by JAK | Aug 2, 2013 | big data, culture, TEDx, video
Tomorrow is TEDxAuckland 2013 and I will be there with bells on. I love ideas and thinking “across the universe” as I see it. Modern education ( it has been said) forces us to concentrate more and more on less and less and I think we should aim a bit wider...
by JAK | Jul 29, 2013 | big ideas, culture, industry futures
Back in the 90’s many of us in the tech community talked about the convergence of technology making for changes in the value chains of many businesses. Some of that was obvious as telcos and media companies started to feel the business impacts of change. Back...
by JAK | Jun 27, 2013 | big ideas, culture, TEDx
As with previous TEDxAuckland events I am very pleased to be helping out again. The event is on Saturday August 3rd at Aotea Centre and is a brilliant and inspiring way to spend a day. One of the things that I love about the TEDx format is being able to spend a day...
by JAK | Jun 24, 2013 | culture, development
Earlier this week I viewed the 4 part Front line series on Money, Power and Wall Street which screened last year on PBS. One of the source interviews for that series came from Phil Angelides who had a ringside seat to look very closely at the crisis. Phil Angelides...
by JAK | Jun 23, 2013 | culture, industry futures
Last year on PBS Frontline there was a 4 part documentary series called Money, Power and Wall Street which tells the inside story of the GFC. As other media commentators have found out before a number of the contributing factors are well known 1/ Banking regulation...
