How resilient is Australia?
Kate Carruthers Reading this book at the moment – Reinventing Collapse: The Soviet Example and American Prospects by Dmitry Orlov. It is very interesting to consider how Australia would manage. Orlov considers…
Why do we wait until funerals to say positive things about someone?
There is one thing that I’ve often thought was sadder than a funeral itself. It is the way that everyone stands around saying what they liked about the deceased when…
Obama talks about continuing the grassroots involvement
How spooky! Just after I posted this morning with some thoughts about Obama and change I received an email from him (as did many others). His email linked to a…
Will there be a real change in the US with Obama?
Having recently visited the US it is interesting to consider if there will be real changes in how the US operates along with the change in government. Not everybody wanted…
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Is 2009 the year of social media & return on investment?
I am now officially bored with web 2.0 and so on. The hype over the past year has been ridiculous. But the whole area of social computing, including social media…
The Ripple Effects of Assholes: When Women Are Treated Badly, Everyone Suffers
Just came across this old post from Bob Sutton (well known anti-asshole activist) is worth noting – in summary according to a study in the Journal of Applied Psychology: “Witnessing…
How much power do our IT staff really have?
There was a tale in the news in 2008 of a disgruntled city IT worker who effectively blocked all access to the city network. Apparently the network continued to function…
Can the Banks Really Change?
Back in November 2008, before the real seriousness of the global financial situation had become apparent, I attended a Retail Financial Services Panel Discussion & Luncheon in Sydney. The topics…
Kevin Kelly & the Evolution of Technology
Here in this TED talk Kevin Kelly talks about the evolution of technology. Kevin is one of my favourite thinkers about technology and our relationship to us. Here he asks…