by JAK | May 16, 2016 | big ideas, culture, TEDx
A few weeks ago Samuel Gibson spoke at TEDxAuckland where he wowed the audience with his personal story of being born “the luckiest boy in the world” despite having osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disorder that makes for brittle bones that fracture...
by JAK | May 6, 2016 | big ideas, culture, TEDx
Since the first TEDxAuckland events back in 2009 there have been a huge number of speakers (100+) and attendees (7000+) who come along each year to be surprised, challenged, inspired, entertained and informed. In the early days finding speakers was easy because the...
by JAK | May 4, 2016 | big ideas, culture, industry futures
The Democrats in the U.S have a serious problem. Their preferred candidate Hillary Clinton was supposed to have everything stitched up by now. And then Bernie has gone and won Indiana. His 18th win in a race that was supposed to be a slam dunk for Clinton. The Clinton...
by JAK | Apr 25, 2016 | big ideas, culture, TEDx
TEDxAuckland 2016 is a bit different this year as it is spread out over a day and a half with 22+ speakers. It also takes place on a Thursday and Friday rather than a weekend. “TEDxAuckland 2016: flipside will feature two days of talks, events, activities and social...
by JAK | Mar 25, 2016 | big ideas, culture
Robert Reich will be known to many readers of this blog as the author of “Inequality for All”. That documentary came out in 2013 and while it focusses on the U.S story it examines the implications of widening inequality in a way that is cogent and relevant...
by JAK | Feb 28, 2016 | big ideas, general business, industry futures
In the NZHerald a business analysis column by Brian Gaynor: NZ’s dairy giant deeper in debt adds a note of caution to general New Zealand mythology of us being the kings of the dairy universe. As Gaynor notes in his own very measured way. The dairy sector have...
