A dictionary of modern lifeOriginal definitions · Illustrated satire
Lucifer’s Lexicon

Modern life, properly defined.

From the dictionary

COLLABORATION

n.The division of responsibility among enough people that blame becomes impractical.

A hand-drawn satirical comic showing Lucifer beside colleagues passing a blame parcel around a conference table while an empty chair labelled accountability receives none of it.
The illustrated dictionary COLLABORATION
A connected train of thought

  1. Meetings & Office Life

    ALL-HANDS n.

    A meeting requiring everybody's attendance and very few people's participation.

  2. Product & Customer

    CUSTOMER JOURNEY n.

    The route by which a simple purchase acquires seventeen internal owners.

  3. Governance & Procurement

    GOVERNANCE n.

    The machinery by which a decision acquires enough signatures to become nobody's fault.