Category Archives: Two-way communication

How big is my family?

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Jonathan Smith

I just came across a short article by Sharon McGann, with a consulting firm called A Passion for Results (which is a great name, isn’t it). The title of Sharon’s article is: ‘Teaching our kids life literacy – we owe … Continue reading →

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Dilbert on marketing

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Jonathan Smith

The timeless wisdom of Scott Adams. This is going straight on the wall.

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Minds at work?

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Jonathan Smith

Troy Ginbey, from Tune in Tokyo, and I have been having a debate about the Minds at Work website. I kind of like the way they’ve tried to incorporate a sense of what they do and how they do it … Continue reading →

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Mental health part two – supply and demand

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Jonathan Smith

‘Part one’ described a very impressive application of Open Space Technology for community consultation on the subject of mental health. Chatting with participants at the forum, it seemed I was one of a relatively small group of people in the … Continue reading →

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Complex adaptive systems, fractals and Gaia

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Jonathan Smith

This is really intended as a side-bar to draw together a few related concepts: Gaia theory, fractals, and complex adaptive systems. If you’re already familiar with all three, you may want to skip this post and go read this, instead. … Continue reading →

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Two reasons to be happy

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Jonathan Smith

Sometimes being human can be overwhelming, especially if we care about the planet and the people on it. So here are two reasons to be happy: 1) Action and change is happening all around you, all the time. Think about … Continue reading →

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Mental health part one – Open Space

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Jonathan Smith

Back in 2008 the Health Department hosted a day-long community consultation forum, seeking input on the following question: ‘What can we ALL do to better the mental health of ALL West Australians?’ My interest in the event was three-fold: As … Continue reading →

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Not Brad and Ange

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Jonathan Smith

It’s never trendy to say anything nice about Telstra, but they certainly do tell a good story. The Brad and Emma ads have divided commentators. Some people hate them. I must admit I love them, but that’s not the point … Continue reading →

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The ‘race’ card

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Jonathan Smith

Election debate 2010, what a let-down. There was way more passion and heart in the Masterchef final. Maybe it’s just a function of growing older and more aware of the strings at work behind the puppet show, but it seems … Continue reading →

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GenerationOne

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Jonathan Smith

The GenerationOne TVC is a very powerful piece of communication, a most graphic, direct, effective way of expressing exactly what’s meant when we talk about ‘the gap’ between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. This is a very complicated, multi-layered issue, and … Continue reading →

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