by JAK | Nov 19, 2012 | culture, music
Mainstream TV in New Zealand seems to think that besides cooking shows, building renovations and talent shows we need to see X factor, Idol, the Voice and various other talent shows. Luckily there is lots of great music around and if you have ears to hear it is easy...
by JAK | Oct 30, 2012 | big ideas, culture, online marketing, TEDx
One of my projects is to reflect the core concepts and learnings of Digital Marketing to some business students. The challenge in an academic forum is to bring real world learning into the classroom. The use of social media to engage in a meaningful way between...
by JAK | Oct 25, 2012 | culture, TEDx
Architect Andrew Paterson presented at the recent TEDxAuckland 2012. What I love about TEDx events is that we can have an architect talking on the same stage as a medical doctor and a poet and so on. This year 17 speakers all had a great time. Andrew’s talk was...
by JAK | Oct 16, 2012 | big ideas, culture
In a few weeks it is Presidential elections in the U.S. The choice there is between a President who has done very little to change the daily lives of US people and a candidate who intends to ignore most ( about 47%) of the population and further dismantle the state....
by JAK | Oct 12, 2012 | culture, music
This week in New Zealand and 149 other countries around the world it is Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme this year is : Depression: A Global Crisis For very many reasons it is tricky to talk about mental health because many people don’t know what is...
by JAK | Oct 7, 2012 | big ideas, culture, TEDx
Yesterday was TEDxAuckland 2012 after more than a year of planning and preparation. As an event organiser myself I know how much work that is and there were many great contributions of time and resources from all over. There were 17 speakers in 4 sessions starting at...
