by JAK | May 4, 2016 | big ideas, culture, industry futures
The Democrats in the U.S have a serious problem. Their preferred candidate Hillary Clinton was supposed to have everything stitched up by now. And then Bernie has gone and won Indiana. His 18th win in a race that was supposed to be a slam dunk for Clinton. The Clinton...
by JAK | Apr 25, 2016 | big ideas, culture, TEDx
TEDxAuckland 2016 is a bit different this year as it is spread out over a day and a half with 22+ speakers. It also takes place on a Thursday and Friday rather than a weekend. “TEDxAuckland 2016: flipside will feature two days of talks, events, activities and social...
by JAK | Apr 22, 2016 | culture
There is a saying that the “road to hell is paved with good intentions.” I was thinking of this when I heard that Oliver James was being interviewed on a local radio station. You can listen below if you like. The talk gave James a chance to talk about his...
by JAK | Apr 11, 2016 | culture, general business
Here is some math for you all. What is 51% of $400b? The simple calculation says $200b. However when half of all trading bank lending is on the personal housing market the correct answer is a giant speculative bubble. That 200b number looks like a very measurable and...
by JAK | Mar 30, 2016 | culture, films, industry futures
My most important news comes from my twitter feed where I follow newsmakers and journalists around the globe. I ignore broadcast TV especially “the news” and I despair at the mainstream daily newspapers who all seem to be trapped in the death of a thousand...
by JAK | Mar 25, 2016 | big ideas, culture
Robert Reich will be known to many readers of this blog as the author of “Inequality for All”. That documentary came out in 2013 and while it focusses on the U.S story it examines the implications of widening inequality in a way that is cogent and relevant...
