by JAK | Dec 6, 2012 | big ideas, development
Earlier this year I came across a slide show by economist Robert J Gordon in which he talks about the end of economic growth. The slideshow I have was titled “Is U. S. Economic Growth Over? Lessons from the Long 20th Century” and it spells out his view...
by JAK | Dec 5, 2012 | big ideas, TEDx
Back in October at TEDxAuckland – cameraman / director Peter Young presented this talk from his documentary on the Ross Sea eco system in Antarctica. The short version is that this sea is one of the last natural areas left on the planet and New Zealand allows...
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 | Nov 13, 2012 | big ideas, TEDx
One of the unexpectedly funny talks at TEDxAuckland 2012 turned out to be Dr David Krofcheck talking about his role in the search for the Higgs boson and how the large hadron collider is used. The talk could have been called “when protons collide” or...
by JAK | Nov 4, 2012 | big data, big ideas
Next weeks US presidential election is fascinating to watch because the clash between old school journalism and more data driven approaches looks to be very much part of the story itself. The difference between probability and prediction is a key to this but not so...
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 21, 2012 | big ideas, development, industry futures
In the past few years China has become much more noticeable as a consumer of resources. At an intellectual level we know and understand that China ( and India also) has a growing middle class of consumers as well as having been the production engine of the planet; but...
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...
