Changing the world, ideas, action, rethinking reality & the rabble-rousing ways of @umairh
Kate Carruthers 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…
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Inspired and delighted with people’s willingness to work for positive change #sibsyd
I’m exhausted after a busy weekend and totally inspired by the people I just spent the weekend with! We held the first Social Innovation Sydney Startup Camp this weekend. It…
Innovation: operational excellence is not a path to sustainable growth
I’ve been thinking about innovation a great deal lately and am fascinated by how many people confuse two different kinds of innovation. The two different kinds of innovation are: continuous…
Science communication and social media #media140au
Attending the Media 140 Conference in Brisbane today. The tag line for this conference is “exploring the impact of social technologies on science communication” and it explores some of the…
Bad idea: updating products for no real benefit to the consumer
I’ve been a product manager and been to business school. We all learned about the cows, dogs and stars via the BCG Growth-Share Matrix. But there comes a time when…
Interview with 2 of my favourite entrepreneurs @jason @garyvee
If you’ve got time it’s worth taking some of it to watch this interview with Jason and Gary. Jason Calacanis, himself a serial entrepreneur, is a great supporter of startups…
Don’t forget to sign up for the next Sydney Social Innovation BarCamp 26 Feb
Join us for the next Social Innovation BarCamp in Sydney. It’s free registration so sign up now and participate in a day of ideas, conversation and creative thinking. Again we’ll…
Guest lecture UNSW law school
Late yesterday I spoke with a class in the Strategic Public Advocacy for Civil Society course at UNSW law school. They are lucky to have Joan Staples as lecturer –…
Innovation – does it make sense for business?
Every business book I pick up nowadays seems to accept as a fundamental premise that innovation is a good thing and that it should be pursued relentlessly. But I’ve been…
Rebooting business and capitalism
Last year with the launch of Social Innovation Sydney I was inspired by the idea of rebooting capitalism. I had become depressed about the nature of business in our world…