Andrew Martin
@andrewmartin.bsky.social
Founder and CEO @firetail.bsky.social working on #strategy, #futures, #impact
Strategy consultant | Occasional angel | Optimist | London
Strategy consultant | Occasional angel | Optimist | London
Reposted by Andrew Martin
Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
a man with a mustache says there be whales here in a dark room
Alt: Scotty from Star Trek Original Series (played by Jimmy Doohan) says there be whales here in a Klingon vessel's cargo hold.
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Reposted by Andrew Martin
I have written some stuff about BBC/Public Service broadcasting which I'll start putting out soon. I don't think there's enough public policy debate - when I was doing broadcasting/Charter Review in the regulator and Government there was an industry around it. Now everyone has moved on to "tech".
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I have written some stuff about BBC/Public Service broadcasting which I'll start putting out soon. I don't think there's enough public policy debate - when I was doing broadcasting/Charter Review in the regulator and Government there was an industry around it. Now everyone has moved on to "tech".
It’s November 9. If you don’t want KPop Demon Hunters to dominate your Spotify Wrapped, there’s still time but you need to take action now.
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
It’s November 9. If you don’t want KPop Demon Hunters to dominate your Spotify Wrapped, there’s still time but you need to take action now.
Really surprised how little coverage this got
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“we are no longer confident in our understanding of the US policy environment for foreign funders of US NGOs”
ciff.org/news/update-...
“we are no longer confident in our understanding of the US policy environment for foreign funders of US NGOs”
ciff.org/news/update-...
Update for our partners - CIFF
ciff.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Really surprised how little coverage this got
It's not new news to say that UK isn’t good at turning great research into big companies. But this sets out how a fragile university sector, shallow capital markets, tough visa rules for talent and a lack of policy direction just makes everything harder.
publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
House of Lords - Bleeding to death: the science and technology growth emergency - Science and Technology Committee
publications.parliament.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
It's not new news to say that UK isn’t good at turning great research into big companies. But this sets out how a fragile university sector, shallow capital markets, tough visa rules for talent and a lack of policy direction just makes everything harder.
publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
Reposted by Andrew Martin
Excellent to see @juliaunwin.bsky.social named as the government’s preferred candidate for Charity Commission chair — thoughtful, experienced, and exactly what the sector needs.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Government announces preferred candidate for the Charity Commission for England and Wales Chair
Dame Julia Unwin is the Government’s preferred candidate for the Charity Commission for England and Wales Chair, the Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy announced today.
www.gov.uk
November 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Excellent to see @juliaunwin.bsky.social named as the government’s preferred candidate for Charity Commission chair — thoughtful, experienced, and exactly what the sector needs.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Excellent to see @juliaunwin.bsky.social named as the government’s preferred candidate for Charity Commission chair — thoughtful, experienced, and exactly what the sector needs.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Government announces preferred candidate for the Charity Commission for England and Wales Chair
Dame Julia Unwin is the Government’s preferred candidate for the Charity Commission for England and Wales Chair, the Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy announced today.
www.gov.uk
November 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Excellent to see @juliaunwin.bsky.social named as the government’s preferred candidate for Charity Commission chair — thoughtful, experienced, and exactly what the sector needs.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Between Tate, Windsor and Wakefield it’s not been a great few years for the brand.
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Between Tate, Windsor and Wakefield it’s not been a great few years for the brand.
Casio are taking pre-orders for their new AI-powered emotional support guinea pig
www.casio.com/uk/moflin/
www.casio.com/uk/moflin/
Moflin | CASIO
Moflin is a Smart Companion Powered by AI, with emotions like a living creature
– designed to support, reassure, and grow with you through life’s everyday moments
www.casio.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Casio are taking pre-orders for their new AI-powered emotional support guinea pig
www.casio.com/uk/moflin/
www.casio.com/uk/moflin/
In the 1970s, the French government ran this ad: “we don’t have petrol, but we have ideas”
Today, French electricity generation is 72% nuclear, 21% renewables and 7% fossil fuels. They are the largest net exporter of electricity in the world.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk0z...
Today, French electricity generation is 72% nuclear, 21% renewables and 7% fossil fuels. They are the largest net exporter of electricity in the world.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk0z...
