Cultivated

A simple calligraphy pen introduced friction, boundaries, and intention into my thinking. This note explores how small physical tools can subtly change the pace, texture, and quality of our work — not through optimisation, but through boundaries, surface and friction.

Two simple practices — reading and writing — that improve how we think, speak, and convey meaning at work.

Careers don’t move by charisma or luck alone. They move through systems of value, clarity, relationships, and behaviour. A systems view of how advancement actually happens inside organisations.

A reflective Studio note on personal knowledge management, learning systems, and the instruments that help ideas become understanding.

A 1944 CIA sabotage manual reads like a modern corporate playbook. This essay explores how organisations unintentionally slow themselves down — and how leaders can release the friction that kills value.

Most organisations have unlimited space to communicate — but people have limited attention. This essay explores why less communication can be more effective and how to design messages for human attention, not organisational capacity.

Why bravery in organisations is not about bravado, but about challenging conformity. A Cultivated Notes reflection on behaviour, culture, and how ideas become value.

A Cultivated framework for leading organisational change through narrative. This playbook defines a canonical narrative spine and explains how narrative acts as infrastructure for aligning people, decisions, and action.

A long-form essay on noticing, movement, and making sense of complexity — through travel, work, and the quiet principles that make both more humane.