Something I really liked from an article by Ariel Leve in the Sunday Times last week: People love to say: “It’s better to have tried and failed”. But what’s wrong with not trying? Not trying means you don’t have to live with the bitterness and frustration of failing. Even better, not trying means that trying … Continue reading To try or not to try – is that the question?
Month: February 2006
Customer? Care!
At a recent ‘Technologies for Conservation and Development’ (t4cd) Conference I attended in Cambridge, I asked the delegates what I thought was an important yet often under-asked question – where and who were our ‘customers’? The conference was concentrating on the use of technology in global conservation and development work, and there was an interesting … Continue reading Customer? Care!
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what i’d like to see is that table where you once sat covered in beautiful flowers. it would remind me of you.
Whatever happened to all the white wristbands?
Let’s hope that recent reports of the demise of the Make Poverty History campaign are unfounded. Mobilising the masses last summer (okay, via the biggest free pop concerts ever staged, but does that matter?) was certainly a remarkable achievement. But people – and perhaps more to the point, the press – have very short memories. … Continue reading Whatever happened to all the white wristbands?
Standing up for the small guy (part 1)
Picture this: The writer of a zulu tune written in 1939 dies in poverty 20 years later. His song goes on to become one of the most popular tunes in Africa, and is recognised the world over. Ownership of the copyright ends up in American hands, and finds its way into a film which becomes … Continue reading Standing up for the small guy (part 1)
Phones4All?
According to a GSM Association spokesman quoted on the BBC Online website today, “The mobile phone is the only viable technology that can bridge the digital divide”. This is quite a bold statement in a debate which has been running for a fair old time. It goes along the lines that by putting something digital … Continue reading Phones4All?