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@grahamolver

COO, Non-Exec, Barrister. Mash-up of people, projects, creativity, design, dynamic systems, future cities, arts, science, storytelling and playing the blues...

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The new #LutonDART is vital to the sustainable growth of @LDNLutonAirport. It will help increase passengers accessing the airport by rail and support @lutoncouncil’s 2040 Vision of a carbon-neutral town.
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@ideo20 Dec 2017
Our wish for the new year is that companies become more flexible, human-centered, and purpose-driven. @IDEO designers share ideas to redesign the workplace in 2018, from rebranding maternity leave to creating 21st-century unions: ideo.to/Z32xDN
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@ideo studied #innovation in 100+ companies — here’s what it found. hubs.ly/H09tS8K0
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Co.Design
@FastCoDesign21 Dec 2017
What’s a novel without its words? buff.ly/2oVUkwC (from 2016)
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“Painters have often taught writers how to see.” —James Baldwin theparisreview.org/interview…
James Baldwin, The Art of Fiction No. 78

James Baldwin, The Art of Fiction No. 78

“After my best friend jumped off the bridge, I knew that I was next. So—Paris. With forty dollars and a one-way ticket.”

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“Often things you think are just beginning are coming to an end.” —John Dos Passos theparisreview.org/interview…
John Dos Passos, The Art of Fiction No. 44

John Dos Passos, The Art of Fiction No. 44

“I think the desire to observe, to put down what you see as accurately as possible, is still paramount.”

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Great to see @wyggroup supporting many of these projects xitter.gq/mod_dio/status/9431753…
Defence Infrastructure Organisation (@mod_dio) profile pictureDefence Infrastructure Organisation@mod_dio19 Dec 2017
From new jetties to nurseries it's been a busy year for DIO. Here's our 2017 year in review: insidedio.blog.gov.uk/2017/1…
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Don’t miss this exhibition! #london #art #photography #blackandwhitephotography xitter.gq/dcontempart/status/943…
D Contemporary | Art Gallery (@dcontempart) profile pictureD Contemporary | Art Gallery@dcontempart19 Dec 2017
Last few days to see - High Exposure by Doug Scott. . Gallery will be closed from 22nd December - 3rd January . Nanda Devi - second highest mountain in India (7817m) seen above the Shipton Col 1974
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If you want to know how animals feel about being inside man-made structures, check out the reaction of these cows as they get to spend time on grass. #nature #animals – at Seattle, WA
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Delighted to meet up with Yoshihiko Sano, President of Yasui Architects & Engineers whilst in Tokyo earlier this week to talk about use of BIM to support construction and to manage operational buildings. Looking forward to future collaboration with @wyggroup
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Image from Nathan Holloway (@nathanh73)
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HM Treasury
@hmtreasury6 Dec 2017
A new #infrastructure programme unveiled today will bolster productivity and encourage innovation in the construction sector: gov.uk/government/news/boost…
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Sarah Wixey@E13Wix30 Nov 2017
WYG's London office director, Nathan Holloway, receives a beautiful Doug Scott photograph from Community Action Nepal for all the support WYG has provided to the Building Back Better prog @wyggroup #ProudMoment
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privilege for @wyggroup to be part of @dcontempart exhibition tonight @DougKScott photos - they are beautiful #photography #mountaineer
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“It is at the edge of things that we come alive, where nothing else exists except rock, ice and snow.” - Doug Scott. . High Exposure by Doug Scott in aid of Community Action Nepal, sponsored by @wyggroup 1st December - 5th January #mountains #
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Read @infra_intel's story on @wyggroup winning @APMProjectMgmt #awards for work on @mod_dio's Road/Rail transfer point at Glen Douglas & #buildbackbetter in #Nepal. We look forward to supporting @DougKScott's CAN at @dcontempart's exhibition. bit.ly/2AqJUK0
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Breathtaking tales & photographs from @DougKScott at launch of “High Exposure” exhibition @dcontempart for #CANepal supported by @wyggroup
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Good to see @grahamolver who was instrumental in our collaboration with Community Action Nepal at @DougKScott “High Exposure” @dcontempart – at London, England
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TED Talks
@TEDTalks10 Jun 2015
"Life is not linear; it's organic. We create our lives symbiotically as we explore our talents." t.ted.com/cmIIU09
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The Well of Being—superb children's book for grownups about the art of living wholeheartedly buff.ly/1KlUM9s
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Wonderful children’s book about our planet's largest and immensely fascinating creature buff.ly/1KqtqPF
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