feeling like i have accomplished something today by joining twitter and wondering why it took a Time article to spur me to doing it

reading Richard Dowdens latest book on africa-beautifully written

just finished my latest blog entry at www.developmenthorizons.com

having a good chuckle at edward docx article in prospect on the frequent inanity of public feedback to radio shows

listening to charles gore at the dsa conference explaining the crisis in terms of long wave kondratieff cycles. fascinating stuff

just finished skidelsky on Keynes: return of the master. takeaway? economics needs to learn to deal with "irreducible uncertainty"

Just gave talk on scanning external environment at Save UK. Messages-work with unusual suspects, co-construct knowledge, redouble engagement