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 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 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...
by JAK | Feb 21, 2007 | big ideas, development, idealog, industry futures
Or alternative title – “How to amplify relationships & build trust in banking” using the power of of social peer networks. About 5 years ago I wrote about the potential of the web to change the finance sector in new and exciting ways. The...
by JAK | Dec 31, 2006 | big ideas, culture, development, idealog
It is the end of 2006 and the beginning of 2007 which is a popular time to take stock and think about what we might want to do differently in the coming year? When we are growing up we have many well meaning people trying to guide us. We may even be doing this to our...
