Like the Elizabethan Merchants of Light, my work is to track down, contexualize and share unusual cultural, scientific, technological wares (even occasional genius) & tools from many varied worlds, for your pleasure and profitable use.

I speak, research, tinker, teach on evolving systems.
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2013	Feb 18 On Taking Breakthrough Intellectual Risks 10 Let's build a *#!!% Starship already!	Jan 27 Unboxed: find the reluctant geniuses in your midst
2012	Oct 31 Ideas are copyrightable. Right? Uh oh 25 Make life a good counter-offer	Mar 22 A (non-beginners) guide to starting something 3 comments
2011	Feb 23 3 Hacks for 21st century Women Leaders	Jan 11 Go Follow Yourself
2010 “click on the days to expand them”	Nov 26 Don't wait 5 comments	Oct 27 When thinking gets too expensive 6 comments 18 Out where social media isn't a vanity sport 4 comments 14 stories trump stats 13 What makes Genius : Part 6 : Context 3 comments	Jul 18 Mandela Day: Ideas for 67 minute heroes 2 comments 14 Learn to sell your art, so you don't have to sell your soul 8 comments 03 couch marathoners : gamers gone good	May 16 DIGITAL MARKETING GUIDEBOOK	Apr 22 HUNTER of GENIUS [pioneers, explorers & evolving tools]
2009	Dec 17 Astronomy quick.fixes for starry.eyed wannabes	Nov 02 new social currency ATM : the Maverick mojo is back 1 comments	Sep 29 So you think you can change the world ..um, yes 3 comments 28 Geekgirls: Silicon.Free in the Silicon Cape? 1 comments 26 INTELLIGENT LIFE: social learning adventures 22 Does your Geography determine your Destiny? 1 comments	Aug 23 Gathering some Jedi Masters >> the magic of mentorship 5 comments	Jul 20 Creative Capitalism : Business Acumen for Artists 2 comments 13 Big Heads, Big Day in the BigBadCity TED (x) spark catches in Jo'burg	Jun 20 Inaugural ZA GeekRetreat '09 1 comments	Mar 09 The 101 of going 404* 16 comments	Feb 19 CEREBELLA : beautiful brainiacs with digital powers
2008	Nov 19 What in the world are you doing with your life? 7 comments 06 Learning Event : Marketing for a New World 1 comments 05 Hooray! open.source leadership: Rock on the Obama era	Oct 09 Nomadic Marketing 4 : the networthing dinner 07 Globalization street.smarts: take the 20 question quiz [cocktail party conversation as markets gently crash]	Aug 29 Preparing for an Epiphany : high class head.wrestling 1 comments 25 Cerebella #3 [geek girls at Origin] 2 comments	Apr 26 Practical Innovation: relentless problem.solving 2 comments 02 Promise to include the boys.. (next time) 5 comments	Feb 19 President Mbeki & the Fairy Godmother www ..wonderful.web.women.co.za* 14 comments 17 Long term investment horizons : the ugly duckling strategy “Allan Gray wait & patience commercialUploaded by advertka ..this ad (genius of the local King James ...” 4 comments 12 Tenacious M(e) 4 comments 07 For those with big wings : a Chinese fairytale for when you feel like quitting 3 comments 06 What makes Genius : Part 5 : Tenacity 11 comments
2007	Nov 08 Inspiration dose : the rockin'revolutionaries : Lessig & Wales double whammy “If you've been craving some purpose to tumble out of bed for, some fire in ...” 1 comments	Oct 23 Podcamp: African style 10 comments 09 PodCamp: come co.create an unconference 3 comments 08 Guess who's coming to town? 1 comments	Aug 12 Crowdsourcing a new identity : for a city 4 comments	Jul 22 The Art of Business through the Business of Art “Required reading alert: Business Week's blogs tend to be of superb quality, but if you ...” 1 comments 17 The UCT Business School pioneers a course on Web2.0 for practical business application 1 comments 12 What makes Genius : Part 4 : Clarity 8 comments 06 one hot mama 1 comments 05 The occasional downside of supporting the freshest innovations “yuck yuck yuck... after the near digital death experience on my site I deleted ...” 