Australia is behind the rest of the world when it comes to developing sustainable energy. Yet we lead, especially in Asia, in education and research. Why is this? How can we make progress in these areas? Monday night was an interesting mix of the Future Makers documentary ~ Australians leading the way in sustainable energy, and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'climate change'
The green future makers & the politicians
July 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Environment, sustainability
Tags: Australia·change·climate change·collaboration·communication·community·connection·contribution·entrepreneur·Environment·government·technology
Sustainable Design and Ezio Manzini
July 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Environment, Indigenous Australia, Social Innovation, Social Media, Social justice, entrepreneur, sustainability, technology
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 [...]
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
Are Music Festivals offline versions of online Communities?
January 16th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Environment, Indigenous Australia, Music, Social Media, Social justice, personal development, sustainability
If Social Media is bringing like minded people together online, music festivals are bringing bodies together offline. Every year around the world, outdoor music festivals, for a variety of tastes & genres, host hundreds of thousands of people. Those attending put up with overcrowding, queues & the extremes of the elements (including mud or extreme [...]
Tags: climate change·collaboration·community·connection·contribution·festival·growth·hope·human behaviour·local·love·Social justice·Social Media
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 [...]
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