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Working in an ever-changing digital landscape means that ideas and concepts can often be short-lived. So how do you keep up with the trends and stay innovative? Here are some examples of how some publishers and tech companies are trying to stop employees from becoming complacent.

The NY times solution

Digiday have recently launched TLDR: a nifty way of condensing longer content into bite-sized chunks. Is this a sensible response to changing reading habits, or a symptom of a growing inability to consume longer content?

'But isn't TLDR just the same as writing a teaser for a story?' I hear you ask.

For your average woman, Lena Dunham is relatable on so many levels. She's a total mess, slightly overweight and she doesn't really give a rat's arse. 

There is a great deal of puzzlement in The Times newsroom about the proposed switch to ‘edition-based’ publishing across its digital media.

We are told that the decision came after consultants looked at the website’s traffic patterns.

Adult colouring books have been topping headlines as the latest craze in book publishing, but should we be surprised?

The current bestselling title at Amazon is Secret Garden, an Adult Colouring Book (no...not that kind of adult!). Illustrated by Johanna Basford, it is a beautiful compilation of pen-and-ink illustrations just begging to be coloured in. It even doubles as a treasure hunt, with hidden tiny creatures and even blank spaces to continue drawing!