Kerry Friend

Kerry Friend

@kerryfriend

Thinker-writer for hire. Rabbit-holes & occasional wormhole.

New Zealand

Joined Feb 16, 2022

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Serpentine Reader - Issue 1

www.serpentinegalleries.org/reader/issues/issue-1/

art and society
cultural commentary
Serpentine Gallery
Serpentine Reader
education

Oct 15, 2025

4

Fonterra’s focus on growth amid consumer sale

www.farmersweekly.co.nz/opinion/fonterras-focus-on-growth-amid-consumer-sale/

Sep 12, 2025

3

About Us — Ember Innovations

www.emberinnovations.nz/about-us

Sep 10, 2025

1

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy

www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/treatments/eye-movement-reprocessing

EMDR
therapy

Aug 30, 2025

1

Bilateral Stimulation 101: What It Is and How It Helps

www.livemindfullypsychotherapy.com/blog/bilateral-stimulation

bilateral stimulation
mental health
EMDR
neuroscience
emotional regulation

Aug 30, 2025

4

BCG2 and Crave Global merge to form BcgCrave, a purpose-driven agency to give brands momentum

campaignbrief.co.nz/2025/06/04/bcg2-and-crave-global-merge-to-form-bcgcrave-a-purpose-driven-agency-to-give-brands-momentum/

Aug 26, 2025

1

Blood Types: Differences, Rarity and Compatibility

my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/21213-blood-types

Aug 24, 2025

1

#156 - Third Anniversary Edition | LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/pulse/156-third-anniversary-edition-liz-keable-kzbme/

Aug 8, 2025

1

No Holding Back: Tastemaking, Mould-Breaking Indies Are Telling Brands, “We Do Not Work For You. We Work Together” | LBBOnline

lbbonline.com/news/indies-telling-brands-we-do-not-work-for-you-we-work-together?utm_source=Australia+%26+New+Zealand&utm_campaign=bf9e6518cc-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_06_12_12_08_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-d9a3a39ab8-455616150&mc_cid=bf9e6518cc&mc_eid=cb9c173736

advertising industry
brand-building
creative economy
tastemaking
independent agencies

Jun 13, 2025

9

Strategies to Help Clients Process Grief and Loss - NICABM

www.nicabm.com/program/grief/

grief
mental health
psychotherapy

Jun 12, 2025

2

ADHD NZ - a thriving ADHD community that enriches the world.

www.sporty.co.nz/adhdnz/info/extras/adhd-workplace-employment-rights

neurodiversity
ADHD
employment rights

Jun 10, 2025

1

R/GA Launches AI Search Optimisation Platform as Traditional SEO Faces Disruption | LBBOnline

lbbonline.com/news/rga-launches-ai-search-optimisation-platform-as-traditional-seo-faces-disruption

AI
SEO
digital marketing
brand visibility
innovation

Jun 8, 2025

2

Reflections of Life Deck

www.thegamecrafter.com/games/reflections-of-life-deck

boardgame production

May 19, 2025

MEDIA AND MACHINES.

www.workingtheorys.com/p/the-media-machine-singularity

media
social networks
algorithmic culture
digital economy
hyperreality

May 8, 2025

4

Female vs. Male Weed Plants: Similarities and Differences

leafwell.com/blog/female-vs-male-weed-plants

cannabis cultivation

May 4, 2025

1

Mark Dery (1/4) – portrait – Black(s) to the Future

blackstothefuture.com/en/mark-dery-14-portrait/

May 4, 2025

3

Truth, Lies and Dancing

beiner.substack.com/p/truth-lies-and-dancing

May 1, 2025

8

AI Briefing: Autonomous browsing and shopping agents bring new opportunities and (bot) risks 

digiday.com/media-buying/ai-briefing-autonomous-browsing-and-shopping-agents-bring-new-opportunities-and-bot-risks/

Apr 30, 2025

2

Omnicom's Flywheel gets certified with TikTok Shop as it ties creators to sales results

digiday.com/media-buying/omnicoms-flywheel-gets-certified-with-tiktok-shop-as-it-ties-creators-to-sales-results/

Apr 30, 2025

2

Omnichannel Excellence: Why Fashion Retailers Must Connect Every Touchpoint to Stay Ahead

powerretail.com.au/omnichannel-excellence-why-fashion-retailers-must-connect-every-touchpoint-to-stay-ahead/?lid=bdrbgib546id&utm_source=pulse%20newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campign=Power+Retail+Pulse+-+Endeavour+-+30.04.25_20250430

Apr 30, 2025

1

Closed-loop measurement: Your ticket to true ROAS | Criteo

www.criteo.com/blog/closed-loop-measurement-your-ticket-to-true-roas/

Apr 30, 2025

1

Cannes Lions 2024 Recap: Retail Media & Connected Commerce Insights | Flywheel Blog

www.flywheeldigital.com/blog/cannes-lions-2024-recap-retail-media-and-connected-commerce-insights

Apr 30, 2025

2

How AI Agents and Unified Commerce are Transforming Retail in Australia

powerretail.com.au/how-ai-agents-and-unified-commerce-are-transforming-retail-in-australia/?lid=h8kn2hxf1tmz&utm_source=pulse%20newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campign=Power+Retail+Pulse+-+Endeavour+-+30.04.25_20250430