7 comments	Jun 19 Event: Geekdinner. GardenRoute. George. Goodie! 4 comments 08 Event: pair of power professors >> the world after midnight 2 comments SA's best & brightest : reversing brain.drain? 3 comments	May 14 Use your powers for good: iSummit Croatia 4 comments 03 re.creating my reality : as elegantly as possible 5 comments	Apr 23 dinner with digital demigods 3 comments 20 Monogamy not an option for web entrepreneurs 4 comments 17 27dinner gathers force for FreedomDay 6 comments 13 B'School course for Executives in Web2.0 2 comments 05 word.winning.women.week 5 comments 02 In Celebration of an Inspiration “ So Close : SA's Best Blogger : by Far We all know by now the yummymummy ...” 3 comments	Mar 30 (un)Common Genius on Tour 2 comments 28 Overclocking vs. Maximizing ..do I have a problem? 8 comments 26 Surfing 1.0 ..back in the day 4 comments 25 the geek shall inherit ..the GeekDinner 3 comments 13 great questions lead to great quests 32 comments 10 .. the cool kids at play 11 comments 07 SA Blog Awards shock! sitting at the table with the cool kids 16 comments 06 Hunter/Gatherer of Genius that is.. 8 comments	Feb 26 'fessing up to the addiction 4 comments 19 Smart ways to get content & linklove - onetime! 3 comments 14 Men of Magnificence (V'day special) 4 comments 13 27 ways to win friends & influence people 1 comments 12 Veni Vidi Vino “I came, I saw, I drank (okay.. last of the geekdinner posts I promise). Guess this one ...” 4 comments 11 Stuff I remember from the GardenRoute geekdinner despite the shiraz “ Stiaan is a legend, undoubtedly. Adore & respect his work, humour & good oke-ness more ...” 5 comments blooming brilliant: roadtripping the Garden Route 1 comments 05 Visual Genius 3 comments 02 Hunting party - roadtrippin' 2 hunt some genius “ One of the very best things that we can do to nurture our capacity ...” 7 comments 01 Wild wordshaped worlds : words make flesh 1 comments	Jan 25 genius hunting 5 comments 24 27dinner: premier edition rocking Jozi 1 comments 12 Rules of Engagement & the real speed of TRUST 1 comments 11 Too 007 : Bond.ing & innovating against the clock 2 comments
2006	Dec 23 damn you guys rock! 1 comments 19 Tempting F8 - quantum blogging anomaly suspected 2 comments Summer Geek Dinner in the Bay 3 comments 13 Tag Tag Tag Tag Tag 13 comments 07 What makes Genius : Part 3 : Character! 12 comments	Nov 23 Time Hacking for beginners 4 comments 09 Luscious Lunch 2 comments	Oct 30 more than words can say.. serious play 4 comments 27 Tempus Fugit 4 comments 18 What makes Genius : Part 2 : Curiosity! 12 comments 17 Neoleisure “You know the feeling when something fairly small and relatively insignificant just confirms your suspicions ...” 6 comments 13 Paris who? Bill & Steve oooh 3 comments 12 Google.YouTube vs Myspace “Take the ringside seat as the billion $$ behemoths battle it out. Such fun! our very ...” 10 the geek shall inherit the earth 2.0 4 comments 09 JoziGeekDinner - more delight with less delirium this time 12 comments Double Lucky 2 comments 01 factoring pretty girls into economic forecasts 3 comments	Sep 27 geekdinner 2.0 4 comments 22 time bending/spending secrets 7 comments 08 partying.. peacefully “Want to flip the AVERAGE BIRTHDAY PARTY concept on its head? Put your guests on anti-gravity ...” 5 comments 06 What makes Genius : Part 1 : Courage 6 comments 03 Geolocating.. my local Power Station 5 comments 01 Gathering Stormhoek 1 comments	Aug 27 it's all geek to me 3 comments 21 Group Genius 5 comments 13 ASK and ye shall receive 3 comments 07 Rock my world 3 comments 06 Building Bridges for the Born Digital “ "As once the winged energy of delight carried you over childhood's dark abysses, now beyond ...” 1 comments	Jul 30 Fresh!! Welcome to the new site “Thanks for coming :: I am a hunter of GENIUS in all it's beautiful and extraordinary ...” 2 comments