Is 2009 the year of social media & return on investment?
Kate Carruthers I am now officially bored with web 2.0 and so on. The hype over the past year has been ridiculous. But the whole area of social computing, including social media…
January 2009
The Ripple Effects of Assholes: When Women Are Treated Badly, Everyone Suffers
Just came across this old post from Bob Sutton (well known anti-asshole activist) is worth noting – in summary according to a study in the Journal of Applied Psychology: “Witnessing…
How much power do our IT staff really have?
There was a tale in the news in 2008 of a disgruntled city IT worker who effectively blocked all access to the city network. Apparently the network continued to function…
Can the Banks Really Change?
Back in November 2008, before the real seriousness of the global financial situation had become apparent, I attended a Retail Financial Services Panel Discussion & Luncheon in Sydney. The topics…
Kevin Kelly & the Evolution of Technology
Here in this TED talk Kevin Kelly talks about the evolution of technology. Kevin is one of my favourite thinkers about technology and our relationship to us. Here he asks…
How you can reduce your lifetime energy footprint
Dr. Saul Griffith shares on Pop Tech! how we can reduce our lifetime energy usage. One key idea is making things last longer. He also shows Wattzon.com, a free online…
HR Futures Conference Melbourne 26 Feb
For anyone who’s into human resources, social media and technology issues you need to know that my buddy, Michael Specht, is running the HR Futures Conference in Melbourne on 26…
Safety and Western Society
I have been cogitating – always a dangerous thing to do. The subject is safety. In the past safety was a rare and precious commodity. For example, until the advent…
Resilience
The question of whether or not people of our time are resilient enough to deal with adversity like previous generations was a topic of discussion at one of the Girl…
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