Long-form essays across society, philosophy, economics, politics, culture, work and technology. Sorted by subject, read in any order.
No. 020Economics & Politics
There is something worth examining about the way we remember significant moments in our history. We celebrate independence, political movements, revolutions, military struggles and the individuals who stood at the…
No. 019Art & Creativity
I sometimes wonder if we made the most of the Afrobeats movement.
No. 018Work & Organisations
How evidence, momentum, and uncertainty shape the direction a product takes.
No. 017Work & Organisations
I used to think becoming a better designer meant becoming better at design.
No. 016Philosophy & Ideas
I used to think reading was dangerously close to indoctrination. You open a book, and someone else’s conclusions walk straight into your head. No resistance, no interrogation, just absorption. And if most of what we know…
No. 015Technology & Innovation
I posted something on LinkedIn this week about an idea I’ve been thinking about quite a bit lately: the difference between payment as a feature and payment as a product. I thought I’d share the longer version here…
No. 014Economics & Politics
Nigeria wants to become a trillion-dollar economy by 2030. It is an ambitious target, and ambition itself is not the problem. The real question is whether we are building the conditions to get there, and whether ordinary…
No. 013Economics & Politics
Every time an African startup crosses the billion-dollar mark, we celebrate. And honestly, I understand why. I feel that pride too. There is something exciting about seeing an African company become valuable enough for…
No. 012Philosophy & Ideas
I have been turning something over lately. Metacognition, the strange habit of watching yourself think while you are thinking. Noticing a thought as it arrives, questioning it, asking where it came from and whether you…
No. 011Society & Culture
There is a specific quiet that shows up in me whenever a headline announces someone has become the richest man alive. Not admiration. Closer to a flinch, the feeling of being handed a scoreboard I never agreed to play…
