Generous is about imagining a different way of living, about innovating, trying new things, believing that things can be better, simpler, more beautiful. In many ways, Steve Jobs epitomised this Generous spirit. So we asked Generous member, Peter Barrett...

As I write this, I’m also on Facebook. Go on – judge me, to your heart’s content (it’s not as though I’ll ever know)… you can even pretend that you never waste time on social media if you like; I won’t mind. Whether...

Don’t know if you’ve noticed but there’s a series of posters appearing on the London Underground, inspired by artist Michael Landy. He asked members of the public to come up with tales of nice things that have happened to them while travelling on...

Last night I watched a programme about the rising role of computers in society – ‘All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace’ (what an incredible title!). Intriguingly, it looked in detail at the life and work of Ayn Rand, the free market...

I used to work for Walkers, a crisp company, and when I was there (many years ago) the options on flavours were simple: ready salted, salt & vinegar and cheese & onion. At the time we were just starting to work on Doritos and branching out...

Need something to stroke your ego this Christmas? How about a life-size replica of yourself – in Lego blocks? The artist in question (from New York, of course) will make the likeness from a photo, for a mere £37,000. Too showy? Something a little more...

Occasionally in the IT industry (where I work) someone comes up with an idea that really annoys lots of people. In 2003 Nick Carr wrote a brilliant article (and a subsequent book) for Harvard Business Review (HBR) called ’IT doesn’t matter’...