Sometimes you just write for the joy of it – this was one! I’ve written on pop culture and management before but this piece might be my wildest yet: leadership and management as part of pro wrestling. Includes playacted anilingus, because of course it does.
🌀 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🌀 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Sometimes you just write for the joy of it – this was one! I’ve written on pop culture and management before but this piece might be my wildest yet: leadership and management as part of pro wrestling. Includes playacted anilingus, because of course it does.
🌀 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🌀 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Fascinating read on the Tony Blair Institute and the cozy relationship it seems to have with Oracle. Might be extra interesting for Finns, as this is where the former PM went to work.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Inside the Tony Blair Institute - New Statesman
Who really benefits from the former PM’s tech evangelism?
www.newstatesman.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Fascinating read on the Tony Blair Institute and the cozy relationship it seems to have with Oracle. Might be extra interesting for Finns, as this is where the former PM went to work.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Well, masculinity needs to develop with the times…
(But why is there no Grumpiest Cat Dad-category? Both our cats would vote for me in that category...)
www.trendwatching.com/innovations/...
(But why is there no Grumpiest Cat Dad-category? Both our cats would vote for me in that category...)
www.trendwatching.com/innovations/...
Mars Petcare and People magazine redefine masculinity with new Sexiest Cat Dad category
Temptations partners with People to spotlight Cat Dads, tapping into shifting values around caregiving, emotional intelligence and masculinity.
www.trendwatching.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Well, masculinity needs to develop with the times…
(But why is there no Grumpiest Cat Dad-category? Both our cats would vote for me in that category...)
www.trendwatching.com/innovations/...
(But why is there no Grumpiest Cat Dad-category? Both our cats would vote for me in that category...)
www.trendwatching.com/innovations/...
On my Substack – Creative Class Contrarian – I continue with the more educational, and often snarky, explanations and analyses of common innovation terms, models, and tropes.
alfrehn.substack.com/p/12-the-5-m...
alfrehn.substack.com/p/12-the-5-m...
#12 – The 5-Minute Innovator: The Double Diamond
This is part of a series, "The 5-Minute Innovator", which describes concepts and theories in the field of innovation without jargon and in no more than 1200 words, which you can read in five minutes without being a speed-reader.
alfrehn.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
On my Substack – Creative Class Contrarian – I continue with the more educational, and often snarky, explanations and analyses of common innovation terms, models, and tropes.
alfrehn.substack.com/p/12-the-5-m...
alfrehn.substack.com/p/12-the-5-m...
RIP Robert Redford.
September 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
RIP Robert Redford.
New format for my Substack, yet the snark remains. Now with curious curation and a very angry essay.
alfrehn.substack.com/p/11-the-new...
alfrehn.substack.com/p/11-the-new...
#11 – The New New Newsletter - by Alf Rehn
“Mathematics—this may surprise you or shock you some—is never deductive in its creation.
alfrehn.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
New format for my Substack, yet the snark remains. Now with curious curation and a very angry essay.
alfrehn.substack.com/p/11-the-new...
alfrehn.substack.com/p/11-the-new...
Kommentoin (vähän) Ruotsin ja Tanskan "kulttuurikaanoneja" ja näiden roolia. Ainakin sain hieman suitsuttaa Carl Barksia!
yle.fi/a/74-20181987
yle.fi/a/74-20181987
Kiistelty lista Ruotsin kulttuurin merkkiteoksista julkaistiin – ”Suomessa tällaista ei tehtäisi”, sanoo professori | Kulttuuricocktail | Yle
Ruotsissa koottiin hallituksen esityksestä lista sadasta tärkeimmästä kulttuuri-ilmiöstä. Kohuttu projekti kertoo suomalaisprofessorin mukaan poliittisen kentän muutoksesta.
yle.fi
September 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Kommentoin (vähän) Ruotsin ja Tanskan "kulttuurikaanoneja" ja näiden roolia. Ainakin sain hieman suitsuttaa Carl Barksia!
yle.fi/a/74-20181987
yle.fi/a/74-20181987
Finally! Jellybeans that taste like gravy, sweet corn, and gravy, for when KFC doesn't give you diabetes quite quickly enough! Thanks, #innovation!
www.yardbarker.com/lifestyle/ar...
www.yardbarker.com/lifestyle/ar...
