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December 6, 2024

The Kanye Moment

Zane Lowe almost pulled the interview that defined his career. Would you do the same?

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November 22, 2024

Poisoning the day

The fatalist's guide to productivity, or how to get through the day before it gets to you.

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November 18, 2024

The rise of the conversational style

Turns out that people hate polish now. Here's what you can do about it.

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November 13, 2024

The reluctant artist

What 187,000 developers tell us about work in an AGI world.

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October 25, 2024

Distracted Company. Attentive Company.

The future belongs to companies that prioritise focus above all else.

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October 15, 2024

The Simplicity Engine

What the NFL's most surprising team teaches us about building great products.

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September 26, 2024

Crossover creatives

All knowledge work is, or will soon be, creative work. Adapt or die.

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September 19, 2024

Baseball or Basketball?

Why Amazon’s return to office isn’t really a return to office

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September 12, 2024

Precision workspaces

Your workspace is a tool. Use the right one for the job.

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September 10, 2024

Bluey, and the hierarchy of distractions

Why we should give up on trying to avoid distractions, and just get better ones.

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September 2, 2024

Inefficient creativity

Why doing great work means getting off the treadmill.

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August 30, 2024

Work House III: Making Movies

How to seize the opportunities of a Work House world.

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August 15, 2024

Work House II: Having a Creative Day

Why the best office in the world will soon be a sofa and an internet connection.

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August 1, 2024

Work House I: the Barings of Mincing Lane

For 300 years we abandoned the home as a place of work. Now we've returned, what's next?

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July 10, 2024

No habits beat bad habits

You probably think government makes bad founders. Here’s why you’re wrong.

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June 24, 2024

You had one job…

Why we’re entirely too reasonable about the latest wfh productivity stats.

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June 6, 2024

The age of the enthusiast

To figure out the future of work, look to a Japanese game designer’s twitter feed

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May 29, 2024

Isn't it nice, when things just work

On building products in a world where nothing seems to work anymore

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May 20, 2024

It goes on because it’s 11:30

What Saturday Night Live teaches us about balancing creativity and routine

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April 23, 2024

Mrs Wyatt, I’m leaving the office…

Lessons in uncertainty and creativity from Local Hero

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April 16, 2024

The Studio Movement

Nike, the missing middle, and the quest for disruptive innovation.

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April 2, 2024

The Bunch of Nerds Theory of Marketing

Why you should keep your marketing strategy niche, and useful.

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March 20, 2024

Crossover Creativity, or why Ashore exists

How to work like an artist, even if you aren’t.

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March 14, 2024

Hungry Dogs

Why did startups start being afraid of the underdog?

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March 5, 2024

Zuck's Instagram

What status looks like in a world where time is all that matters

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February 13, 2024

Football Factory

How the Kansas City Chiefs built the ultimate creative culture.

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February 6, 2024

Tech Romanticism vs Tech Rationalism

Or, why the bicycle of the mind still needs a rider.

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January 31, 2024

Rembrandt's Face

Why building for yourself matters

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January 21, 2024

On the Road

Why cars are the second best space for creativity (after Ashores).

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January 8, 2024

Beyond Offices and Offsites.

Work isn't working. How do we fix it?

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January 4, 2024

The Power of a Pause

How the Christmas break became a form of collective reflection.

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December 15, 2023

No Risk, No Fun

Lessons from building a startup whilst parenting two under two.

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December 13, 2023

The Artisan Internet

The old online world is dying. How do we build a new one?

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December 4, 2023

The Invisible Years

In praise of diversions and inefficiencies.

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November 27, 2023

The Luxury Startup

Why companies with personality are the ones that win.

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November 9, 2023

The best startup you've never heard of: Fitzcarraldo editions

Five lessons from the rise of Britain's best indie publisher.

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October 31, 2023

Bringing New Meaning to Hybrid Work

Can we update our approach to blending remote and in-person work?

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October 20, 2023

Listen better: notes on building an attentive startup

In a world of “move fast and break things”, is there space to tastefully craft & make things?

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October 9, 2023

Unbundling The Office

aka, The Ashore Manifesto. The traditional office model is over, what’s next?

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October 4, 2023

Where you work matters, so does what you're working on

A deeper look at the statistics on remote work productivity.

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September 29, 2023

Think Deeply, Then Forget: why disruptions boost creativity

Disrupting routines & the shortcut to a creative frame of mind

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September 25, 2023

The Good Old Days: Why nothing beats getting back to small teams

Rediscovering rapid innovation is as easy as 1 to 3.

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July 31, 2023

Work House II: Piping the Dream

Why the best office in the world will soon be a sofa and an internet connection

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July 21, 2023

Top of The Pods: Lessons in building great products from The Rest is History

Uncovering the strategies behind an industry juggernaut.

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July 10, 2023

“It’ll grow on me”: Phil Knight, the master of Disagree and Commit

Sometimes the best ideas aren’t yours, spotting them is half the battle.

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June 13, 2023

Apple v Meta: the battle for our Virtual Future (and who’s going to win)

Facing up to the future of portable computing.

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June 8, 2023

30 drafts: five lessons in creativity from Succession

Creative secrets from the show‘s writers (not the characters).

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May 30, 2023

Noise. Cancelled? The Quest for a Quieter, More Productive Workspace

Crank it up to 11, sometimes

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March 8, 2023

Remote-work stays for your business

Our COO introduces Ashore's new beta product, Ashore Partners, and our remote work newsletter, Far Out

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February 4, 2023

Take your work away with you

Why you should work away, and how we’re helping you do it with beautiful properties & world-class workspace

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