An overview of the all the things we got up to via the No Straight Lines project in 2012. A great year.

1. NO STRAIGHT LINES
YEARBOOK 2012

2. 7
07
After a year
non-linear curvy
journey…
No Straight Lines
is published

3. There were lots of
dots to join up
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4. Lots of support !

7. In the moments between watching and re-watching the Olympic Opening Ceremony in the
past 48 hours, I’ve been reading No Straight Lines: Making Sense of Our Non-Linear World
by Alan Moore. Alan presents the current array of economic and social problems as a kind
of design challenge, where what is being redesigned is the organisation of society as a
whole. Insanely ambitious, but I rather like that. In sum: “Imagine the impossible, then create
it.” Our hero Danny Boyle would agree.
Diane Coyle, BBC Trustee, Economist, author of The Economics of Enough,
The Soulful Science.
REVIEWS

8. ‘Anyone worried about where business is going in today’s chaotic world – and
everyone concerned with where it should be going – must read No Straight
Lines. Alan Moore has captured what is happening, but more importantly
provides prescriptions for what individuals, companies, and society should do
about it to create a better world’.
– B Joseph Pine II, Co-author, The Experience Economy and Infinite Possibility
REVIEWS

9. Anyone who is interested in the future, interested in how our aspirations to
work in a way that satisfies our creative intent and frankly, anyone who has an
interest in the true nature of happiness – should read this important book.
Tim Smit Co-founder and CEO The Eden Project

10. NSL got some INK

11. HSM Magazine Brazil
http://www.no-straight-lines.com/blog/a-sociedade-a-e-economia-no-straight-lines/

13. http://www.international-innovation-healthcare.com/magazines/HC18/index.html

14. The BBC Radio interviews with Peter Day. His favourite soundbite.
Industrial organisations
inappropriate for the
time we live in
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mdl67
http://www.no-straight-lines.com/home/videos/

15. People sent in photo’s of No Straight Lines on their
book shelves. So thanks to all of you that did that.
Creative and generous!

16. Dawn Danby
Uffe Ulbeak
Arjan Postma
David Scholtz
Louise Jacobsen

17. Readers

18. 8000 unique readers from around the world
of the Open Access Participatory Book
https://read.publification.com/b/no-straight-lines

19. More publishing innovation with the Living Bibliography
http://www.no-straight-lines.com/living-bibliography/

20. Arianna Huffington invited me to
become a writer / blogger for the
Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-moore/

21. Most memorable speaking engagements

22. Heavy Metal Design Day – challenging the contexts of
design October 30th at Radical Design Week was the day
dedicated to heavy metal design and innovation. Invited were
students and practioners of design, engineering and
economics to a design seminar at Museum of Contemporary
Art Shanghai in the heart of People’s Park
http://www.radicaldesignweek.com/index.php/archives/4770

23. Bestival Uni
Highly recommended

24. DERRY
A profound learning experience

25. Briefings for many companies at board level on the
complexity and challenges of a non-linear world

26. A
powerful learning
field
for participants to
re-design for radical
business & organisational
transformation
We ran our first transformation LAB.
http://www.no-straight-lines.com/transformation-labs/

27. Our participants said

28. Watch the 4 minute film on our first
Transformation LAB
http://www.no-straight-lines.com/transformation-labs/

29. 2013…
The sharing of knowledge

30. Enterprising Futures: Exploring Enterprise
Models for the 21st Century @ Schumacher
http://ht.ly/ggzrE

31. and thanks to everyone
that helped the nsl
project in 2012

32. Want to thrive in a non-linear world?
Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/garryknight/4945365870/
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