by JAK | Jul 31, 2012 | culture, development, TEDx
At TEDxSydney back in May of this year one of the quiet understated surprises was this geopolitical assessment of the changes to China, Australia and US foreign policy and economics and the background thinking that can help us make more sense of what this means in...
by JAK | Jul 29, 2012 | culture, swimming
I have been swimming at Bondi Beach and the Bondi pool before in the summer like many others. However I have always wanted to swim there in the winter for the full ice bergs experience. So on Friday 21st at 7:30am I took the plunge and swam 1 km with a friend. He had...
by JAK | Jul 18, 2012 | industry futures, TEDx
Talks from TEDxSydney are now up. Two of the most exciting ones for me and anyone interested in education thinking are the talk by Evan Kidd. And the talk by Chris Anderson which starts out “Teachers are heroes..” “Evan (Kidd_ argues that we need to...
by JAK | Jul 17, 2012 | music
Every so often I come across something very like musical sonar. When I listen another part of me feels the connection. A great musical performance is a series of magic moments – a fleeting array of light and shade. I get to spend time with architects, musicians...
by JAK | Jul 14, 2012 | culture, music
Today is an overcast but beautiful day in Auckland. Its perfect for a bike ride and a swim but then in my world every day is perfect for those. Have you ever had one of those days where you are really happy but you want to weep at the same time? We live in...
