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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009I was driving to hockey training at some stage this last month and was taken by the billboard you see below. It is on the corner of Nepean Highway and North Road, in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia – for the international readers)
It stunned me.The first thing that got me about the billboard, which made me think […]
Climate change does impact the worlds poor
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009What follows is a comment I posted in reply to the following Andrew Bolt article that appeared in the Herald Sun on Tuesday the 12th of May. I don’t normally just report content like this, but felt pretty strongly about what was written and felt it important to point out where I think we’re at […]
Trampoline Melbourne
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009In about two weeks, Melbourne will play host to the first Trampoline event on the planet with 100 minds coming together for a day to share what they find amazing. In the tradition of BarCamps and other Unconferences, the agenda for the day will be created by the participants. Pat has already talked about Trampoline on […]
Leaving your legacy and tacit knowledge sinks
Thursday, January 29th, 2009These last 2 weeks, we have been swallowed up in the joy and excitement of the Obama presidency sweeping into town in Washington, with the Inauguration taking place early last Wednesday morning Australian time. Sadly, I was not one of the millions who woke early to watch the celebration, but I certainly caught up with all […]
Innovation Systems
Monday, September 29th, 2008A new report has been created by Terry Cutler, the Chairman of the Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, and has stated that Australia’s innovation system need to increase the amount of money invested in University Research to remain relevant. He warns that “Australia’s innovation system must be urgently remodeled.”
The ‘Innovation System’ is incredibly […]
The Big Issue with narrow focus
Sunday, July 20th, 2008I’ve started reading the Peter Senge’s classic tome, The 5th Discipline this week. It’s a book which I have had for about a year, and has been consistently circling my sphere of influence for a while now. The book talks about how we can solve many of the issues we face in business (and thus, […]
Genetically Modified Thinking
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008I came accross an article recently which helped to catalyse some thinking for me around the concept of Biomimcry, but also lateral vs verticle thinking. Those of you that know me will also know that I have a penchant for Lateral Thinking (De Bono Stylin’) and that I can’t stand seeing organisations/people/companies divert and focus […]
Jenga block financials
Monday, June 16th, 2008I’ll happily throw my hand up and admit that my financial modeling is not what it aught to be. But I have been learning quite recently from a guy at work who used to be in the Venture Capital industry about just what makes a great, initial, financial model. Yes, I hear you say, World […]
Street Mimes and Civil Innovation
Thursday, April 17th, 2008“It seems that I cannot escape writing this post. Early on in my foray into the blogosphere I crafted a post all about the street mimes in Bogota, Columbia, and their instigator, Mayor Antanas Mockus. The post, however, never saw the light of day as my computer lynched itself and shutdown, losing my masterpiece. I […]
Ant Colonies, Infotopia in waiting and Barack Obama
Sunday, February 24th, 2008Okay - here I go. A few thoughts have been swirling in my mind the last few days after numerous conversations with people whose one thoughts I trust and greatly appreciate/admire, mainly the fellows at Uber, Ross and Pat. So, let me lay it out…
1) Ant Colonies. Ross planted this seed. We chatted extensively the […]