by JAK | Aug 10, 2007 | big ideas, culture, idealog, industry futures
One of the standard responses from Government and Oil companies when faced with the peak oil scenarios is to say that alternative energy sources will make up the gap and we shouldn’t worry. Wrong! This is Part 2 in a series on Energy futures and this post looks...
by JAK | Jun 24, 2007 | culture, development
Hope and justice means ‘getting your feet wet’ and sometimes, that can be extremely uncomfortable. (*from 12 Good Hours of Daylight) After my last development post, some readers commented on the less desirable consequences of aid. Pointing out how we like...
by JAK | Jun 16, 2007 | big ideas, culture, TED
We have been watching a DVD on the life of Leonardo da Vinci which featured animations of some of the machines that he designed about 500 years ago. A remarkable life for a remarkable man – full of amazing insights. My 5 yr old daughter recognised some of the...
by JAK | Jun 8, 2007 | culture, development
In the past few weeks I have heard from two friends who are relocating to Rwanda and Kazakhstan respectively. After the initial surprise, I wondered why and what the reasons were for making these big changes for both of these friends and their families. I also...
by JAK | May 22, 2007 | big ideas, culture, industry futures
I live in part of the world where black swans don’t seem that unusual, but for many the idea of a black swan was unthinkable until they were actually discovered in Australia. Somewhere, I even have a hat with 32 Black Swans on it. The metaphor of Black Swans...
by JAK | May 9, 2007 | big ideas, culture, development, industry futures
Just tonight as I was driving, I heard some parts of a radio speech that were so sharp I had to pull over to the kerb for safety reasons. Talking on a mobile while driving is not safe and neither was the speech I was hearing. Turns out it was Professor Jeffrey Sachs...
