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Just back from the first Girl Geek Dinner Sydney for 2009, kindly hosted by Google at their funky new offices down near the water in Pyrmont. Damana - the force of nature who organises these great events - had asked me to do a lightning talk at the event. Sometimes
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This is a term I've used for a while now and never really defined. It is probably worth discussing as it has come to form an important part of my thinking. Starting with democracy in its ancient Greek meaning of popular government, or government by the people -
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"Innovation always comes unexpectedly & from the periphery." - Source: Me Once I see an innovation it always seems obvious - except that it was not obvious until I saw it. The iPhone is a great example of this - sure it is currently less than 5% of
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"Innovation always comes unexpectedly & from the periphery." - Source: Me Once I see an innovation it always seems obvious - except that it was not obvious until I saw it. The iPhone is a great example of this - sure it is currently less than 5% of
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It's not really about bunnies, Easter is the most important holiday in the Christian calendar & celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This holiday also has earlier origins in Pagan festivals, such as those of the Goddess Eostre, celebrating the end of winter & arrival of spring. BTW
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Here's a fascinating bit of interspecies communication (or miscommunication?) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULlsVcW5bRI&w=445&h=364]
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DoggieRescue.com is a registered NO-Kill animal rescue charity in Sydney. But they receive no government funding and they need help to stay open. DoggieRescue is committed to rescuing neglected, abused and abandoned dogs from the death rows of Sydney pounds and finding them loving homes. I've just
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At Growthtown last week I gave a brief talk on focus and flexibility and a key idea that came up was that of rabbits. Startups need balance - but it is hard to balance focus on competing needs, lack of resources, maintaining cashflow momentum, while staying flexible to respond to
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Here are the slides that I did not use for my talk at Growthtown earlier in the week - but they do give a flavour of what I actually drew on a whiteboard. Balancing Focus & Flexibility As You Growhttp://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=balancingfocusflexibilityasyougrow-090404092403-phpapp01&stripped_
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more animals
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With their un-organised approach to management and decision making Quakers are the poster children for collaboration, collective creation and getting things done. Quakers do not have a formal hierarchy and have no single person in control of their society. It is an approach to getting things done that aligns to
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We had interesting discussions about many things last night at the ACS meeting in Wollongong. But one discussion in particular - about the use of social networking platforms in the office - really helped to clarify my position. I am getting heartily sick of the debate about whether 'young&