by JAK | May 17, 2018 | culture
In what must be a massive win for pedant grammar twats everywhere an economist is probably right that inequality is less of a problem than unfairness. Semantics aside inequality is the net result of unfair conditions in the market that affect individuals and society...
by JAK | Sep 9, 2012 | big ideas, culture, TED
Last year I was listening to a tech software guy talk about healthcare budgets and how that was shaping up as the perfect storm for the sector. It is an important problem for our society and raises a whole range of ethical and practical questions. The key idea is that...
by JAK | Jul 1, 2007 | big data, big ideas, idealog, TED
A key challenge for policy makers is how to tell a compelling story with numbers. It is not easy to visualise the impact of change in a meaningful way—but help is now at hand. Ironically it doesn’t come from the business intelligence (oxymoron alert)...
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 | Oct 17, 2006 | general business
Apparently the coach at a local NRL* team used to say “small disciplines lead to great accomplishments”. I haven’t been able to find the quote but I like it. Many times when there is a change in business, it is the small things that show up first. As...
