{"id":6,"date":"2009-07-01T17:06:58","date_gmt":"2009-07-02T00:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.renando.com\/blog\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2021-01-18T22:05:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T22:05:48","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi!<\/p>\n<p>My name is Chad Renando.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Chad-Renando_web.jpg\" alt=\"Chad Renando\" class=\"wp-image-7600\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been using Sideways Thoughts on and off again as a scratchpad since 2009. It has been a constant through careers in a digital agency, management consulting, and currently in the innovation ecosystem. I use the platform to share and process personal experiences, capture learning from my studies, and document observations in my various professional roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My aim is always to share, to learn, and to lead.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why Sideways Thoughts?&nbsp; Sometimes we need to look from a slightly different perspective, with thoughts that are just a little bit Si<strong>d<\/strong>eways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also find me in my other roles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruraleconomies.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research Fellow (Innovation Ecosystems), Rural Economies Centre of Excellence, USQ<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.qut.edu.au\/ace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research Fellow, Australian Centre of Entrepreneurship Research, QUT<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/startupstatus.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CEO, Startup Status<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/genglobal.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Managing Director &#8211; Australia, Global Entrepreneurship Network<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi! My name is Chad Renando. I have been using Sideways Thoughts on and off again as a scratchpad since 2009. It has been a&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/about\/\" class=\"bwp-excerpt-more-link\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","bwp-masonry-item","bwp-col-3"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8047,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/8047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}