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Stunning collections of photography that range from the thought-provoking and tragic to the hopeful and unforgettable, plus great compilations of the best books and long-form articles. This year also marks the first time a pictogram has made it as the Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year – a big hand please, ladles and germs, for Face With Tears of Joy, the most-used emoji globally in 2015.Dr Johnson must be turning in his grave. And amazingly emoji apparently still have a positive impact when used in a business context. Is there an emoji that means grimly imagining the first emoji used in a presentation deck?While relishing the power of the pictogram might be (temporarily) beyond my reach, I’m pleased to have survived yet another year of buzzwords, and hopefully haven’t given in to temptation too often. That said, I have used the festive seasons to imagine some beauties for the year ahead. First person to get someone else to use one in a real situation wins.16 buzzwords I hope you will never useTechlology any cutting-edge platform designed to revolutionize communication but now used mainly to send pictures of cats (e.g. WhatsApp, SnapChat, Instagram etc)Spa-keting conscious massage of statistics to reduce anxietyHickstarter innovation from the data farmPhygital signaling the new age of physical and the digitalContent Meerkating waiting for someone else to stick their head above the parapet and then copying themProud Computing when your laptop is notably sleeker than the persons next to you. Can also be used when uploading a particularly good email or presentation: It’s in the proudBeer Reviewed any useful work discussion that happens near a bar (craft beers are not an exception)Meekonomics when figures aren’t quite as energetic as you’d hopedSleekonomics a beautiful curveCliqueonomics used when only the cool companies share the same dataLearnings per share the portion of a companys profit that is allocated to market research (actually this is quite a good one!)Brand-width name given to the amount of brands under a single mothershipMeta-grade any self-referential measurementDream lining – the new thought shower for blue sky thinkersICH Also known as Brain Freeze. Point of reference for Ice Cream Headache. As in, I think Ive reached the ICH point here guys, lets pick it up tomorrow.”Tindritis carpal tunnel syndrome brought on from excessive the swiping movement.  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