KFC Jelly Beans Turn Fried Chicken and Gravy Into ‘Sweet’ Treats | Yardbarker
Like Bruce Wayne putting on his Caped Crusader suit when he sees the Bat-Signal, like Rohan answering the Beacons of Gondor, I have been summoned. I too will rise to the challenge.
www.yardbarker.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Finally! Jellybeans that taste like gravy, sweet corn, and gravy, for when KFC doesn't give you diabetes quite quickly enough! Thanks, #innovation!
www.yardbarker.com/lifestyle/ar...
www.yardbarker.com/lifestyle/ar...
Charming piece on "obstacle parenting", which I suspect will go megaviral. Expect a book deal, parents misinterpreting this in awful ways, and a backlash.
thewalrus.ca/my-job-as-a-...
thewalrus.ca/my-job-as-a-...
My Job as a Parent Is to Make My Kids’ Lives a Little Harder | The Walrus
Obstacle parenting is about cultivating focus and endurance, two skills lost in the ChatGPT era
thewalrus.ca
September 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Charming piece on "obstacle parenting", which I suspect will go megaviral. Expect a book deal, parents misinterpreting this in awful ways, and a backlash.
thewalrus.ca/my-job-as-a-...
thewalrus.ca/my-job-as-a-...
Happy and proud (with a side-order of humbled) to have been selected to serve on the board of directors of University of the Arts Helsinki, home to the Academy of Fine Arts, the world-renowned Sibelius Academy and the Theatre Academy.
www.uniarts.fi/en/articles/...
www.uniarts.fi/en/articles/...
Hanna Kuusela, Leena Niemistö and Alf Rehn selected to the Uniarts Helsinki Board | Uniarts Helsinki
The University Collegium has appointed three new members from outside the Uniarts Helsinki community for a four-year term from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2029. The newly selected members are Hanna…
www.uniarts.fi
August 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Happy and proud (with a side-order of humbled) to have been selected to serve on the board of directors of University of the Arts Helsinki, home to the Academy of Fine Arts, the world-renowned Sibelius Academy and the Theatre Academy.
www.uniarts.fi/en/articles/...
www.uniarts.fi/en/articles/...
A powerful, and needed, defense of the em-dash in writing, as well as an exposé of how people think it's a special sign of AI writing are uncultured buffoons.
www.theringer.com/2025/08/20/p...
www.theringer.com/2025/08/20/p...
Stop AI-Shaming Our Precious, Kindly Em Dashes—Please - The Ringer
Human writers have always used the em dash. In fact, it’s the most human punctuation mark there is.
www.theringer.com
August 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
A powerful, and needed, defense of the em-dash in writing, as well as an exposé of how people think it's a special sign of AI writing are uncultured buffoons.
www.theringer.com/2025/08/20/p...
www.theringer.com/2025/08/20/p...
Imaging being so unpleasant a person that you manage to turn people against an entire industry. It's almost impressive.
gizmodo.com/elon-musk-is...
gizmodo.com/elon-musk-is...
Elon Musk Is So Unpopular, He May Be Hurting the Entire EV Industry
Liberals are losing interest in all EVs, thanks to Musk.
gizmodo.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Imaging being so unpleasant a person that you manage to turn people against an entire industry. It's almost impressive.
gizmodo.com/elon-musk-is...
gizmodo.com/elon-musk-is...
Is Banksy a woman, and patriarchy just refuses to see it? I'm not sure I buy the argument completely, but there are some pretty solid points made here.
July 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Is Banksy a woman, and patriarchy just refuses to see it? I'm not sure I buy the argument completely, but there are some pretty solid points made here.
Observing ChatGPT Agent trying and failing to navigate Microsoft's ridiculous UI and security clusterfuck, and it honestly looks exactly like what I imagine the future's going to be – clumsy IT-systems frustrating other clumsy IT-systems.
