by JAK | Oct 13, 2007 | big ideas, industry futures
The latest version of the New Zealand Energy Strategy to 2050 was released at 11am on Thursday October 11th. The full document is available for download (as a 112page PDF document) over at this address. On pages 7 & 8 – the Minister of Energy – David...
by JAK | Oct 4, 2007 | culture
What to do about Burma? Did you know that the military have ruled there since 1962. 50million people need your help. Here is a video on Burma’s Secret War which has been on Youtube since November ’06. It was made by undercover journalist Evan Williams and...
by JAK | Sep 23, 2007 | culture, industry futures
Back in the 70’s and early 80’s publishing was protected by a complex range of typesetting and print considerations which provided a barrier to entry for writers or would be publishers. Publishers looked after the business side with distribution, marketing...
by JAK | Sep 18, 2007 | big ideas, TED
One of the best blogs on media and publishing is called Trends in the Living Networks. It is written by Ross Dawson whose insights make a great deal of sense. Last week he wrote about six trends that will transform living online over the next years Those 6 trends are...
by JAK | Sep 9, 2007 | culture, industry futures, music, this blog
I was at an recent event where (in passing) a presenter recounted her experiences at various TV conferences along these lines. She told us that many of the industry attendees were still asking variations of “Help the Internet is coming…what do we...
by JAK | Sep 5, 2007 | big ideas
Apparently George Bush thinks the answer to global warming is nuclear power. The reality is far more complex and relies on Russian goodwill more than anything else. I suspect this is not something Bush wants to rely on given the resumption of the Cold War practices of...
by JAK | Aug 28, 2007 | big ideas, culture
I see that John Ralston Saul is in Wellington for a couple of days this week. I’d love to be there* to hear what he has to say to our local Government Managers and the Wellington City Council. Saul’s books are some of the best and most important...
by JAK | Aug 22, 2007 | culture, this blog
The other day my daughter (just turned 6) said that she wanted to be a scientist because she liked mixing things up and watching the colours change. That comment reminded me of the time she turned almost half the kitchen blue playing with blue food colouring. Cool! I...
by JAK | Aug 17, 2007 | big ideas, industry futures
Over the past few weeks I have tried to summarize the peak oil debate as best as I can given that it is complex and highly pertinent. Never before have we faced such a large impact on so many sectors of the economy on such a global scale. (This is Part 4) The Last Oil...
by JAK | Aug 13, 2007 | big ideas, development, industry futures
A key benefit of the book, The Last Oil Shock book by David Strahan, is found in the last two chapters in which he recommends a series of local and personal actions for urgent changes needed to survive this major threat. In a chapter called “Pass-notes for...