SPOT TV gouvernement économies d'énergie : "en France, on n'a pas de pétrole, mais on a des idées"
SPOT TV gouvernement économies d'énergie : "en France, on n'a pas de pétrole, mais on a des idées"
m.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
In the 1970s, the French government ran this ad: “we don’t have petrol, but we have ideas”
Today, French electricity generation is 72% nuclear, 21% renewables and 7% fossil fuels. They are the largest net exporter of electricity in the world.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk0z...
Today, French electricity generation is 72% nuclear, 21% renewables and 7% fossil fuels. They are the largest net exporter of electricity in the world.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk0z...
"Resilience won’t come from fixing yesterday’s problems. It will come from perceiving tomorrow’s patterns."
A lot of “innovation” work forgets you can’t build for the future if you ignore the present. A smart call to stop designing the future like it’s 2010.
medium.com/@paulagilb/w...
A lot of “innovation” work forgets you can’t build for the future if you ignore the present. A smart call to stop designing the future like it’s 2010.
medium.com/@paulagilb/w...
We Are Designing for Futures That No Longer Exist
If you have been paying attention, five reports should have made it to the top of your reading pile: The UN Global Risks Report; The World…
medium.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
"Resilience won’t come from fixing yesterday’s problems. It will come from perceiving tomorrow’s patterns."
A lot of “innovation” work forgets you can’t build for the future if you ignore the present. A smart call to stop designing the future like it’s 2010.
medium.com/@paulagilb/w...
A lot of “innovation” work forgets you can’t build for the future if you ignore the present. A smart call to stop designing the future like it’s 2010.
medium.com/@paulagilb/w...
If you work in sport or partner with sporting organisations, do join me for our next webinar with the wonderful Frances Milner from the Leeds United Foundation.
Sport can be a force for social progress and purpose, and when treated as a strategic asset, can create impact and commercial value.
Register for our next webinar to hear Frances Milner, CEO of the The Leeds United Foundation, share insights on their approach to social impact: buff.ly/aSoEofM
Register for our next webinar to hear Frances Milner, CEO of the The Leeds United Foundation, share insights on their approach to social impact: buff.ly/aSoEofM
October 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
If you work in sport or partner with sporting organisations, do join me for our next webinar with the wonderful Frances Milner from the Leeds United Foundation.
Reposted by Andrew Martin
This paragraph is pure William Gibson (@greatdismal.bsky.social)
"That portal relied on SS7 connectivity through an Indonesian telecom carrier and via Liechtenstein’s national operator, with which it had a long-standing relationship dating back to its days in the SMS marketing business."
"That portal relied on SS7 connectivity through an Indonesian telecom carrier and via Liechtenstein’s national operator, with which it had a long-standing relationship dating back to its days in the SMS marketing business."
October 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This paragraph is pure William Gibson (@greatdismal.bsky.social)
"That portal relied on SS7 connectivity through an Indonesian telecom carrier and via Liechtenstein’s national operator, with which it had a long-standing relationship dating back to its days in the SMS marketing business."
"That portal relied on SS7 connectivity through an Indonesian telecom carrier and via Liechtenstein’s national operator, with which it had a long-standing relationship dating back to its days in the SMS marketing business."
This paragraph is pure William Gibson (@greatdismal.bsky.social)
"That portal relied on SS7 connectivity through an Indonesian telecom carrier and via Liechtenstein’s national operator, with which it had a long-standing relationship dating back to its days in the SMS marketing business."
"That portal relied on SS7 connectivity through an Indonesian telecom carrier and via Liechtenstein’s national operator, with which it had a long-standing relationship dating back to its days in the SMS marketing business."
October 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This paragraph is pure William Gibson (@greatdismal.bsky.social)
"That portal relied on SS7 connectivity through an Indonesian telecom carrier and via Liechtenstein’s national operator, with which it had a long-standing relationship dating back to its days in the SMS marketing business."
"That portal relied on SS7 connectivity through an Indonesian telecom carrier and via Liechtenstein’s national operator, with which it had a long-standing relationship dating back to its days in the SMS marketing business."
