I have come across three discussions about trust this week. They just jumped out at me! 1. All of the guests on Phillip Adams’ review of the year spoke about trust. I thought their discussion of geo-politics and economics was fascinating. If you do listen to the podcast, Bea Campbell provides a great perspective on [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Phillip Adams’
Trust
Posted in Communication, Wayfinding, tagged Alexandra Polonia, Bea Campbell, Bret Simmons, Concrdia University, Diane Poulin-Dubois, Ivy Brooker, John Dickson, Michael Spencer, Occupy London, Phillip Adams, Trust, UCNISS on 9 December, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Learning about IKEA
Posted in Communication, Wayfinding, tagged IKEA, Lauren Collins, New Yorker, Phillip Adams, UCNISS on 1 December, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I have written a number of posts about place and space in this blog. I am always on the lookout for stories about novel ideas. This week I was delighted to listen to Lauren Collins talking with Phillip Adams about IKEA. Lauren wrote about IKEA in a twelve-page article (House Perfect) in The New Yorker [...]
Noam Chomsky: Sydney Peace Prize 2011
Posted in Communication, tagged Late Night Live, Noam Chomsky, Phillip Adams, Sydney Peace Prize 2011, UCNISS on 4 November, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Noam Chomsky is the recipient of this year’s Sydney Peace Prize. He delivered the City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture in the Sydney Town Hall on 2 November. I noted in the transcript of his speech that Professor Chomsky exhorted us “never forget that our wealth derives in no small measure from the tragedy of [...]
Hearing Voices
Posted in Australia, Communication, Digital Media, Teaching and Learning, tagged Bush Telegraph, Ira Glass, Lajamanu Champions, Late Night Live, Patrick, Phillip Adams, Podcast, Radio, This American Life, UCNISS, Warlpiri on 6 September, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I heard two delightful radio items this week. Both items exemplified for me the invitational nature of voice and the triggering of enquiry. On 30 August Phillip Adams interviewed Ira Glass about This American Life (a weekly public radio show produced by Chicago Public Media and broadcast on more than 500 stations across America). I [...]
John, Clegg and Paddy
Posted in Australia, Sport, tagged 1908 Olympic Games, Australian War Memorial, Bruce Coe, Frederick Septimus Kelly, Gallipoli, Herbert Michael Moran., John Carmody, Late Night Live, Phillip Adams, Powerhouse Museum, Sport History, The Australian, Therese Radic, UCNISS on 28 April, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was fascinated to read John Carmody’s account of War and Brotherhood in The Australian on 23 April. He wrote about two remarkable men, Clegg Kelly and Paddy Moran and their paths to Gallipoli. John notes that: The men never met — other aspects of their lives made that unlikely — but their stories are [...]