my new favorite blog is Stuff White People Like. which makes me quite white.
this was shown to me by some canadians who live in new zealand and have just taken eight months to drive around australia filming a documentary.
the blog apparently lead to a book as well. called Stuff White People Like.
each post focuses on something that is a must have to fit into white culture.
like expensive camping equipment from REI. or molekine journals. and so on.
have a quick read and find yourself.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
the mush of ideas
just one of many sources of info these days that has been inspiring me of late.
TEDxNSW had four speakers that were really different from each other - ranging from straight man, to Mr. Chips to Aussie Cowboy and Technogeek. All smart, engaging (yes, I used that word in my blog) and interesting. The common thread could maybe have been how to save the planet.
And I liked it.
Just read Time magazine - about social responsibility. Obamas interviewed. Top 20 companies, non-profits and individuals exemplifying social responsibility and innovation and doing good stuff profiled.
Vice-Chancellor at Macquarie University writing about ethics and morals and shaking things up.
And several blogs and news items and personal experiences....
Put the lid on and press pulse.
Presto....Anna idea mush.
TEDxNSW had four speakers that were really different from each other - ranging from straight man, to Mr. Chips to Aussie Cowboy and Technogeek. All smart, engaging (yes, I used that word in my blog) and interesting. The common thread could maybe have been how to save the planet.
And I liked it.
Just read Time magazine - about social responsibility. Obamas interviewed. Top 20 companies, non-profits and individuals exemplifying social responsibility and innovation and doing good stuff profiled.
Vice-Chancellor at Macquarie University writing about ethics and morals and shaking things up.
And several blogs and news items and personal experiences....
Put the lid on and press pulse.
Presto....Anna idea mush.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Interesting South
A few weeks ago, I attended the Interesting South event. And loved it.
Very amiable crowd and really interesting ideas. This is the kind of networking I can do without cringing. Friend who I just met and who does market research kindly tipped me off to the whole thing. And that is kind of what the whole thing was like. Non pushy people who are all interested in the same kind of stuff - new ideas - participating together. I met a few folks and yes, am now twittering with them.
My favorite acts were
Remo Giuffré speaking on the Anatomy of cool – What’s cool? What’s daggy? Who decides? Remo learned something about the anatomy (and alchemy) of cool by observing a kid named Bob D’Angelo in a school playground circa 1973.
Miles Merrill says Perform your own stories – Who sits behind the screen typing away the stories that the DeNiros of the world speak for them? Why don’t writers speak? Speakers write. Why aren’t we telling our own stories?
Tim Baynes talked about the The Permanence of Temporary Things (and Vice Versa) - Monuments crumble and empires may fall but some of the things we perceive as temporary are the most enduring. Interesting? Yes. Possibly also important for saving the world.
And for passion - Steve Maxwell, Stand up! Be counted! - In these days of online media, political debates often take place behind the shelter of laptops. Some brave souls still have the courage to jump on a soapbox, look strangers in the eye and express their political ideas. Steve Maxwell, a Speakers’ Corner regular in The Domain, will share his passion from the stage.
Looking forward to TEDxNSW on September 15th. Also will be held at the Chauvel Theatre which is great because it is right around the corner from the "flat" of your truly.
Very amiable crowd and really interesting ideas. This is the kind of networking I can do without cringing. Friend who I just met and who does market research kindly tipped me off to the whole thing. And that is kind of what the whole thing was like. Non pushy people who are all interested in the same kind of stuff - new ideas - participating together. I met a few folks and yes, am now twittering with them.
My favorite acts were
Remo Giuffré speaking on the Anatomy of cool – What’s cool? What’s daggy? Who decides? Remo learned something about the anatomy (and alchemy) of cool by observing a kid named Bob D’Angelo in a school playground circa 1973.
Miles Merrill says Perform your own stories – Who sits behind the screen typing away the stories that the DeNiros of the world speak for them? Why don’t writers speak? Speakers write. Why aren’t we telling our own stories?
Tim Baynes talked about the The Permanence of Temporary Things (and Vice Versa) - Monuments crumble and empires may fall but some of the things we perceive as temporary are the most enduring. Interesting? Yes. Possibly also important for saving the world.
And for passion - Steve Maxwell, Stand up! Be counted! - In these days of online media, political debates often take place behind the shelter of laptops. Some brave souls still have the courage to jump on a soapbox, look strangers in the eye and express their political ideas. Steve Maxwell, a Speakers’ Corner regular in The Domain, will share his passion from the stage.
Looking forward to TEDxNSW on September 15th. Also will be held at the Chauvel Theatre which is great because it is right around the corner from the "flat" of your truly.
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