Somehow I have got myself involved in a few special events over the next few weeks :o 1. Inspecht HR Futures Conference this Thursday in Melbourne. I’ve put together a presentation to showcase some of the work IBMers are doing…
Inspecht HR Futures Conference 2009
Michael Specht kindly asked me to speak alongside some very clever cookies next February, at a well priced one day event in Melbourne. Keynote speaker and friend Stephen Collins writes: …this one day event will look closely at the opportunities…
Events, Enablement and Informal Learning
Coming up on the 18th of November, Melbourne Uni and IBM will be hosting a public forum to discuss the project Virtual and Physical Spaces as Places for Informal Learning . It was great to be invited to participate in…
Living with Integrity
If you are on MySpace or Facebook there is a good chance you have friends from work, close friends and even family connecting with you online. Amongst your friend’s status updates, photos of nephews and colleague’s birthday snaps, you might…
Work at learning: virtual wanderlust
Michele Martin asks “how do you keep up the motivation to keep learning? Sometimes it seems so much easier to sink into just getting things done – learning can seem like one more complication. How do you keep challenging yourself…
Taking innovation to the streets
Last year when I returned to work after parental leave, I had a real desire to get involved with innovative projects making a difference. My very first post on this blog mentioned the Global Kids Digital Media initiative who engage…
When Enterprise 2.0 is just keeping up appearances
Have you heard about the official protest parks set up in Beijing? Not a single protest approved despite 77 applications. And a human rights group says there have been a few arrests, and two convictions of re-education through labour (there…
Connected, baby!
You’re enjoying your career working with a great team. And then you have a baby. Congratulations! After a period of joy, angst, laughter, sleep deprivation parental leave you return to work. In a couple of weeks you settle back into…
Making connections. Making a difference.
It’s been great to connect with web industry people again AND have opportunities to contribute to some exciting projects, thanks to social media. Part time working mums – like me – don’t always get to attend special industry shindigs (like…