If capitalism is broken is social innovation a way to fix it?
Kate Carruthers Over the past several years I have come to think that capitalism as practised in the western world is fundamentally broken. Even before the global financial crisis (GFC) this feeling…
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Bad management, ethics and philosophy: what can we learn from News of the World?
The demise of a 168 year old (and reportedly profitable) newspaper in Britain called the News of the World (NoTW) gives us some valuable insights on a number of levels.…
Some thoughts on making change: it starts with us #gathering11
Since I’m in transit to New York to speak at the 140Conference about Twitter, Community & Social Innovation David Hood had planned for me to join in Gathering11 from a…
Changing the world, ideas, action, rethinking reality & the rabble-rousing ways of @umairh
One of the people who is vocal in his calls for change in how we do things in our westernised societies is Umair Haque. His work is worth reading whether…
Openness & transparency in Government – Microsoft Politics & Technology Forum #poltech
Just finished a dinner in Canberra with @IainDale @msgovtech @craigthomler @purserj @piawaugh @stilgherrian @peterjblack @nickhodgemsft @markpesce @gcarraro before the forum tomorrow. We had some really lively discussions about politics, 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…
Protecting babies: whooping cough vaccination boosters for adults
Many people who were vaccinated as children do not realise that by the time we’re all grown up some of our protection no longer works. In the case of whooping…
Findings of the UWS Challenging Racism research
Starting in 1998, a UWS research project has been in progress on the geography of racism in NSW. Key findings of the Racism project include: While racism is quite prevalent…
Truth, transparency and consequences
Truth is said to be a double edged sword. Yet truth is only a problem if one is trying to hide something. The Wikileaks saga shows how difficult is has…
Democracy in action, civil society and political change
Yesterday in New South Wales there was a major shift in the state’s political landscape. We saw a significant shift in voting with enormous swings against the ALP across the…