The opening ceremony had been billed as starting at 9:00am. Everyone had got up really early, had packed their tents and put all their luggage…
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I spent the morning wandering around Nairobi, visited the bank, found a Java Coffee house for an excellent breakfast and chatted to Ross and his…
Leave a CommentI arrived in Kenya this morning, fairly bleary eyed from a long but not uncomfortable journey. Immigration, for once, was a cinch. A big smile…
Leave a CommentEvery four years or so, the World Scout Movement holds an event for young adults aged between 18 and 25. This year, for the…
Leave a CommentThis morning, just after rush hour, I was on the tube, heading for a meeting in central London. As luck would have it, I was…
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Leave a CommentEducation for 21st Century Business – co-written with Sir Stuart Rose for Liberating Learning, a book of essays by teachers, philosophers, historians and chief executives,…
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