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...
by JAK | Oct 5, 2012 | big data, TEDx
Over the past few weeks a number of the TEDxAuckland 2012 speakers have talked with National Radio. Here are Sean Gourley, Assil Russell and Matthew Simmons radio clips. TEDx talks on the day are limited to 18 minutes each so these extended radio clips give more...
by JAK | Oct 5, 2012 | culture, industry futures, TEDx
Andrew Stoeckel at TEDxCanberra caught my attention when he noted that: “A 1% increase in the rate of trade to GDP leads to a 2-3% increase in income per person” …. Taking the long view, Andrew examines the three pillars of prosperity –...
by JAK | Oct 4, 2012 | culture, industry futures, TEDx
Stephen Walkers talk at TEDxCanberra a few weeks ago was very challenging. He goes through some scary numbers that illustrate the paradox of living in a time of great wealth but at the same time there are so many living in poverty. What do Australians give to charity?...
by JAK | Oct 3, 2012 | culture, TEDx
Some readers will know that I am a key helper on the TEDxAuckland event coming up next Saturday. We will have 17 talks of 18 mins each. If you dont have a ticket yet you should make sure not to miss out go here to buy. I am an ideas person and so the prospect of...
by JAK | Sep 16, 2012 | big ideas, culture, TEDx
Back in July I went down to Dunedin (1100k South) to TEDxDunedin for an evening. One of the speakers was Professor Richie Poulton who is director of the Dunedin Study. “The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study Members are the 1037 babies born...
