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Food Gardens workshop for City of Joondalup by Terra Perma

Such a great talk with lots and lots of great info. Summary below for my future reference. * means that it blew my mind. – Pests and weeds have a beneficial ecological role. Pests attract good predators so let it happen. – Analyse your site to see where the sun is passing. In summer a … Read more

Excellent Talk on Negotiations – How Creatives Should Negotiate by Ramit Sethi

My Notes:– Reframes negotiating as a good thing and you can use it anywhere! Gyms, credit cards, phone companies, etc. – Gives you scrips you can good. Links with other goodies below. – Build rapport by talking about how long you’ve been with them. Stay cool. – Ask what else can they do or offer. … Read more

Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen of the Harvard Negotiation Project

(Full checklist and example below)I have tried to keep the notes as neat as possible. You can find another great summary here –http://www.fscanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Difficult-Conversations-Summary.pdf 3 Conversations – What Happened, Feelings, Identity1. The “What Happened?” Conversation. Most difficult conversations involve disagreement about what has happened or what should happen. Who said what and who did what? Who’s … Read more

Mega 90’s at Metro City (Dr. Alban, Technotronic, The Real McCoy & 2 Unlimited) 17 March 2017

First of all the important bit. I finally got to meet one of my first heroes, my favourite producers and musical obsession DR. ALBAN! Has to be one of my most memorable days. Now for the full story. My bro had gone to a previous Mega 90s event with other 90s starts like Haddaway, Corona, … Read more

Avoiding waste with the Japanese concept of ‘mottainai’

Download 25 minute audio of a related talk – Mottainai: a philosophy of waste The idea of ‘mottainai’—a Japanese approach to the concept of waste—could provide the west with a philosophical answer to environmental crises. Kevin Taylor, a graduate student in environmental philosophy from Southern Illinois University, explores this nuanced ethic of care and its deep roots in … Read more

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