by JAK | May 5, 2009 | big ideas, industry futures, TED
As beings it seems to me that – we are all wired to look for patterns partly to decipher meaning but also because the sheer amount of information we get can be so overwhelming. We are also constantly comparing the “news” to our own reference points...
by JAK | Oct 10, 2008 | big ideas
Like many I have been watching the new reports of financial meltdown in global markets – lead in a spectacular way by the US. Although we shouldn’t feel immune – “At current levels, the ratio of household debt to income (excluding student...
by JAK | Sep 5, 2007 | big ideas
Apparently George Bush thinks the answer to global warming is nuclear power. The reality is far more complex and relies on Russian goodwill more than anything else. I suspect this is not something Bush wants to rely on given the resumption of the Cold War practices of...
by JAK | Feb 12, 2007 | big ideas, culture
They Work for You is the title of an online project that: “aims to make it easy for people to keep tabs on the activity of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Parliament. You can browse parliamentary debates going back to November 2005, grouped by their relationship to...