Inspiring women: Louisa Lawson – women’s suffrage activist and publisher
Kate Carruthers The fight for women to get the vote was a monument to cooperation, ingenuity and collaboration on the part of many women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.…
January 2011
Social Media – the US Army gets it
Most organisations are grappling with the digital revolution and its democratization of communication. The US Army is no different. However, they have met the organisational challenges of social media head…
Eulogies are a stupid idea
It has long annoyed me that we often wait until people are dead before telling them how we feel about them. Instead we wait until their funeral to talk about…
Sometimes a tweet is not enough
In the olden days when I was very young it was the custom, upon receipt of a kindness from someone, to write them a thank-you note. This note took the…
Resistance is futile – happy Caturday
For some reason this LOLcat reminded me of @Neerav
Guest lecture UNSW law school
Late yesterday I spoke with a class in the Strategic Public Advocacy for Civil Society course at UNSW law school. They are lucky to have Joan Staples as lecturer –…
don’t mess with @basementcat
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Gear review: Lenovo ThinkPad X201i
For my recent trip to Europe I was able to take and road test a Lenovo ThinkPad ultra-portable laptop (model x201i). I’m going to be a bit sad to give…
Floods, community spirit and Australia #qldfloods
Along with most other Australians I have been moved and disturbed by the unfolding flood disaster in northern Australia. The floods are said to cover an area of Australia the…
Innovation – does it make sense for business?
Every business book I pick up nowadays seems to accept as a fundamental premise that innovation is a good thing and that it should be pursued relentlessly. But I’ve been…