July 22, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Observing ChatGPT Agent trying and failing to navigate Microsoft's ridiculous UI and security clusterfuck, and it honestly looks exactly like what I imagine the future's going to be – clumsy IT-systems frustrating other clumsy IT-systems.
So, it seems I'm going to go see Bob Dylan in October. That's nice! Did want to see the man before it get late, too late.
July 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
So, it seems I'm going to go see Bob Dylan in October. That's nice! Did want to see the man before it get late, too late.
Innovation never sleeps, nor does it take any holidays. Here's the latest issue of my #innovation Substack. This time it's social innovation, in five (5!) minutes (or less).
alfrehn.substack.com/p/10-the-5-m...
alfrehn.substack.com/p/10-the-5-m...
#10 – The 5-Minute Innovator: Social Innovation
This is part of a series, "The 5-Minute Innovator", which describes concepts and theories in the field of innovation without jargon and in no more than 1200 words, which you can read in five minutes without being a speed-reader.
alfrehn.substack.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Innovation never sleeps, nor does it take any holidays. Here's the latest issue of my #innovation Substack. This time it's social innovation, in five (5!) minutes (or less).
alfrehn.substack.com/p/10-the-5-m...
alfrehn.substack.com/p/10-the-5-m...
Just saw Superman with the young son. Sheer. Cinema. Joy. Run, don’t walk, to see this!
July 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Just saw Superman with the young son. Sheer. Cinema. Joy. Run, don’t walk, to see this!
Hypernomalization. Learn the term, learn about it, learn to use it. It will be one of the defining terms of this era. Hypernormalization.
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
Systems are crumbling – but daily life continues. The dissonance is real | Well actually | The Guardian
If everything feels broken but strangely normal, the Soviet-era concept of hypernormalization can help
www.theguardian.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Hypernomalization. Learn the term, learn about it, learn to use it. It will be one of the defining terms of this era. Hypernormalization.
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
Just shared the latest issue of my Substack.
alfrehn.substack.com/p/8-the-5-mi...
alfrehn.substack.com/p/8-the-5-mi...
#8 – The 5-Minute Innovator: Open Innovation - by Alf Rehn
This is part of a series, "The 5-Minute Innovator", which describes concepts and theories in the field of innovation without jargon and in no more than 1200 words, which you can read in five minutes without being a speed-reader.
alfrehn.substack.com
June 16, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Just shared the latest issue of my Substack.
alfrehn.substack.com/p/8-the-5-mi...
alfrehn.substack.com/p/8-the-5-mi...
Off to an ephemera-conference on algorithmic organizing at CBS. Such is my rock'n'roll lifestyle.
June 12, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Off to an ephemera-conference on algorithmic organizing at CBS. Such is my rock'n'roll lifestyle.
On the road again. Tomorrow I will be speaking at the NATO StratCom-conference in Riga, about thinking the impossible and the chaos magic necessary to see ten years into the future. As a warm-up I’m mainlining Grant Morrisson-penned comics.
June 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
On the road again. Tomorrow I will be speaking at the NATO StratCom-conference in Riga, about thinking the impossible and the chaos magic necessary to see ten years into the future. As a warm-up I’m mainlining Grant Morrisson-penned comics.
Interesting take on Jordan Peterson, arguing that he, in the end, is just a sloppier version of the caricatured postmodernism he decries.
"Peterson is someone who believes “a woman is a woman” but will also insist that dragons are every bit as valid as lions."
thewalrus.ca/is-jordan-pe...
"Peterson is someone who believes “a woman is a woman” but will also insist that dragons are every bit as valid as lions."
thewalrus.ca/is-jordan-pe...
Is Jordan Peterson Just Making It Up as He Goes? | The Walrus
The culture war’s favourite prophet can’t finish a straight thought
thewalrus.ca
June 7, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Interesting take on Jordan Peterson, arguing that he, in the end, is just a sloppier version of the caricatured postmodernism he decries.
"Peterson is someone who believes “a woman is a woman” but will also insist that dragons are every bit as valid as lions."
thewalrus.ca/is-jordan-pe...
"Peterson is someone who believes “a woman is a woman” but will also insist that dragons are every bit as valid as lions."
thewalrus.ca/is-jordan-pe...