future
The future of banking is interesting to consider in the light of the digital revolution. Retail banking as we have known it stands at a crossroads, with new competitors and new technology driving change at an enormous pace. It is worth looking into the history and present of banking to
social computing & social media
[slideshare id=28084661&w=427&h=356&fb=0&mw=0&mh=0&style=border:1px solid #CCC;border-width:1px 1px 0;margin-bottom:5px&sc=no] Social media: balancing risk and control from Kate Carruthers
IoT
The next generation of the internet is called the ‘internet of things’. Some people like to call it M2M or ‘machine to machine’ or ‘internet everywhere’. In any case it is here and it is about to shake things up. The internet of things is where devices become connected and
IoT
I gave a talk at Social Media Women in Sydney this week. The slides are below, I will get around to writing a longer piece about the internet of things soon. https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/internet-of-things-24077797/24077797?from_search=0
management & leadership
With the changing business world it is a good idea to think about habitual business practices to ensure that we are not doing things that made sense for the past and which do not make sense now. Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
future
Recently Rebecca Nash from ABC's The Business asked me to consider the future of business over the next decade. Here's some thoughts from that conversation. The future of business has always been driven by developments in technology, and the digital revolution is of equivalent substance to
future
Lately I've been thinking a lot about the digital revolution and the changes that it is driving in the economy. We are seeing a bifurcation between the old 19th and 20th century manufacturing based industries and the 21st century digital economy. This is a shift from creation of
future
Jon Moynihan, Executive Chairman of PA Consulting Group, made a presentation at the London School of Economics in July 2012 titled The Continued Economic Decline of the West. He dissects the problems we face, taking a deep dive into the stagnating Western world, and proffers some possible solutions. It is
startups
A mate reached out to me today asking if I knew any geeks who would be interested in working with him on a startup project. Here are the details he shared: We have developed some outrageously good Intellectual Property and concepts, and the plan is to rapidly prototype for 6-8
social computing & social media
A recent article The Future of Mobile is Right Time Experiences by Maribel Lopez got me thinking about mobile and the future of the web. It is an especially important topic to consider now that Twitter is seeking to further control and constrain the way that its users interact. A
social computing & social media
I'll be discussing blogging and building your brand at Wordcamp Sydney 2012 - it's on at University of Sydney 21-22 July 2012. You can register here. Some info about my session: This talk will demonstrate how a WordPress blog can provide a platform for individuals and
business
There was a recent article in The Australian that discussed the National Broadband Network (NBN) and the possibilities that it opens up for teleworking. However, I do recomend that organisations start to think about how they can measure staff output rather than time sitting at a desk. "Similarly, Kate