ideas
Kate Carruthers
civil society
Social capital, karma and getting things done
I've never been a big fan of David Allen's Getting Things Done® method - all that sorting and categorising of endless lists bores me. But I am a huge fan of getting stuff done. Many years ago after yet another time management course at work I
innovation
Enterprise 2.0 is making me cranky again
Enterprise 2.0 is one of those terms that's been going around business circles for the past few years. I'm not sure it ever really meant anything sensible and I'm not sure it is a meaningful way to approach a very real problem in
social computing & social media
99.5% of self-proclaimed social media experts or gurus are clowns according to @garyvee
This kind of stuff is why I love Gary Vaynerchuk! As he correctly identifies, we have people who are clueless about business and about technology hyping that which they do not understand. He also correctly identifies the looming social media bubble: he says, continuing with “we are going to live
ideas
intense Caturday scrutiny
social innovation
Inspired and delighted with people's willingness to work for positive change #sibsyd
I'm exhausted after a busy weekend and totally inspired by the people I just spent the weekend with! We held the first Social Innovation Sydney Startup Camp this weekend. It was great to see so many people willing to work together in an open and collaborative way on
ideas
an interesting origin
ideas
Innovation: operational excellence is not a path to sustainable growth
I've been thinking about innovation a great deal lately and am fascinated by how many people confuse two different kinds of innovation. The two different kinds of innovation are: 1. continuous improvement - the drive for operational excellence, which is driven by optimising existing business processes and products
ideas
Lenin Cat on His Peers
hahahaha ...
social computing & social media
Science communication and social media #media140au
Attending the Media 140 Conference in Brisbane today. The tag line for this conference is "exploring the impact of social technologies on science communication" and it explores some of the issues and challenges facing science communication today. There's been a great line-up of speakers so far,
ideas
ANZAC Day: remembering some ordinary diggers, not famous, not important #ANZAC
Another ANZAC Day and another day to remember the sacrifices made by Australian and New Zealand forces. Those who serve in battle never get off lightly, even if they manage to survive seemingly unscathed. This year I remember some family members - Claude and Tim from Crows Nest, and Henry
ideas