Tweet Sydney’s inaugural Social Innovation BarCamp went well yesterday. The day kicked off with an opening talk by the Hon. Bob Carr, who kindly gave his time to support this event. Throughout the day we had some amazing networking and discussion sessions focused on creating sustainable futures and directing innovation towards social good. We also [...]
Entries Tagged as 'future'
Filesharing: copyright has always been a bit broken but we never noticed
August 3rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · future, ideas
Tweet I was chatting to someone at a party on Saturday night about copyright. The gentleman I was chatting with was strongly in favour of strict enforcement of copyright. He was advocating fining people who share copyright material online. It got me thinking. Once you consider the problem in offline terms it seems that many [...]
Tags: business·future·innovation·internet·law
Marysville, bushfires, cooking and rebirth
June 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · future, ideas
Tweet This recipe was shared by my buddy Heather for an upcoming barbecue that I’m planning. The story behind this cookbook is sad but heartwarming all at once. As Heather explains: Saturday 7th February 2009, now known as Black Saturday, saw the state of Victoria devastated by uncontrollable bushfires. Many towns were wiped from the [...]
Ownership, new ideas and openness
June 5th, 2010 · Comments Off · future, ideas
Tweet We see much discussion of the openness and collaborative nature of the web 2.0 world. However, many of the challenges facing us as a result of this new world relate to ownership of virtual goods. There are longstanding conventions that enable us to sort out who owns property in the real world and some [...]
Tags: business·collaboration·hyperconnectivity·innovation·law·social media·web 2.0
Transparency in business – so what?
March 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off · future, ideas, speaking
Tweet This coming Thursday, 25 March, many folks will be attending the Social Business Summit in Sydney. I will be on a panel discussing Transparency in Business – Risky or Essential?. The debate will be moderated by Headshift’s Anne Bartlett-Bragg and Robin Hamman and the panel members are Nicholas Gruen (Gov2.0 TaskForce Chair); Sherre Delys [...]
Tags: business·innovation·openness·social media·transparency
Digital citizens need real world knowledge too
March 15th, 2010 · 8 Comments · future, ideas
Tweet It was fascinating to be at the inaugural Digital Citizens event in Sydney last week – the topic was: Private Parts: Personality and Disclosure – Finding a Balance in the Digital Space. There was a great line up on the panel with visiting US lawyer and social media specialist Adrian Dayton (Social Media for [...]
Tags: future·internet·law·networked society·social networking·twitter·web 2.0
Kindling a Revolution
January 24th, 2010 · 5 Comments · future, ideas
Tweet Just travelled back from Melbourne and sat next to an extremely spry gentleman of 71 years who spent the entire trip reading on his Kindle. He told me how much he loved this new way of reading. That it can hold 1500 books and he only recharges it infrequently, less than once a month. [...]
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Future of the Web | The Scoop
November 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · future, ideas
Tweet Recently I had the honour of joining Mark Pesce & Ross Dawson on Mark Jones’ podcast The Scoop where we discussed the The future of the Web. It was a fascinating discussion – so many interesting ideas to consider: What happens when our real and virtual worlds collide? And how will we live in [...]
Tags: future·hyperconnectivity·innovation·internet·people·technology
Future of news – a direct quote from one Gen Y
November 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · future, ideas
Tweet Here’s a little quote from one of my Gen Y friends on my Facebook wall today: “I won’t ever pay for normal news content ever again full stop. If i wanted to subscribe to something niche likes financial markets pieces etc, then potentially yes, but even then i would discerning. I think he needs [...]
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'Father of the Internet' Lists Flaws in Original Design
November 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · future, ideas
Tweet The very smart Vint Cerf sharing some of the things he’d change about the internet (via Fora.tv). Fascinating stuff. Tweet
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