Hello, thanks for your interest in what I am doing now.
Writing a ‘short’ book
Still slowly working on The Antiguide to Living. It’s one of the most risky and most difficult book projects I’ve worked on. You can take a peek into some of the early chapters here.
Still sharing on byDamo.la, the daily-ish blog I write. You can read the latest ones, subscribe to receive them via email below or search for the audio companion wherever you listen to podcasts.
Enabling clarity and authentic connection through woow
One of my core beliefs is that the more defining clarity we have, and the more authentic connection we make within and around us, the easier it is to make decisions that ennoble our spirits and solve the biggest challenges facing us.
We are experimenting, building Unscripted – a platform that helps professionals level up through unscripted AMAs with people they trust and admire. Part of the proceeds go to causes improving the state of the world. Reach out if you’ll like to host an unscripted ask-me-anything session, or to suggest someone who should host one.
SOME OTHER THINGS
EXPERIMENTING
When responsibility calls, I contribute independently through Curiosity. I used to co-invest in founders and platforms enabling a flourishing future for all. This aspect is passive these days. Curiosity serves as a holding for my creative experiments, collaborative special projects, investments, and initiatives that align with my overarching goal of contributing to the long-term future of humanity hinged on flourishing people, platforms, and policy.
PAST TENSE
Sometimes, the experiences from some of the things I had helped build in the past come in handy – both expanding my range and helping to form unique perspectives. I had worked on the ethics and governance of AI initiative at Harvard, rationality community building, and an international standard / recommended practice on the impact of autonomous and intelligent systems on human wellbeing. I used to be a strategist at innovation hubs in Nigeria and co-convened an innovation platform that birthed a million USD investment in fostering innovation in a state in Nigeria.
I was COO at a human flourishing media and teaching company (joyinc.xyz) present in the USA, UK, and Nigeria with a mission to build safe, warm spaces across business, government, and culture and equip a new generation of Africans with happiness and flourishing skills. I have been on the founding team since 2017 and now serve on the board. I still support the good people and ideas at AllforDevelopment, the development organisation I founded and led from 2009 to 2017, contributing to policy, global education, leadership, and human development initiatives.
Most previous adventures can be found here.
Updated January 3, 2025.
[This page was inspired by the amazing Derek and his /now page.]