I think we’re onto something, with TOTS. TOTS. Turn on the Subtitles. Our mission to inspire and encourage broadcasters and tech companies in Britain and around the world to “turn on the subtitles”, by default, for children’s programmes. Why? Because by turning on the subtitles, you can DOUBLE the literacy of the child. “A Nielsen study of …
In the year 2000, the great British entrepreneur Simon Woodroffe wrote The Book of Yo! One of the many people who read it was a student at Leeds University. Yes, you’ve guessed it – me. In that little book were packed dozens of inspiring quotations which seasoned the story of how Simon, inspired by Japanese …
One of the reasons I love meeting up with people is that we often discuss our plans and current activities. Without these face-to-face encounters, I find I’m one step behind, reading about what has been, rather then what will be. I’m conscious that even here, on LinkedIn, I do a fairly poor job of sharing …
In the blink of an eye, the first month of 2018 is behind us. A quick update on what I’m up to this year. As ever, your ideas, connections, feedback and support are hugely appreciated. 1) The Lens is a podcast which I have created with Business in the Community (The Prince of Wales’s responsible business network). …
I was recently interviewed by the good people of Knomo about what I’m up to, and how I work. Hopefully you find the interview interesting. Oli, thank you for joining us. In a sentence tell us what you ‘do’? I connect people and ideas, I am a serial co-founder of businesses and an event MC …