Ben Holliday

This is my blog where I’ve been writing for 20 years. You will find posts about digital transformation, design and leadership. You can also find me on Bluesky and LinkedIn. In 2022 I published a book for TPXimpact, Multiplied.

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The secrets of guerrilla communication

Communicating design to your colleagues is an important skill. Read more

Let’s pretend

Imagining the alternative. Read more

Imagining the alternative future

The direct route

Patterns of things that break

The escalator is now stairs. Read more

Here’s your permission to go ahead and break things

Finding your appetite for destruction. Read more

Critique is not criticism

The automation reading list

Featuring Amazon Go, Apple self checkout, a Daily Mail headline and some good books Read more

The tipping point for voice activated services

My (not so bold) predictions. Read more

The problem with ‘customer’

Why it’s important that we’re having the conversation Read more

The gentle art of stopping

Everyday is an opportunity to write something

The start of a writing experiment in December 2016. Read more

Creating better missions

Missions are built on words then actions. What helps define a great mission statement? Read more

Town hall clock feedback

Surrounding your team with data and better sense making. Read more

Fuzzy words and actions

Why your mission is only as good as your focus. Read more

What does a successful product or service look like?

Success looks like a product or service that solves a real problem for people Read more

Knowing when to fight and when not to fight

Is it worth winning the argument? Read more

What doesn’t hurt can eventually kill you

Inertia is the biggest killer in the workplace Read more

The technology trap

Are you building momentum or applying the brakes? Read more

Creativity, or reasons to get up and move

Thoughts about creativity, inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s book Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear. Read more