awards
Top women in technology 2014
Really honoured to have been listed among such an august list of women on the Smart Company list of Australia’s most powerful women in technology. (That’s a pic of the lovely and smart Pip Marlow though).
Kate Carruthers
social computing & social media
Politics of Social - Social Media Week Sydney 2014
As part of Social Media Week Sydney 2014 I was honoured to host a panel discussion about the Politics of Social. The panel made for a lively and interesting chat - wish we could have had more time as there was much more to discuss! Panel Members * Ariadne Vromen -
gender & sexism
Australia, the gender pay gap, and everyday sexism
Sexism made explicit In the past it was easier to not notice the everyday sexism and misogyny that permeates life in Australia. But with the advent of Julia Gillard as Prime Minister it seemed that it was permitted to openly denigrate women. It shocked me. It was breathtaking. I spent
ideas
Business plan - ultimate waste of time or absolute necessity? #startups
There is an enormous amount of information and advice about creating a business plan for one's startup. The advice ranges from the necessity to prepare a traditional narrative form business plan document, to preparing a business model canvas, or using a business planning tool or app. There are
ideas
Predicting success #startups
Business Insider In large companies personality tests and similar instruments are often deployed to provide people with better insight into their own and team performance. Over the years I have participated in many of these - for example, Myers Briggs, DISC, Belbin Team Roles, Hermann Brain Dominance, 16PF, Big Five
ideas
Startup, stay in business.
The biggest hurdle facing most startups is to stay in business long enough to be successful. If they accomplish this then they have the chance to turn into an 'overnight success' after many years of hard work. The numbers are against most new businesses. Many new businesses fail
future
Jobs free future: Machines v Lawyers
"As information technology advances, the legal profession faces a great disruption." Along with this disruption come serious questions for the future of legal education, legal careers, and the nature of legal business models.In Machines v. Lawyers Professor John O. McGinnis outlines the five key areas of legal
future
Turf wars on the frontiers of the sharing economy
The sharing economy is turning into big business now, with companies perceiving a potential advantage: Looking to save money, big business dives into the sharing economy. And, as this new economy grows, there will be turf wars between the old and the new world. A recent headline on Mashable read
future
Inspiring millennials
Millennials or Generation Y have been getting a hard time in the media for a while now. They are alleged to be entitled, they don't buy cars (which will apparently destroy the economy), and they are said to be extraordinarily optimistic in spite of the economic circumstances into
future
Trade unions and the jobs free future
Background to the jobs free future and trade unions Recently I wrote about the jobs free future, where the traditional model of a job for life is dead and industries that were familiar employers during the twentieth century are significantly reducing their need for labour. The jobs free future represents
lolcats
What is the future of work? Zero hours, surveillance, robots and the jobs free future
The future of work has been on my mind a lot over the past few years. It seems that the future of jobs is bleak in a number of ways. For example, zero hours, surveillance, and robots are on the horizon for many workers. This is all part of what
ideas
A new year and a new theme: balance
I don't do new year's resolutions since they're usually a flop by early in the new year. Instead, I pick a theme that will inform my thinking and behaviour (hopefully in positive ways) for the year. I've been thinking a lot about