by JAK | Apr 15, 2009 | big ideas, industry futures, TED
The other week I was dropping a neighbours kid home from an after school programme. He asked me why my car wasn’t a flash new one. I wanted to say that I’m trying to reduce the size of my carbon footprint and I’m hoping this is the last petrol...
by JAK | Apr 11, 2009 | big ideas
Now here is an interesting idea. A 1 year mortgage holiday from some banks in Australia and possibly in NZ as well. Reading the fine print I’m guessing it is only a few really good customers (higher equity ratios?) who will qualify but it does offer some hope...
by JAK | Apr 7, 2009 | big ideas, industry futures
Hazel Henderson writes in a recent post “A venture capitalist friend of mine asked me in a recent discussion about the financial meltdown, “who will be the new financiers?” I answered immediately, “the new financiers will be the high-level information and...
by JAK | Mar 17, 2009 | big ideas
How would you like NZ$1m of R& D help in for your company to reposition and diversify through inovation? There is a competition on over at http://whatsyourproblemnz.co.nz/ This kind of competition can help with morale and practical help to acelerate other projects...
by JAK | Feb 25, 2009 | big ideas, industry futures
A few weeks ago the World Economic Forum took place in Davos. NZ has a Jobs Summit this Friday 27th Feb Stewart Wallis from Nef (the new economics foundation) was there (Davos) and made these observations. “People are clearly prepared to listen to ideas that...