Reposted by Andrew Martin
There are parallels with the "industry playbook" of citing insufficient evidence to support public health interventions
future generations will look at short form video the way we look at tobacco
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
Ep. 374: This is Your Brain on Phones
Podcast Episode · Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 13/10/2025 · 1h 38m
podcasts.apple.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
There are parallels with the "industry playbook" of citing insufficient evidence to support public health interventions
future generations will look at short form video the way we look at tobacco
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
Ep. 374: This is Your Brain on Phones
Podcast Episode · Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 13/10/2025 · 1h 38m
podcasts.apple.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM
future generations will look at short form video the way we look at tobacco
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
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“we are no longer confident in our understanding of the US policy environment for foreign funders of US NGOs”
ciff.org/news/update-...
“we are no longer confident in our understanding of the US policy environment for foreign funders of US NGOs”
ciff.org/news/update-...
Update for our partners - CIFF
ciff.org
October 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
👀
“we are no longer confident in our understanding of the US policy environment for foreign funders of US NGOs”
ciff.org/news/update-...
“we are no longer confident in our understanding of the US policy environment for foreign funders of US NGOs”
ciff.org/news/update-...
There is mounting evidence that the world is more like the 1890s than the 1990s
French prime ministers resigns three weeks after appointment on.ft.com/4pXeLDS
French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns
Macron ally was appointed just three weeks ago
on.ft.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:43 AM
There is mounting evidence that the world is more like the 1890s than the 1990s
One hell of a typo in the Green Party policy platform.
Almost certainly should have been hierarchical, but heretical captures the mood.
Almost certainly should have been hierarchical, but heretical captures the mood.
October 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
One hell of a typo in the Green Party policy platform.
Almost certainly should have been hierarchical, but heretical captures the mood.
Almost certainly should have been hierarchical, but heretical captures the mood.
It’s impossible to be cringe on LinkedIn. The cringe is cooked in.
It’s probably how most people personally experience a post-shame culture.
It’s probably how most people personally experience a post-shame culture.
October 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
It’s impossible to be cringe on LinkedIn. The cringe is cooked in.
It’s probably how most people personally experience a post-shame culture.
It’s probably how most people personally experience a post-shame culture.
another boost for this. do sign up
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Join us to hear two incredible speakers - Giulio Quaggiotto (gquaggiotto.bsky.social) and Ben Holt - share their experience of building futures and innovation capacity across government, NGOs and civil society.
Register here: www.firetail.co.uk/webinars
Join us to hear two incredible speakers - Giulio Quaggiotto (gquaggiotto.bsky.social) and Ben Holt - share their experience of building futures and innovation capacity across government, NGOs and civil society.
Register here: www.firetail.co.uk/webinars
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September 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Such an interesting study.
>> People who consumed lots of media in the week after the Boston Marathon bombings experienced higher acute stress than people with **direct exposure** to the bombings
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24324161/
>> People who consumed lots of media in the week after the Boston Marathon bombings experienced higher acute stress than people with **direct exposure** to the bombings
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24324161/
Media's role in broadcasting acute stress following the Boston Marathon bombings - PubMed
We compared the impact of media vs. direct exposure on acute stress response to collective trauma. We conducted an Internet-based survey following the Boston Marathon bombings between April 29 and May...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
September 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Such an interesting study.
>> People who consumed lots of media in the week after the Boston Marathon bombings experienced higher acute stress than people with **direct exposure** to the bombings
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24324161/
>> People who consumed lots of media in the week after the Boston Marathon bombings experienced higher acute stress than people with **direct exposure** to the bombings
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24324161/
american exceptionalism is just french exceptionalism in english
September 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
american exceptionalism is just french exceptionalism in english
After an intellectually engaging panel about the challenges of radically reforming the country, four of us got into an automated lift, were delivered to the basement and wandered around lost until we finally emerged into the gift shop of the Paddington Experience. The metaphor was a bit on the nose.
September 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
After an intellectually engaging panel about the challenges of radically reforming the country, four of us got into an automated lift, were delivered to the basement and wandered around lost until we finally emerged into the gift shop of the Paddington Experience. The metaphor was a bit on the nose.