We put our people first because innovation doesn’t come from nowhere.
Michael Hansen, Hempel group president and CEO
Monocle August 2025

It’s too easy to forget the human at the other end. Instant messaging is excellent for efficiency but it takes more than a phone in every pocket to overcome our hardwired human (and hard-to-emulate-online) sense of trust and camaraderie.

Digital decency: 10 rules for better online behaviour
Josh Fehnert
Monocle August 2025

While AI might change companies and become a valuable tool in various trades, when it comes to telling their stories, brands are increasingly reticent about social media. There’s just too much slop being served; unchecked AI nonsense that makes cut-through for genuine and deep engagement impossible. Legacy media has an opportunity to be the new media.

As AI continues to serve up slop, legacy media is back on the menu
Andrew Tuck
August 2025

… effective communication finds common reference points – shared values, experiences or concerns that transcend political or cultural divides.

Nic Monisse
Sign of the Times
Monocle on Design
July 30, 2025

“You want strong foundations, clear systems and smart use of data – people are at the heart of it all.”
James Vowles team principal at Atlassian Williams Racing
Monocle July, 2025

Sometimes good service involves making an effort for others.

How high-end technology misses the point in hospitality
Adrian Moore is a Paris-based Clefs d’Or concierge
Monocle June 2025

“Healthy ageing is about enabling people to continue doing what they value as they grow older… It shifts the focus away from simply having or not having a disease and instead looks at how well a person functions and feels in their environment.”
Vânia de la Fuente-Núñez, a doctor, anthropologist and expert in ageing.
Monocle, Quality of Life Survey 2025. June 2025 issue

“The answer is that we know the power of vision – if you’re together and connected, you can do anything.”
Mayor Samuel Dusengiyumv, Kigali, Rwanda

Economist John Kenneth Galbraith deemed the US a society of “private opulence and public squalor” back in 1958.
Opinion: Naomi Xu Elegant
Monocle on Design May 21 2025

“The smartphone has become a repository of the self,” writes media scholar Nicholas Carr, “recording and dispensing the words, sounds and images that define what we think, what we experience and who we are.”

Used with consideration, smartphones can deepen our connection to the present
By Tom Vanderbilt
The Monocle Minute Monday 19 May 2025