A study was recently completed by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute into the smallest number of people that through exerting influence in a network, can bring about change. Apparently the number is slightly less than 10% – provided that the core base is highly committed and not prepared to change themselves. This has quite significant implications [...]
I recently got into an extensive FaceBook conversation/debate with someone that was somewhat ridiculous, but we all do stupid things from time to time. This debate was about CO2 emissions and the role of man. The person on the other side of the debate is a big fan of Lord Monckton, the media shill who [...]
Yesterday was a busy day… in fact the whole week was crazy when I come to think about it. But yesterday more than most days… In the morning I attended an event to mark 50 years of friendship between Korea and Australia. (I was there as the proxy for Professor Gordon Wallace from ACES where [...]
What is the biggest brand? There are some big big brands out there. Every year more brands vie for visibility and dominance. The reason is that every brand that gets share of mind – and trust – can generate huge revenues… Let’s think about some of the great trusted brands in the world, and some [...]
It seems that the election yesterday has resulted in close to a dead heat between the major parties – a hung parliament. This can be seen as a major problem in that it can stop legislation going through, or, as I like to think, a huge opportunity for good sense. And this is why: When [...]
This has to go down as one of the most amazing elections in Australian history. In it neither of the alternative Prime Ministers have said anything remotely bold – until today. Julia Gillard said that she would stop following the script and be herself. Does that mean that she might say something exciting or memorable? [...]
In Australia we are in the early stages of a federal election. The interesting thing about this election is that it was preceded first by a “palace coup” in which the deputy Prime Minister essentially ousted the existing and elected PM. This took place, it appears, as the result of the party apparatchiks determining that [...]
If you are in any doubt about which parts of the climate change debate are true or false, check out this video of Sir David Attenborough talking through what part of CO2 is man made, and what part is natural…
One of my friends, who is also a client, has been going through a difficult period with his business recently. Its a start up, and it is still very early on in its evolution, and it is entirely self-funded. There are revenues, but not enough to cover overheads yet. In a business that is self-funded [...]
Last weekend I went to some friends for lunch. There were two other couples there. One of the guys was in his mid to late 60's and was an ex-Senator from South Australia. I didn't realize that he was a Liberal at the outset, but should have figured it out. I tried to avoid getting [...]