Everybody now acknowledges that there is a problem concerning our environment. The unfamiliar and unsure part is what we can do to solve this. Last week one of the leading thinkers in sustainable design visited Australia. Ezio Manzini shared his wisdom in helping us make this change now. He identified the tools and opportunity we have already around [...]
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Sustainable Design and Ezio Manzini
July 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Environment, Indigenous Australia, Social Innovation, Social Media, Social justice, entrepreneur, sustainability, technology
Tags: Australia·change·climate change·collaboration·communication·community·connection·contribution·Environment·government·human behaviour·local·needs·technology·Web
How to make a positive impact on our world
June 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Environment, Music, Social Innovation, Social Media, Social justice, personal development, sustainability, technology
Last week I presented to 140 of our young emerging female leaders. The topic of “how to make a positive impact on our world” resonates with the current tools and opportunities available and I relished the chance to discuss a topic I am very passionate about. As I told the audience, I am very excited [...]
Tags: Australia·climate change·collaboration·communication·community·connection·contribution·destiny·empowerment·growth·human behaviour·morals·needs
Social Innovation Camp Video & Article Wrap
March 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Social Innovation
The emerging Social Enterprise and Social Innovation segment in Australia, especially utilising available technology, is creating communities of people, from various backgrounds and levels of experience to meet, collaborate & create solutions to solve some of the problems and issues that we, as a society face. On the weekend of the 5th, 6th & 7th [...]
Tags: Australia·change·collaboration·community·connection·contribution·needs·programmer·Social justice·technology·Web·web development
Launch of Lean StartUp Circle
March 4th, 2010 · No Comments · technology
Recently the first Lean StartUp Circle was launched in Sydney. We were fortunate enough to organise for Eric Ries, the founder of the group, and chief champion of this methodology, to make a detour to Sydney and kick off the Sydney Lean Startup Circle. With planning for the event only begun a week out it [...]
Tags: Australia·community·programmer·Sydney·Web
Avatar’s eco worship starts a new debate
January 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Environment, Indigenous Australia, Social Media, Social justice, personal development, sustainability
There is no doubt that James Cameron’s Avatar is a visual masterpiece. The story may not be new but isn’t this more a true use of storytelling? Delivering a message when we can’t seem to face the reality? As we struggle to find a solution to an environment choking on the progress of Industrialisation, Avatar’s [...]
Tags: Australia·climate change·communication·connection·contribution·growth·human behaviour·spirituality
