Christmas in Paris
Kate Carruthers I like Paris in winter – there are not too many tourists and the queues to get into museums and galleries are much shorter. Of course, in 2010 western Europe…
networked society
1 more sleep until Social Innovation BarCamp #sibsyd
After many weeks of planning with my co-conspirators Selena Griffith, Michelle Williams and Kim Chen we are finally on the eve of the second Social Innovation BarCamp. This venture was…
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…
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…
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…
Digital citizens need real world knowledge too
It was fascinating to be at the inaugural Digital Citizens event in Sydney last week – the topic was: Private Parts: Personality and Disclosure – Finding a Balance in the…
realtime really? my slides from #media140
Spoke during the last session of the day at Media 140 Perth about realtime web and how it might evolve into an internet of connected people and things. Our evolution…
Hero or monster it all comes down to choices
This is a very thought provoking TED talk from Philip Zimbardo. He’s famous for the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment. Think about how you would react in certain situations (e.g. Abu…
Cupcake Camp Sydney goes animal
w00t! Cupcake Camp Sydney is on! Date: Friday 28 August 2009 Time: 5.30 pm – 7.30 pm Venue: CBS Interactive Sydney We are running this as part of the RSPCA…
Cupcake Camp Sydney goes animal
w00t! Cupcake Camp Sydney is on! Date: Friday 28 August 2009 Time: 5.30 pm – 7.30 pm Venue: CBS Interactive Sydney We are running this as part of the RSPCA…