by JAK | Dec 19, 2012 | culture, TEDx, video
For Sam Hunt- poetry is everyday stuff. At TEDxAuckland it seemed that breathing and poetry ( for him) is much the same and so amazing to hear him live having a bit of a ramble. I would think on the day you either loved him or hated him -and that is ok. Poem No.1 was...
by JAK | Sep 8, 2012 | big ideas, culture, TEDx
Over in Canberra it is almost time for TEDx – the full programme is here Sessions are split into 4 sections, Observe, Consider, Decide and then Transform – nice 🙂 Great to see that Nobel prize winning wine maker Brian Schmidt is doing another talk. I was...
by JAK | May 22, 2012 | big data, big ideas, TED, TEDx
Finding great answers always starts with great questions – however in today’s world we are often overwhelmed by enormous amounts of data. If only we knew the “right questions” we would be so much closer to a better understanding of the world...
by JAK | Feb 2, 2011 | culture
Got some sad new today. An young friend has passed away. He had been sick for a long time and it wasn’t unexpected but still a shock when it happens. I had been looking at this video of Bruce Feiler who had a cancer and wanted to pass on some fatherly advice...
by JAK | Jun 26, 2009 | WordPress
As one of the organisers for Wordcamp NZ I’m very interested in what happens at other wordcamps around the world. They are community based events organised around WordPress users of all shapes and dimensions globally. Next week I’ll write about WordPress...
