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Out of Focus: The Kodak Story

Dated: 1 June 2026

A couple weeks ago, I was talking to my eldest daughter about something I hadn’t thought of in a while: digital cameras. Not the camera on her phone, but an actual, early 2000s-style camera. The kind we all rushed to replace, but according to her, is re-emerging on social media […]

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The problem LEGO thought it had – and the one it really did

Dated: 18 May 2026

I don’t think it’s too presumptuous of me to say that many childhoods (and adulthoods) would not be the same without LEGO. My daughters and I have spent many hours on bedroom and living room floors building LEGO empires. If you’ve read any of EmpowerPath’s other pieces (which you should, […]

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A Downwards (Brew)Dog

Dated: 23 April 2026

Just after the pandemic, I was a regular attendee of weekend yoga classes at the gym, with the primary goal of becoming more flexible. If you’re ever in need of a thorough stretching, I would highly recommend it!  Stretching your business, and expanding, is unfortunately not something that can be […]

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How Aviation Learned to Learn

Dated: 25 March 2026

For much of the twentieth century, flying was dangerous in ways we now struggle to imagine. In the 1960s and early 70s, commercial aviation accidents were frequent enough to be accepted as an unfortunate reality of progress. Aircraft were improving, but not fast enough to keep pace with the complexity […]

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The Blockbuster Bust-Up

Dated: 2 March 2026

When I asked my teenage daughters what they knew about Blockbuster, they just stared at me blankly. Which is odd because not that long ago it was everywhere. Then gradually, it wasn’t. When Netflix began to grow, the threat looked obvious. A cheaper model, no late fees, films delivered straight […]

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