Apr 30, 2025

6

Why Ajaz Ahmed walked away from WPP to start over with Studio.One

www.thedrum.com/news/2025/04/29/why-ajaz-ahmed-walked-away-wpp-start-over-with-studioone

Apr 30, 2025

8

The most important work is antimemetic

magazine.metalabel.com/the-most-important-work-is-antimemetic/

Apr 26, 2025

What is hate speech? | United Nations

www.un.org/en/hate-speech/understanding-hate-speech/what-is-hate-speech

Apr 15, 2025

2

Does technology change the nature of knowledge? | Tony Bates

www.tonybates.ca/2009/03/12/does-technology-change-the-nature-of-knowledge/

knowledge
information society
technology

Apr 13, 2025

1

The New Nature of Knowledge

halfanhour.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-nature-of-knowledge.html

knowledge
technology

Apr 13, 2025

2

WhatsApp use among African international distance education (IDE) students: transferring, translating and transforming educational experiences

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17439884.2019.1628048

WhatsApp
distance education
socio-economic inequality
digital learning communities

Apr 10, 2025

3

What Connectivism Is

halfanhour.blogspot.com/2007/02/what-connectivism-is.html

connectivism
learning theory
education

Apr 10, 2025

3

There are No Things. There are patterns.

jennymackness.wordpress.com/2018/03/15/there-are-no-things-there-are-patterns/

connectivism
learning
patterns
emergent learning

Apr 10, 2025

1

Pinterest

nz.pinterest.com/

Apr 10, 2025

1

Raymond Tallis - Left-Thinking People

literaryreview.co.uk/left-thinking-people

Sir Iain McGilchrist
neuroscience
consciousness
brain hemispheres
cognitive science
research
brain

Apr 10, 2025

2

Kathleen Raine

www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/kathleen-raine

Kathleen Raine
poetry
mysticism

Apr 10, 2025

1

Veronum crypto goes live in token sale with nearly 500m VRN on March 14

crypto.news/veronum-crypto-goes-live-in-token-sale-with-nearly-500m-vrn-on-march-14/

Apr 10, 2025

3

Bioelectric controls of cell proliferation: Ion channels, membrane voltage and the cell cycle

www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.4161/cc.8.21.9888?needAccess=true

bioelectricity

Apr 8, 2025

2

Somatic Cell - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/somatic-cell

Apr 8, 2025

1

Germline - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/germline

germline
primordial germ cells
developmental biology
genetic inheritance
evolutionary biology

Apr 8, 2025

1

Richard Penn Q&A, read his insightful stories - Contemporary Art, multi-disciplinary

mailchi.mp/85df9bff603b/richard-penn-qa-read-his-insightful-stories-contemporary-art-multi-disciplinary-12865997?e=16cac033bf

Richard Penn
Creative Process
Multi-disciplinary
Contemporary Art
Art Stories
creativity

Mar 30, 2025

4

Scientist have identified a brain circuit for creativity - AdNews

www.adnews.com.au/news/scientist-have-identified-a-brain-circuit-for-creativity?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Monday%20March%2031%202025&utm_content=Monday%20March%2031%202025+CID_0e2264f1862f1284be56f3e30f3940fa&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=Scientist%20have%20identified%20a%20brain%20circuit%20for%20creativity

neuroscience
brainresearch
creativity
brain

Mar 30, 2025

1

How childhood adversity shapes brain and behavior

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250317163409.htm?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

brain development
early-life stress
neuroscience
childhood adversity
education
mental health
neurodiversity

Mar 25, 2025

2

An Atlas of Agendas - The Nile

www.thenile.co.nz/books/an-atlas-of-agendas/9789083270654

Social Systems
Infographics
Political Maps
Atlas
research
Civic Engagement

Mar 24, 2025

1

Know Your Shoppers: eCommerce Market Insights in Australia

ecommerce-report.auspost.com.au/know-your-shoppers/

eCommerce
Australia

Mar 20, 2025

3

Getting paid on Metalabel (splits, earnings, payouts)

help.metalabel.com/hc/en-us/articles/35217551534995-Getting-paid-on-Metalabel-splits-earnings-payouts

Metalabel
Creative Platforms
Revenue Distribution

Mar 9, 2025

7

Little Black Book | LBBOnline

www.lbbonline.com/about/editorialtoolkit/

advertising industry
creative leadership
business strategy

Mar 7, 2025

4

Women Founders Building a New Kind of Industry | LBBOnline

www.lbbonline.com/news/women-founders-building-a-new-kind-of-industry/?mc_cid=1db47425cd&mc_eid=cb9c173736

women founders
creative industry
leadership
workplace culture

Mar 7, 2025

9

Outlier Playground

app.outlier.ai/playground/67c9f59ef5689b160fffa4be

AI in Advertising
Predictive Analytics
Programmatic Advertising
Data Privacy

Mar 6, 2025

12

Rubio hails Panama’s move to exit Chinese infrastructure plan

www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-02-03-rubio-hails-panamas-move-to-exit-chinese-infrastructure-plan/?dm_source=vectorengine&dm_medium=internal&dm_campaign=similar-articles

Panama
US-Panama relations
China

Mar 6, 2025

2