The next internet bubble

The best of this week's stories chosen especially for you.

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In my work as a growth and transformation consultant I come across important stories on how to design better organisations, products and ways of working. Every week I share my round-up at the intersection of business, innovation and psychology. I hope you like them.

Ad Tech could be the next internet bubble (Wired) Like the pre-2008 subprime housing bubble, if the market for digital advertising pops, much of the economy might go down with it.

I am a Luddite, you should be one too (The Conversation) Contrary to popular opinion the Luddites were not against innovation, today they would confront the harms done by digital capitalism to give people more power over their lives.

You are what you risk: The new art and science of navigating an uncertain world (Next Big Idea Club) My recent guest speaker, Michele Wucker, reveals how embracing your risk fingerprint helps you to take smarter risks and live a more successful life.

‘Sales funnels’ and high-value men: the rise of strategic dating (The Guardian) What happens when Performance Marketing meets Dating.

Let’s all be Batman (BBC, podcast) Matthew Syed on how an alter ego helps us to access confidence and become the best versions of ourselves.

Jeff Bezos has made space travel unchic (The Face) Thanks to Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos, space is becoming the domain of the rich and uncool.

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Leo

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Leo Rayman is worldwide CEO and founder of Grey Consulting, a design-led Growth and Transformation company backed by WPP. Previously Leo was CEO of Grey London, one of the world’s leading creative agencies. He has over 20 years working with leaders from global household names to feisty startups, helping them devise their value propositions and then manifest them in products, marketing and organisational culture.