At TED back in 2004, Joseph Pine talked about what consumers really want is “authenticity” in the experience economy. Yet, even now at the tail end of 2009, we’ve barely moved beyond the basic goods industry. We only have to walk into any shop to realise we’re still suffering from the hangover of the industrial [...]
Categories: globalisation,thoughts,travel
A few weeks ago, I was in a work-related meeting where we were discussing skill sets required in a small team. At one point, someone said, “But we can’t be good at everything.” Since then, I found myself repeating that once or twice in some similar circumstance, but each time I say these words or [...]
Categories: generalists,poly-expertise,thoughts
When I began to learn the art of silver-smithing from Mara Grimm a few years ago, she was possibly the only active teacher of traditional enamel techniques in Melbourne, if not in the state of Victoria, Australia. Mara is somewhat of a hippie (she had the Kombi-van and everything), and amongst the many things she [...]
Our beloved cat isn’t allowed out. Apart from the fact he has allergies and that the vet didn’t want to give him more shots than necessary, it’s just too dangerous around here where our home is surrounded by high-traffic main streets. A friend/colleague of mine said he’s planning on building a cat pen, something similar [...]
Categories: thoughts
Marie-Chantale had asked me to speak at this month’s Creacamp on Ada Lovelace Day and also a bit on my own creative pursuits. It was brutal trying to fit everything in 10 mins, but I think I managed alright. There should be a video available at some point, but for now, here’s my own low-fi [...]
Categories: thoughts,women+tech