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The evidence for our collaborative future...

Submitted by NickByrne on 5 February 2011 - 1:17pm

Today while undertaking a 7 hour round trip drive, to drop my Dad and Brother off in a country town, I stumbled across an inspiring BBC interview of a Harvard business professor. The interviewee was Professor Michael Porter and he presented the concept that for businesses to be successful (or profitable) in the future, they must create social value.

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Brisbane Social Innovation Initiatives

Submitted by NickByrne on 17 August 2010 - 3:06pm
To all those interested in social innovation, sustainability, and community & international development - we have organised the following upcoming events for Brisbane and would really appreciate your support/participation. For more information, please either email me nick@thinkactlive.com or skype nbyrne85 What: Barcamp Brisbane VI RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/barcampqld/calendar/14376298/ When: Saturday, October 23, 2010 10:00 AM Where: The Edge State Library of Queensland Stanley Place, South Bank Brisbane
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How do we get people to communicate openly together?

Submitted by NickByrne on 16 August 2010 - 8:13pm
Information, knowledge management and collaboration in the community and international development sector – how do we get people to communicate openly together? As I begin to enter a new career as the knowledge manager for engineers without borders Australia, I have been reflecting upon my experiences as a volunteer within the organisation. In Queensland, we recently tuned a strong focus towards an initiative called ‘local projects’ and with this, begun to actively network with other non-profit organisations around the region and country.
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