by JAK | Jan 6, 2014 | big ideas, industry futures
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...
by JAK | Nov 2, 2013 | big ideas, culture, industry futures, TEDx, video
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...
by JAK | Oct 21, 2013 | big ideas, development, TEDx, video
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,...
by JAK | Oct 16, 2013 | big ideas, culture
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 everywhere and...
by JAK | Oct 9, 2013 | big ideas, culture, TED, video
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 ( and...
by JAK | Sep 28, 2013 | big data, big ideas, TED, TEDx, video
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...
