Tweet A recent discovery for me is McKinsey & Company’s new site What Matters. It is a thought provoking question and it is good to see it being tackled by McKinsey and their interesting array of authors. The things that matter change if we are considering big or small things. At this time in our [...]
Entries Tagged as 'innovation'
Operating systems are merely hygeine factors …
August 19th, 2010 · 4 Comments · ideas
Tweet Many people in the IT industry don’t realise that operating systems are not important to ordinary folks. We don’t want to be bothered with things that live under the surface of our devices. This is one of the reasons Apple has made such inroads in recent years, they abstract the complexity away from users [...]
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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 [...]
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Michelle Williams … Social Innovator
July 5th, 2010 · Comments Off · a woman in ..., inspiring women
Tweet One of the things that I’m fascinated by is how narrow our definition of success is sometimes. This is one of the reasons for this post. Michelle Williams is a woman who has taken a step back from the traditional definition of success and who seeks to broaden it. There is a new breed [...]
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Annalie Killian … a woman Catalysing Magic
June 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · a woman in ..., inspiring women
Tweet Here is another post in my series on inspiring women. This time it is my friend Annalie Killian, who is also known as Catalyst for Magic (yes that is really the job title on her business card) or as @MaverickWoman on Twitter. I’ve known Annalie for many years and have always been inspired and energised [...]
OMG the Onion is right about social networking – IMHO it changes nothing yet it changes everything
June 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · ideas
Tweet This post was inspired by a humorous post on The Onion, titled: “New Social Networking Site Changing The Way Oh, Christ, Forget It: Let Someone Else Report On This Bullshit” It was shared by my friend Mark Pesce via Twitter this morning and gave me a chuckle while I was on the train. But [...]
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The digital revolution is not going away
June 8th, 2010 · 4 Comments · ideas
Tweet The following post is from a talk I gave at the Gov 2.0 lunch on Monday 31 May 2010 at Parliament House in Canberra. The internet is a strange beast; it is everywhere and nowhere all at once. Unlike traditional media – with its registered offices, chief editors, and boards of directors etc. – [...]
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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 [...]
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Jo White – a woman in a … startup
May 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · a woman in ..., inspiring women
Tweet I am very privileged to know a number of truly remarkable and inspiring women who work in, on and around geek stuff. One of my notions for this year was to share some of their ideas and experiences with everyone. The first woman who sprang to mind is Jo White (a.k.a. @mediamum on Twitter). [...]
Company Directors conference 2010 – day 1
May 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · ideas
Tweet I’m lucky to be attending the Australian Institute of Company Directors 2010 conference DIRECTORSHIP:10 Ahead of the Curve in Christchurch this week. Sessions today included: Australia and New Zealand – performing in the global arena Is the current system broken? Challenges and opportunities in the global economy March to modernity – Asia tomorrow and [...]
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