This post examines how an holistic service design approach to life might maximise the benefit of employer flexible working opportunities and how a corporate/city service design approach could help change the lives of working families. Continue reading

The Big Issue, us, you and a challenge for change The other day at our whole of team meeting (I work for NAB) we were posed a challenge by The Big Issue (@thebigissue). Help us with our Women's Subscription Enterprise.... Continue reading

New Year's resolutions, a new me, financially responsible, fit, slim and organised... By January 20 will I be one of the 80% of resolution makers who fail, or will I make it through to September and be one of th... Continue reading

The moral of my story is to ask Boroondara Council whether true public consultation shouldn't consider some of theses questions? Why does development always mean adding things, couldn't development mean taking things away, or a lack of things.. Why do we always have to have MORE - more of everything - tables, shelters, huge social rooms and car parking. How do we store and maintain value of existing facilities and why does improved always mean more? All the inputs on the steering committee were from special interest groups and infrastructure related. Whats wrong with not much!!!!! Continue reading

I've been increasingly annoyed by the political propaganda spewing forth from devices across Victoria. I'm tired of hearing how little silos of need will get a little of what they need.. just enough to inspire gratitude in fact.. Tired of... Continue reading

Why washing dishes, playfulness and shared food are metaphors for an holistic community I have long been concerned by our 'efficient', solution focussed society, rushing from A to B, priding ourselves on 'outcomes' and 'solutions': Intoxicated by technology and pride,... Continue reading

The Real Life Social Network v2 View more documents from Paul Adams. Continue reading

Are our online networks missing an important facet? Are they 'safe' enough for emergent thoughts, or do we do our 'composting' alone only presenting when we have visible evidence of growth...? How can you be present and absent...? Continue reading

Most Saturdays I spend some time in parks with small people. I sit still, peaceful under a tree in the midst of a whirl of perpetual motion..... It's an unusual place for me - usually i'm one of the whirling... Continue reading

Last year I moved to Melbourne from London (via Perth, Karratha...etc). Melbourne captivated me from the first moment, it took me 5 years to get here, but I did. It has a creative, innovative quirky approach to grandeur and liveability....... Continue reading

Yesterday @lukegrange and I were using Twitter direct messages to organise for Tedx Melbourne. Our messages started short (140 characters) and grew rapidly shorter until they were one word long. It got me thinking about communication, trust and the spaces... Continue reading

I find myself generally bored with the iPad as a gadget, no desire to fondle it's sexy screen or any other kind of desire in general. Is it because the device is boring or is it more as Shirky says... Continue reading

On (or around about give or take a chocolate or two) 6th day of Christmas I sat down to think. To observe the Noughties transformation as rich and as complex as the renaissance. By the end of the noughties I... Continue reading

I was at #trampoline in Melbourne on Saturday. A wonderful creative day full of inspiring conversation (but that is another post). @RossHill gave a lightning talk on micropatronage:- micropatronage is the combination of the concept of the patron with connectedness.... Continue reading

or, about an error of judgement. When I was more idealistic, better looking and wearing my ‘twenties goggles’ (not googles)… full of the joys of the ethical and the just, embellished by a touch of the creative, I was drawn... Continue reading