Meaning is part of a global community - a community of fellow travellers on the road to better business. With Shared Meaning we signpost a collection of ideas and stories to inspire you on your own journey.

Navigating the search for purposeful work

So much has been said and written about what makes for enjoyable, purposeful work. Turns out it's far from straightforward. We like this approach from 80,000 Hours - pulling together some smart research...

Be My Eyes

It cheers us when technology is used not just to create profits, but to build community. So Be My Eyes caught our attention: an app that crowdsources live audio description to help visually impaired people when they ask for assistance...

Seven Steps to Improve Your People Skills

Remember Neil Mullarkey from Meaning 2014? Comedian, improviser, actor and excellent fellow, Neil's new book is a simple and amusing guide to tweaking your people skills for greater confidence and behavioural flexibility...

Workplace complexity, explained simply

Why do workplace relationships seem to get disproportionately more complex when additional people get involved in a project? This answer, found on Stack Overflow, makes so much sense...

Meaning is more than just Meaning: There's Meaning Fringe

Meaning has grown. This November, as well as our main conference, there's a choice of workshops, meet-ups, and even a guided sea-swim. Whether or not you're joining us at the Dome on Thursday 16th, take a look at the Meaning Fringe...

Rethinking recycling

Recycled products - great to buy, but hard to find, right? Not so in Sweden, where an entire shopping mall has been created - dedicated to re-used, re-purposed and recycled items. Pay a visit...

Something is rotten...

At toy giant LEGO, business is good, yet redundancies loom. So what's wrong? Time to hear from our Danish friend and workplace culture expert Alex Kjerulf...

Stories of empathy

In an online world overflowing with disposable 'content', we felt refreshed when we found Maptia - an uncluttered platform with a simple aim: to foster empathy through storytelling...