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Notes from inside the work.

Writing on the creative economy, delivery inside government, talent, partnerships and the institutions Africa still has to build.

Creative Economy12 August 2026

Africa's Creative Economy Needs Infrastructure, Not Applause

The talent question was settled a decade ago. What remains unbuilt is the boring machinery: rights systems, capital, distribution, data.

6 min read

Public Policy28 June 2026

What Government Taught Me About Delivery

Ambition is abundant inside the public sector. Sequencing is scarce. The difference between a mandate and a result is almost always governance.

5 min read

Talent Development9 May 2026

Managing Talent Is Managing a Portfolio

The best thing a manager can do for a creator's career is say no often enough that the yeses compound.

4 min read

Partnerships21 March 2026

Partnerships Begin Long Before the MOU

The signing ceremony is the least important moment in a partnership. Everything that determines success happened before it.

5 min read

Leadership30 January 2026

Narrative Is an Operating System

Leaders do not have a communications problem. They have a coherence problem that communications makes visible.

4 min read

Culture14 November 2025

Culture Is a National Asset Class

Heritage, festivals, cuisine and craft are not soft power decoration. Treated seriously, they are balance-sheet items.

6 min read

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