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Russell Davies, guest blogger

Russell Davies has never really worked out what he wants to do when he grows up.

He's been a musician, a joke-writer for the BBC and done all sorts of jobs in advertising — most of them as that strange blend of strategist, ethnographer and statistician the British call an Account Planner. While at Wieden + Kennedy/London, he helped create the brilliant Honda ads (Choir, Impossible Dream, Hate Something) we've shown at TED and highlighted here on the TEDBlog. He spent the last year helping Nike with brand strategy and consumer research. He's now freelancing, writing and spending more time with his blogs russelldavies.com, eggbaconchipsandbeans.com and a good place for a cup of tea and a think.

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