Author: Lina Irawan

Cannes Lions Launches LIONS Sport, Elevating Creativity as the New Competitive Advantage

Lina Irawan

The global sports industry is entering a transformative era where creativity is becoming just as valuable as athletic performance, media rights, and sponsorship revenue. Recognizing this shift, Cannes Lions has announced the launch of LIONS Sport, a new global forum dedicated to exploring the cultural and commercial power of creative innovation in sports marketing. Scheduled to take place on June 24–25, 2026, during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, the two-day event aims to bring together some of the most influential leaders across brands, agencies, rights…

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The Panasonic LUMIX GH6 in 2026: Solid Hardware Is Not Enough

Lina Irawan

It’s been four years since Panasonic first launched the LUMIX GH6 — a 25-megapixel successor to the wildly popular GH5. Like the GH5 before it, the GH6 is very unapologetically aimed at videographers and “hybrid†photographers with a bevy of features that are intended to make everything from YouTube content to fully color graded, feature film quality videos. In 2026, Micro Four-Thirds as a system is fully matured with hundreds of lenses to choose from and various types of cameras to pair those lenses to. So, how does the GH6…

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Not that long ago, a close friend betrayed me.

Lina Irawan

This person treated me cruelly. They took advantage of my generosity, wasted my time, and accused me of things that weren’t true. The whole thing left me feeling saddened, disappointed, and emotionally drained. My self-righteous first instinct was to play the victim. I wanted to convince this person they were wrong—to make them see how they hurt me, to force an apology, to somehow fix the relationship by changing them. Silly me. Trying to change someone is rarely loving. More often, it’s control cloaked in concern. And the need to…

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Why I Don’t Care About Being Popular Anymore

Lina Irawan

In middle school, being popular felt like the most important thing in the world. I just wanted to fit in and be liked. I tried so hard to impress the “cool kids†and obsessed over my social media followers. But pursuing popularity made me utterly miserable. I had low self-esteem and based my worth on external validation. I posted endless photos and memes seeking compliments and filtered my true self. I changed how I dressed, talked and acted to gain approval from others. But inside, I felt like a fraud.…

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How McDonald’s is serving up culture as part of its new strategic plan

Lina Irawan

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. McDonald’s on Monday laid out a new strategic plan, called McDonald’s > NEXT, that looks to boost growth and productivity at the fast-food giant. While McDonald’s has seen four straight quarters of same-store sales growth, the chain is contending with increased competition and persistent economic pressures. Along with innovating its menu, reimagining restaurants and redefining hospitality, the chain is working to connect with consumers by evolving its marketing to prioritize the type of efforts that have stoked sales.…

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