Freedom – price or cost?
Kate Carruthers Many people have told me that freedom has a price. While others have told me that freedom has a cost. It got me thinking about the difference between a price…
Where have all the iconoclasts gone?
Or how do we escape the ‘experts‘ in the echo chamber? Inspired by @jeffjarvis, whose recent post on TEDxNYed: This is bullshit got me thinking about this whole ‘expertise‘ thing…
What do you work for?
Had an interesting conversation with some friends recently and it got me thinking about what we work for. In Western societies many of us work, in addition to money and…
Risk management and real communication
I was reading a post by Dave Snowden that really got me thinking. In his post, From oratory to the soundbite, he discusses the changes in how our politicians engage…
Random acts of kindness
I’ve been reflecting on the people who’ve influenced my life. The ones who have shaped my thoughts and helped me to work out what kind of person I am and…
it’s true …
Easter Greetings to everyone! moar Lolcats
The importance of role models who look like us
On Wednesday evening I attended the retirement dinner for a mathematics teacher whom I’ve known and respected for many years. I will not mention him by name as he’s a…
Being real
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…
Social business, culture and value creation #sbs2010
I attended the Social Business Summit today in Sydney and had the privilege of being on a panel that discussed Transparency – Risk To The Business Or Not? Apart from…