Michelle Williams

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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

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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Collaborative Consumption is consuming us. But what is it?

July 5th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Social Innovation

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Creating social innovation: What is possible?

May 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Environment, Social Innovation, Social Media, sustainability, technology

What is possible in innovation? Anything! Especially in Social Innovation. Such a profound statement to make but as I delve into the current social innovation scene in Sydney, as I build stronger ties in the tech-startup world, as I connect with and understand the resources available I do realise that anything I dream is possible… [...]

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Starting a business is like picking fruit…

March 21st, 2010 · No Comments · personal development

Every year, thousands of travellers in Australia on working visas, spend a period of time picking fruit with the intention of obtaining an visa extension. Making the transition from enjoying the party lifestyle by the beach to 3 months of hard labour would not sound like fun to many but, on pondering, it can be [...]

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