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Category: About society

Thoughts about the wider society in which we live, with a focus on how we make things better

October 23, 2011

Occupy Wall Street as a postmodern critique: On deconstruction, discourse, and a relative approach to truth

While some criticise the Occupy Wall Street movement for a lack of objectives, I see the protests fit perfectly within a postmodern framework. As such,… Read more

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    And following on from the post, statements from…
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October 17, 2011

An incomplete social media taxonomy: Creating 35 social media profiles and losing identity

Literal blog post introduction: There are lots of social media sites. I categorised a few. I joined some. Read this if you’re interested. Click some… Read more

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June 21, 2011

Dam that River by Alice in Chains: Flash animation (aka Angry Beaver)

A few days off work and I finally finish a project I started three years ago. I hope my angry beaver singing Dam that River… Read more

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    Brian
    That is soo AWESOME!
  • Brett
    Brett
    This is very cool. I can see where…
  • Theresa
    Theresa
    very good Chad! :)
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June 14, 2011

A search for significance in an omniscient Internet

From music to blog posts, I fear we may get to a point when it has all been done before.  I reflect on how our… Read more

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    Theresa
    good post Chad :) I too am glad…
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March 26, 2011

Japan’s earthquake and tsunami: On prayer, Twitter, and tweeted prayers

A single tweet commencing with “Loving Lord” started me down a path questioning why we tweet, why we pray, and whether prayer has any place… Read more

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    Theresa
    Great post Chad - quite thought provoking. I…
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February 20, 2011

I live in Ipswich, Queensland: What statistics say about capacity, volunteering, opportunity, growth, and potential

I live in Ipswich, Queensland, a small city of 162,000 people located about a 40-minute drive west of Brisbane.  Theresa and I moved up from… Read more

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  • Brett Ross
    Brett Ross
    Hi, what a great article. I've lived in…
  • Ruth Booij
    Ruth Booij
    Hi Theresa, What an excellent piece of positive…
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January 29, 2011

Symbolic interactionism, social media, and the Australian 2011 floods: Stepping stones in a crisis, or watering down reality?

Social media played a huge part in the response efforts for the recent Queensland floods.  Reflecting back at the amount of time I spent glued… Read more

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    lindimity
    Mayhaps you are putting on a new personna…
  • Theresa
    Theresa
    ...so does this mean that you'll be turning…
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December 26, 2010

Flash animation: Carbon by VNV Nation (My environmental sustainability climate change global warming epiphany)

My public sector stint in environmental sustainability prompted putting pen to tablet a few years back.  Please feel free to watch and read more about… Read more

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December 11, 2010

Measuring a meme: Did 32% of active Facebook users change their profile picture to a cartoon to stop child abuse?

A recent Facebook meme asked people to change their profile pic between 3 to 5 December to a cartoon to end violence against children.  My… Read more

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  • Justin Brackett
    Justin Brackett
    Thanks for posting your findings! I have been…
  • Lyndon
    Lyndon
    I think this pretty much comes down to…
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November 13, 2010

The value of the green referral (A My Pizza Personality case study)

The non-commercial My Pizza Personality project set out to see if pizza purchasers are concerned about the environment, and whether environmental people eat pizza.  While we… Read more

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  • Theresa
    Theresa
    tasty!
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October 16, 2010

A brief summary of the 2010 Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit

To be considered a sustainable success, organisations must stand for something more than the product or service they provide.  This is my prevailing take-away among many… Read more

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    kalie
    I like your summary Chad, particularly like the…
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July 16, 2010

The reality of chaos theory – will you ignore, control or embrace?

They say 70% of strategic initiatives fail, and of those that succeed are only 60% effective. In an environment of uncertaintly, chaos theory presents a… Read more

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