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HUNTER of GENIUS [pioneers, explorers & evolving tools]
What a massive waste spending our time trying to live according to anyone else’s spec but our own. But so many of us do, for the sake of the mortgage, our family/friends/social-standing or because we just haven’t figured out what our own groove is. Despite what seems sexier or better paid or accrues nods of...
Astronomy quick.fixes for starry.eyed wannabes
One of the delights of living in the Southern Hemisphere has to be its dense, dazzling night sky. Meandering to open spaces where the urban light veil falls away, yields a blaze of stars, the Milky Way (the Galactic Centre and magellanic clouds, a southern sky speciality), even man.made space objects twinkling back at us....
new social currency ATM : the Maverick mojo is back
It’s hard to quantify the small dizzy delight we find in discovering something out in the world that simply makes us happy, no explanation needed. Julie Andrews floods the mental stereo like peach-sugar (what, you have no idea what I mean? see the video at the end to absorb the culture young weedhopper).. Maverick magazine...
So you think you can change the world ..um, yes
No grand 10th century castle – you couldn’t get there on a steam train from secret King’s Cross platforms – but this seemingly unexceptional building at 9 Ntemi Piliso Street, downtown Johannesburg is brimming and buzzing with magic. The Defense against the Dark Arts is for real. Here they’re battling the very real forces of...
Geekgirls: Silicon.Free in the Silicon Cape?
I’m back in Cape Town next week for some wrap.up lectures at UCT, seeing beloved friends & family, working & meeting frenzies ..and catching the grand launch of Silicon Cape (last year’s World Mayor, now premier of the province, Helen Zille will be speaking to assure the gravitas of this endeavour). Since the tech heads...
INTELLIGENT LIFE: social learning adventures
memorable learning experiences, urban games and unusually powerful travel experiences for the slim minority that take delight in learning rather than just looking cool and together.
Does your Geography determine your Destiny?
[On being in the right place, at the right time] So here I am,1 still in Johannesburg, Joburg, Jozi, the District 9 city. The African version of LA. The rough & tough old mining town that I was born in. esCAPEd from. And evidently needed to return to make peace with (like an ex-smoker I...
Gathering some Jedi Masters >> the magic of mentorship
Charged with creating a strong support system for one of the most progressive programmes that UCT’s Graduate School of Business offers, I’ve gathered some of the brightest, biggest-hearted people I know, to offer back their battlescars and brilliance to a small band of artists going on a powerful learning journey. .. 26 Mentors have stepped...
Creative Capitalism : Business Acumen for Artists
An extraordinary learning opportunity comes around but once a year. A very special business school programme that I am so moved by, that I support it wholeheartedly and recommend it wildly. Back for its 3rd year: BUSINESS ACUMEN for ARTISTS It’s a dream.manifest of Director of UCT’s GSB Executive Education, Elaine Rumboll, also a published...
Big Heads, Big Day in the BigBadCity
Thanks to the generous invitation of logistics.meister Dean Carlson who organised the event.. coveted VIP tickets to the Discovery Invest Leadership Summit are in hand! (yup, THAT one with Gladwell and Branson on the bill – if you’re in Jo’burg you’re sure to know what I’m on about). Forgive the selfish rejoicing -sharing is one...
TED (x) spark catches in Jo’burg
AT LAST! The TEDxJoburgNorth programme, launching on the 15th July 2009, will be the beginning of many more such TEDx events in the city. I’m helping to gather the forces for a city.size TED Johannesburg in November with TEDsters and fellow raving fans, under the passionate leadership of publisher Alicia Woolf [want to get the...
Inaugural ZA GeekRetreat ’09
On the weekend of the 19th of June, 2009, about 40 South African Internet personalities will gather for a weekend of informal conversation about the South African Internet. We’ll talk about what would make it better, how to stimulate innovation locally and what role there is for a more formal industry-wide body to carry on...
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