by JAK | Sep 24, 2017 | culture
So it is the morning after Election night in New Zealand. I was hoping for a different result but it seems after 21 years of MMP as a nation we still like first past the post. Update: On 20th of Oct – Peters announced a coalition with Labour and Greens are in...
by JAK | Jun 18, 2017 | culture, music, TEDx
TEDxSydney is a TEDx event that probably has more music in it than most. The idea is that layering music and short films between talks helps with absorbing and nourishing the brain food from the speakers. Every so often a musical performance comes along that is an...
by JAK | Jun 18, 2017 | culture, TEDx
At TEDxSydney 2017 – journalist Jane Gilmore didn’t pull any punches. She spoke about the ways that sub editors, journalists and publishers minimise the role of male violence against women by writing harmful headlines. She used a series of examples like...
by JAK | May 31, 2017 | culture, development, general business, online marketing
Every day I wake up and think about where I can add value to the projects I’m working on. In my world unless you have that little extra bit the “pixie dust” as I call it you may as well outsource yourself. Of course not everyone can but it is a smart...
by JAK | May 14, 2017 | culture, music
Every so often I hear a song that really moves me. One of the things that makes a song great is when others can sing the same words, the same song yet bring other layers of meaning into their performances. Which is what happens here. One song that has stood the test...