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Cultivated

Good work doesn't always become value. Cultivated is a body of work exploring the conditions that allow ideas to move, why they stall, and what it takes to make work matter.

Wiring — Communication  | Jun 01, 2026
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A photo of a Lion
 |  meeting notes  | May 31, 2026
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A banner with the words overlaid - Impact, Letters and Noise - Meeting Notes
 |  Engine — Creativity & Climate  | May 26, 2026
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A photo of some cows with the words overlaid - Why Lack of Fun at Work Is a Warning Sign
 |  meeting notes  | May 24, 2026
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The ratio, again - Meeting Notes
 |  Flywheel — Learning & Practice  | May 20, 2026
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A photo of the number 10 inked onto a wall
 |  meeting notes  | May 18, 2026
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A story about jobs, AI and rising costs - Meeting Notes

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A photo of a Lion

A practical breakdown of the Lion, T-Rex, Mouse and Monkey communication styles—and how to adapt your behaviour for clearer, more effective communication at work.

A banner with the words overlaid - Impact, Letters and Noise - Meeting Notes

Meeting Notes is Cultivated's weekly letter — Sent Sunday, also in the members' archive. This week: Writing letters, impact and noise.

A photo of some cows with the words overlaid - Why Lack of Fun at Work Is a Warning Sign

The meeting ends. People file out. Nobody lingers. There is no laughter, no side conversation that runs a minute too long — just movement from one room to the next. Experienced leaders notice it before they can name it.

The ratio, again - Meeting Notes

Meeting Notes is Cultivated's weekly letter — Sent Sunday, also in the members' archive. This week: Revisiting the ratio of adding value, or auditing those who do.

A photo of the number 10 inked onto a wall

We were scaling fast and the standard hiring playbook wasn't working. Skills alone didn't tell us who would thrive. So we studied the outliers.

A story about jobs, AI and rising costs - Meeting Notes

Meeting Notes is Cultivated's weekly letter — Sent via email, also in the members' archive. This week: A story about jobs, AI and rising costs

A photo of sticky notes on a wall

A senior leader stands in front of a slide titled "Our Product Operating Model" and describes, in fluent jargon, what is essentially a project plan with new vocabulary. The shift most enterprises are making from projects to products is real — and it is rarely the shift they think it is.

When a good idea isn't enough- Meeting Notes

Meeting Notes is Cultivated's weekly letter — This week: A solid idea is not the same as a valuable one. Sent Sunday. This is the members only archive version.

Thinking about the gap between action and knowing - Meeting Notes

Meeting Notes is Cultivated's weekly letter — This week: Thinking about the gap between action and knowing. Sent Sunday. This is the members only archive version.

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