by JAK | Sep 19, 2010 | big ideas, industry futures
Stephen Knightly is going to be presenting at TEDxAuckland on gaming for good. One of the games that he will probably mention is called MyFriendQuest. MyFriendQuest is an animated PC application created by the BrightMind LABS team to teach children to recognize and...
by JAK | Sep 18, 2010 | TEDx
I predict an unusual demand for baby sitters this coming Tuesday morning. Its going to be a bit hard to find a sitter at 2am but I think some parents are going to try. The reason is a live global event called TEDxChange which is being broadcast live to the web from...
by JAK | Sep 11, 2010 | culture, industry futures, music, TEDx
This video clip is from Plum Jungle: Pete Longworth (photography), Michael K. Chin (music), Christopher Baron (film). @PlumJungle are coming across to Auckland and presenting at TEDxAuckland on 26th of Sept. I’m looking forward to this. Music, film, photography,...
by JAK | Sep 10, 2010 | big ideas, TEDx
The 16 speakers for TEDxAuckland have been announced this week. Here they are with twitter links where I could find them – feel free to adapt and share with friends. The event is on Sunday 26th of September. Cindy Gallop – The world is coming to...
by JAK | Sep 10, 2010 | big ideas, culture, TEDx
One of the best parts of my work is getting up close on some really cool projects like TEDXAuckland. Anyone who has met me has probably been offered 30 or 40 TED videos on a DVD I just happen to have with me. (Sorry but those videos are better than 90% of the...
by JAK | Aug 25, 2010 | big ideas
At last years TEDxAkl event one of the best presentations was by Scott Gilmour of “ihaveadream” I’ve had the pleasure of hanging out with Scott before and so when the programme opened at Wesley I took my daughter along for a look. She goes to a...
by JAK | Aug 23, 2010 | general business, industry futures, TEDx
Here are some very timely work / life balance insights for those of us over 30 any age – from Nigel Marsh. Meaningful engagement takes effort and a level of conscious attention that we all need to work at. I love being a Dad but juggling a business and a life...
by JAK | Aug 22, 2010 | big ideas, TEDx
I really enjoyed Brett Solomon’s talk at TEDx Sydney 2010. Brett is the co-founder and Executive Director of Accessnow.org. He takes us on an internet freedom tour. A few surprises here. I’m wondering if the debate on internet filtering in Australia had...
by JAK | Aug 21, 2010 | industry futures
Dave McClure over at 500hats is always a good read. His posts on reinventing venture capital there and at various conferences make a great deal of sense. I really liked MoneyBall for Startups a recent very long essay – which is an essential read if the future of...
by JAK | Aug 16, 2010 | big ideas, industry futures, online marketing
When my daughter was 3 she used to ask what I did for a job. She has a much better idea now but to keep things simple I used to say something like this. “I talk with people, I take lots of notes. Then some web stuff.” Fairly often now some of this takes...
