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Category Archives: Two-way communication
How big is my family?
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
Dilbert on marketing
The timeless wisdom of Scott Adams. This is going straight on the wall.
Posted in Increasing revenue, Positioning for the future, Quality, Two-way communication
Tagged Dilbert, marketing, Scott Adams, word of mouth
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Minds at work?
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
Mental health part two – supply and demand
‘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
Complex adaptive systems, fractals and Gaia
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
Two reasons to be happy
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
Mental health part one – Open Space
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
Posted in Positioning for the future, Two-way communication
Tagged Brendan McKeague, communication, community consultation, Cultural change, engagement, government, health, mental, NFP, not for profit sector, Open Space, prevention, resilience, service, social marketing, stakeholder, two-way communication
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Not Brad and Ange
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
Posted in Increasing revenue, Two-way communication
Tagged advertising, brad and emma, brand, Telstra
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The ‘race’ card
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
Posted in Positioning for the future, Two-way communication
Tagged asylum seekers, boat people, Cultural change, election, government, politics, race, TV
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GenerationOne
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
