Out walking the dog this morning, I didn’t feel like listening to music. I popped on a TED talk, from Maria Bezaitis on the surprising need for strangeness. Bezaitis is a data engineer for Intel, and talks about the need for us to interact with a range of people to come up with new ideas. […]
Read more "Weak Ties"The Regional Australia Institute recently released a report on business recovery, From Disaster to Renewal. Those of you who have been reading my blog from the start may recognise that this is the report from the workshop I went to in Marysville back in May. So the report has two unintended positive consequences, that I […]
Read more "It’s the economy, stupid"Warning: Content Advisory. I describe some graphic scenes, if you aren’t feeling like it, don’t read on today, maybe another day Today, of course, is the 12th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. My thoughts go out to all those affected, through bereavement, through subsequent trauma, and through the fear and suspicion that pervaded society. […]
Read more "9/11"This morning I was speeding by train across the volcanic western plains heading towards Ararat, my Mum’s hometown 2 ½ hours west of Melbourne, to talk at a Red Cross membership conference about preparedness. I like travelling by train, as it lets me do some work, stare out the window and contemplate, and be exposed […]
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