Engineers building a new future!
Kate Carruthers Here’s Daniel Almagor from Engineers without Borders talking about why he thinks the Future Summit is important to help us “engineer a better world”:
networked society
Here’s another person who is interested in the future
Here is Jen Harwood from Champions of Australian Business talking about why she took time out to attend the Future Summit: It turns out Jen’s also good buddies with a…
Here’s another person who is interested in the future
Here is Jen Harwood from Champions of Australian Business talking about why she took time out to attend the Future Summit: It turns out Jen’s also good buddies with a…
On our way to a networked society.
In an earlier generation all computer networks were for business or the military. That is, they were point-to-point connections between large organisations and were vastly expensive to setup and run.…
From society of the book to a networked society
Neerav Bhatt did an interesting post about Encyclopedia Britannica, saying: Organisations in the information industry such as Book Publishers and Libraries would do well to learn from Encyclopedia Britannica’s precipitous…
Why not give peace a chance?
During our busy lives it seems to me that we often let the chances for peace pass us by. And how does this happen? It happens with our reactions to…
Racism, Sexism and Privilege
Just came across two fairly old articles that are really worth reading: The Male Privilege Checklist by B. DeutschThis is a summary of the unconscious privilege to which able bodied…
New Digital Divide?
Seth Godin makes an interesting point about a new digital divide: “I think a new divide has opened up, one that is based far more on choice than on circumstance.…
Blogtalk Downunder
Just back from the Blogtalk Downunder conference that was held here in Sydney over the past few days. The conference was organised by the education department from the University of…
Strange thoughts on women & men …
According to Yvonne Roberts, society has not shaken off stereotypes of mothers, homemakers or tarts : “It is striking how a number of recent events have revealed the enduring power…