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...
The 101 of going 404*
Ever had that guilty fantasy about going on holiday.. and just staying away, yup, simply not going back home at the appointed hour? [Well not YOU of course, because you're a responsible member of society; with a steady job, a mortgage, staff who depend on you, family, a goldfish, a garden, a country to run,...
What in the world are you doing with your life?
What happens if you decide tomorrow won't follow the same largely predictible script?
Is it even possible if you aren't prone to multiple personality disorder, win the lottery, fall desperately in love or somesuch outrageous turn of irreversible external circumstance is foisted upon your being?
Learning Event : Marketing for a New World
We have a Huddlemind event in 3 weeks time [27 Nov 2008 9am - 1pm] >> for all of you who have been waiting for Dave to do a session outside of the business school. He’s teaming up with the man who started Saatchi & Saatchi’s At Play1 [interactive marketing across all media channels] division...
Nomadic Marketing 4 : the networthing dinner
Nomadic Marketing1 : with its first major programme revision/evolution, is underway next week. Programme director, Dave Duarte has built a brain.friendly and immersive curriculum for delegates to engage with topics and faculty, in an unprecedented learning experience around social media that no amount of lecturing or conference style presentations could offer. One of the sexy...
Globalization street.smarts: take the 20 question quiz [cocktail party conversation as markets gently crash]
Alrighty, for those of you who have an opinion on the world markets. Come test your contextual knowledge on globalization (yes, economics can be sexy AND remarkably useful to understand in a wobbling world). They’re questions slung together for the 1st year class, so it’s no in-depth analysis, but good grounding basics & worth a...
Preparing for an Epiphany : high class head.wrestling
Next Wednesday eve, Cape Town will pingback after seeing so many of the blogger community from Joburg for Wordcamp & more last week. At the SA Business Schools Expo at the Sandton Sun, Epiphany (the new baby) in collaboration with Huddlemind (homebase) is doing a transcity mashup of minds. On an issue that seems to...
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Cerebella #3 [geek girls at Origin]
I’ve finally broken through my seemingly impassable writer’s block! And ladies first, with a huge thank you to the fine women who came to Origin. And to the fine staff & the divine David of Origin for letting us loose in your space and being brave enough to run an honesty system on settling our...
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