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 size of France and Germany combined. Typical of Australia we also have bushfires in the western part of the country. Over the past few days as the scale of the tragedy has become apparent I … Continue reading Floods, community spirit and Australia #qldfloods
On Tuesday 21 September 2010 those smart folks over at Innovation Bay will be running another one of their angel dinners. With these dinners Innovation Bay acts as a broker between “angels” (those with money to invest or advice to give) and “entrepreneurs” those with ideas and talent but not enough money or business advice. Previously a number of Australian businesses have pitched and it … Continue reading Innovation Bay seeking Startups for Angel Pitches
Sydney’s inaugural Social Innovation BarCamp went well yesterday. The day kicked off with an opening talk by the Hon. Bob Carr, who kindly gave his time to support this event. Throughout the day we had some amazing networking and discussion sessions focused on creating sustainable futures and directing innovation towards social good. We also had a lovely lunch sponsored by Cisco and coffee sponsored by … Continue reading Sydney’s inaugural Social Innovation BarCamp #sibsyd
As a child I read a story where the main character wanted to be a ‘real boy’ and not just a wooden puppet. And this choice between being a real person – who connects with other people and things in an open and organic way – and being a puppet – driven by fear and striving and struggle – seems to be facing us all … Continue reading Being real
At the recent Sydney Knowledge Cafe I managed to catch up with a few buddies & ask them why they were there. Here’s Katie Chatfield explaining why she attended. The video was taken with the new Flip Mino HD (an extremely nifty gadget). The format of this event was created by David Gurteen & there is more information here. Continue reading Sydney Knowledge Cafe with Katie Chatfield
The idea of #followfriday is a nice one – share the names of people worth following on Twitter. However, it’s turned into a bit of a spam fest on Twitter. I thought it would be nice to share about some of the real life people I follow and a bit about them: @ceibner – she’s one of my geek heroines, who knows stuff & is … Continue reading some real people for #followfriday
Goodness me, how quickly time passes. It is Blog Action Day on 15 October 2009. This year it is about Climate Change. Blog Action Day is an annual event that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day on their own blogs with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. Blog Action Day 2009 will … Continue reading Blog action day 2009 is coming soon
Through the very kind offices of @ApostrophePong (& his trusty assistant @Stilgherrian) we have a great video record of the recent event. A really big thank-you again to everyone for getting involved. Continue reading Cupcake Camp Sydney video is up on YouTube
A number of organisations have stepped up to offer prizes for Cupcake Camp Sydney. I wanted to take the opportunity to thank them for their generosity, and also to show the prizes that our cupcake makers could win. The Plantronics has provided one of their Discovery 925 Bluetooth earpiece. It is a nifty designer headset for both men and women. “Delivering exceptional audio performance, complemented … Continue reading Kind supporters of Cupcake Camp Sydney
My current obsession with cupcakes and supporting the RSPCA results from two things that came together recently. Last year I was intrigued to hear about the various cupcake camps that were being held around the world. It seemed like a nice thing to do – getting people together for a social occasion and trying to build a bit of community spirit. I miss the kind … Continue reading Why cupcakes, why animals?
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