Back in Oct 2012 I spotted a new book by economist Dambisa Moyo on the rise of the Chinese economy and the pressure on global resources. The thesis of that book was challenging then and now in 2014 we are getting used to the idea it is the Chinese economy… read more →
Sheryl Sandberg wrote a book called Lean In – here is what has happened since then. I watched this clip last night and just loved hearing the update. This was recorded in Dec 2013 for TEDxWomen. An excellent clip for men (and women) to listen to and learn from. “Sandberg… read more →
In a recent column on Why NZ’s return to investment in tertiary education is so low columnist Brian Fallow quotes an OECD study (440 pages) but actually gets his analysis mostly wrong. This is a big problem in mainstream media today where presumably because of deadlines and lack of qualified… read more →
On Dec 7th ( NZ time) TEDxHomebushRdWomen becomes the first TEDxWomens event in New Zealand. It runs from 1:00 – 6.00 pm at the City Gallery in Wellington. The #TEDxHomebushRdWomen event is timed to coincide with a global TEDxWomen event being held on Dec 5th in San Francisco. When I… read more →
On Saturday TEDxChristchurch held their annual 2013 event which is the 8th event by the Christchurch team. The day was divided into 4 sessions with a selection of speakers and other performances in each session. The 4 themes chosen were:- Exploration, Justice, Citizenship and Urbanisation. I wasn’t there in person… read more →
Today we heard that NZ author Eleanor Catton has just won the Man Booker prize and she is the youngest winner for, at 832 pages, the longest novel. This is the second time a NZ author has won the Man Booker prize and this is a good thing for booksellers… read more →
One of the big idea talks at this years TED Conference was professor James Flynn on Why our IQ levels are higher than our grandparents. Prof Flynn taught at Otago University in Dunedin for many years and is a global expert on his topic. In simple terms our kids (… read more →
One of the meta ideas that I have been thinking about for years now is how great ideas can appear from anywhere and sometimes these ideas overlap because of culture, education and our global mobility. I know many of you who have extensive personal networks in more than one country… read more →
Last week Roy Morgan Research published a slideshow about the Digital Universe in NZ and Australia. It is always great to see local research. Australian and NZ cultures adapt to a changing media mix and digital environment in similar but different ways than the U.S. The first slide that was… read more →
David Trubridge gave a TEDxAuckland 2013 talk on why art is important to us now. It was called Our need to create. During the talk he referred to various images and ideas in support of his ideas. He referred to the Chauvet cave paintings done tens of thousands of years… read more →