach.

A pebbled beach stretches out to meet the ocean under a dramatic sky filled with colorful clouds during sunset. Worthing pier is visible on the horizon.

The beach is doing drama today…

A pebble beach stretches along the coast under a partly cloudy sky, with modern houses lining the shore.

Guess who just took his youngest daughter to school - on an inset day…

🤦🏼


Misty walk.

A foggy park scene with a pathway lined by bare trees.

Morning long black.

A cup of coffee with a frothy surface sits on a mint-coloured saucer on a wooden table.

Duck! It’s a Canada goose.

A Canada goose is flying with its wings outstretched against a backdrop of trees.

Summer’s memory lingering in winter.

A branch features delicate, feathery seed tufts against a blurred background.