Carl Honore

Food for thought

admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:47:05 +0000

An interview where I talk about five books that helped shape my thinking in In Praise of Slow.

Speaking in Poland

admin — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:27:24 +0000

Just confirmed that I’ll be speaking at the Warsaw Book Fair on this coming May 11th. Come along if you’re there…

Slower parenting

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:21:54 +0000

Interesting piece on the benefits of giving children room to breathe.

Slow Partying?

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:01:50 +0000

Forget speed metal and dark psychedelic. These days, it’s all about slow partying….

The rise of Slow TV….

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:39:24 +0000

It was only a matter of time….

Slow Club Music…

admin — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:21:13 +0000

Apparently, even club music is slowing down these days….

TV interview on helicopter parenting

admin — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:59:36 +0000

CBS TV news report on helicopter parenting including an interview with me…

A Slow Communication manifesto, at last…

admin — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:59:17 +0000

Click here to read it….

Can gaming spark a revolution in savings?

admin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:49:21 +0000

A few months, ago, I was invited to join a think called the Future Prosperity Panel. It was convened in London by Aviva, a global financial services company. There were nine members (they called us “thinkers”) on the panel, all from different backgrounds. The aim was to reach beyond the traditional confines of the City and Wall Street to find fresh ideas for reshaping financial services for the future.

Each thinker wrote an essay putting forward a single idea. Mine was that we might be able to inspire people to save more if we make saving more like a game. Since I submitted the piece, the media has been full of stories of how “gamification” is working wonders in many fields of human activity. So perhaps I was on to something.

You can read a very abridged version of my essay on Page 3 of today’s Financial Times. An interview with me will be broadcast on Radio 4’s Today Programme very soon (depending on how the News of the World story plays out).

And for the full version of the essay plus a video interview and more background on the think tank, click here.

Jump into the debate and let me know what you think….

Slow Santiago

admin — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:40:18 +0000

Estaré en Santiago de Chile la semana que viene para alzar la bandera de la lentitud…

Will be in Santiago, Chile next week to fly the flag of Slow….