The right metaphors, ‘lurruping on’, moving from despair to hope and more in #TheEdit.

• The good fortune of getting old. What helps us to go ‘lurruping on’, according to well-loved children’s author Michael Morpurgo – New Stateman
• Jesse Eisenberg: How to rewire your anxiety into authenticity. “I’m going to remind myself that this anxiety comes from a place of really investing in what I’m talking about” – Big Think
• Let the metaphor do the heavy lifting. As you plan your next change initiative or transformation, don’t just ask, “What’s our strategy?” Ask, “What metaphor will make people want to carry our strategy forward?” – Harvard Business Review 
• Autumnal tints. “A great many, who have spent their lives in cities, and have never chanced to come into the country at this season, have never seen this, the flower, or rather the ripe fruit, of the year” – The Atlantic 
• The case for hope, with Rebecca Solnit. Professor of psychology Dacher Keltner speaks to author and activist Rebecca Solnit about how embracing uncertainty enables us to move beyond climate anxiety and despair to hope and action – Greater Good 
• How AI became our personal assistant. New data shows the ways millions have integrated the technology into their everyday lives – Financial Times 
• Every business is a story. Strategy alone won’t change an organisation. But the right story will  – The Beautiful Truth