‘Fifth Ward: Friendly Fire’ by Dale Lucas
Sci-fi and fantasy has long been a forum for exploring how humans interact and how societies expand and contract. Tolkein saw the carnage of WWI...
Working towards a workshop: the hardest part…. marketing
With the flyer developed, room booked, date set, ideas outlined and format finalized, the next step is marketing. Even typing the word makes me uncomfortable....
Very short words on the Australian political crises
What if all of Australia is just addicted to the drama? If you quit the last five jobs because of bad bosses, maybe it’s you…...
‘Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World’ by Adam Tooze
Adam Tooze exactingly retraces of the 2008 financial crisis from its beginnings in Clinton era deregulation and the creation of the Eurozone without a ‘Federal...
Who wants to be an ESG analyst?
Wanted: Environmental, social and governance (ESG) analyst for major asset owner or asset manager Elements of the role: Lead development of internal policy on ESG...
‘Dreamland: The True Tale of Opiate Epidemic’ by John Allen Paulos
The most interesting system linkage that I learned about in Dreamland was that the rise of opiate addiction in rural and regional America (first oxycontin,...
Working towards a workshop – almost done flyer
Briefing Flyer – Three Myths of Investing for Good...
Questions for Public Ownership of Renewable Energy in Queensland
What are some of the drivers for the call for public ownership of renewable energy? There are calls from a group for the Queensland Government to...
Working towards a workshop – terminology
I am trying to tighten my use of specific words for the workshop. Here is my a selection of my first cut: Ethical investing –...