For the last few days I have been revisiting the notes in my Evernote notebooks and deleting things that are now outdated or irrelevant to me. Usually when I can find some time, I go through this process a few times a year. I find it cathartic to release myself of information that no longer serves […]
Reflections on the Change in the Age of Disruption Conference
Well finally I’ve had some time to put some thoughts on my reflections of the Change in the Age of Disruption Conference that I attended in Sydney at the Jones Bay Wharf Conference Centre last week. Since then, I’ve had a chance to reflect on my participation as a presenter at this conference but also how […]
What Will I Be Working On This Week?
Well, it’s finally arrived. International Work Out Loud week is here. For those who don’t know what the fuss is about, it’s one week of the year where we all encourage people to narrate and show what they’re working on. Whether it’s showing their work openly on public networks or in their own enclosed enterprise […]
Is Learning the New Thrill Seeker Sport?
Follow my blog with Bloglovin It’s 5:18 am on a Sunday morning and I can’t sleep. This is a usual state of affairs before every conference I attend. Next week I will be presenting at the Change Management Institute’s Change in the Age of Disruption Conference in Sydney and I’m equally excited as I am nervous […]
A Short Stint Into Film Making of Third Place
A couple of months ago, I saw an opportunity to assist a friend to build her photography and video production business and in return, learn more about the new medium of video that I am exploring. I always wanted to do a short film about my social networking meetup group called Third Place but I […]
The AITD Excellence Awards
I’m excited to find out that Coca Cola Amatil’s Systems Certification Program is a finalist in the upcoming Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) Excellence Awards. The program was aligned to their business strategy and aimed to improve their business continuity and performance through use of their key operational systems. I was honoured to work on […]
What Not To Do When You’re At an Entrepreneurs Convention
Last week I did the unthinkable (or so I thought). The idea got me thinking whether I was actually serious about the topic or whether like a true entrepreneur, I just did my own thing… Guess, I won’t be a millionaire anytime soon…. What do you think? Stay or go?
A Conversation in Intrigue
A desk is a dangerous place in which to watch the world. John Le Carre A couple of mornings ago, I made my way into Melbourne for a fascinating if not, “intriguing” event called Conversations of Intrigue hosted by @DangerousMeredith. I had little idea of what the event will be about but from what I had read […]
Melbourne Business Awards
This morning I attended the Melbourne Business Awards Breakfast hosted by the City of Kingston. Guest speaker Alex Kingsbury spoke about how 3D printing is disrupting supply chains and product fabrication processes. She talked about CSIRO’s Lab22 (named after the atomic number of Titanium) offers local businesses with services in training and 3D printing. She […]
How to Play the Ukulele in Less than 10 000 Hours
Many of you know that I am learning to play the ukulele. I started back in February 2014 and in my post “Learning a New Skill – Ukulele Dreaming” I write how it was an impulse buy and how I ‘fell’ into learning to play this nifty little instrument. Now, although many times I may […]
I Need More Sultanas in My Life
Two weeks ago I began a five week More Than Meditation Course and I wrote about my experiences in the blog post Discovering the State of Stillness. Last week, we had our second session and I felt a lot more comfortable and open to learning how meditation can help me. The session was facilitated by Dr […]
A Weekend Learning to Create Short Movies
This weekend I learned to create short movies. I was stuck indoors as it was pretty cold and miserable. I’m not one to go out often unless there’s a specific reason to but the cold weather gave me an excuse to catch up with my reading as well as learning how to use iMovie on […]
Discovering the State of Stillness
On Thursday night I started the More Than Meditation Course through the Lewis Institute of Health and Wellbeing. I was kindly invited by Dr. Daniel Lewis (@Paths2Wellbeing) to attend the course and I agreed. After all, I meditated in the past through group sessions at my local gym and downloaded some apps like Smiling Mind and my personal favourite Andrew Johnson’s […]
How Do You Innovate the Public Service?
Today I attended the GovCamp Dialogue as part of the Public Service Innovation Month (#psinnovate15). The panel @benrimmer2010 @CoraltRoss @Sara_Rice @sarahtmb @rmyardley @AlunProbert #psinnovate15 #gcau pic.twitter.com/4lwnYzDYGo — Helen Blunden (@ActivateLearn) July 23, 2015 The last time I was employed by a public service organisation was over 24 years ago but I have many friends and […]
How to Map Your Personal Learning Network Using Mind Maps and Twitter Lists
Over the weekend, I decided to map out my Personal Learning Network. I had been thinking of doing this for a while so that I could see where there were gaps in my networks to form new relationships and connections with people who were specialists in areas that interest me – either for my own learning or as […]
8 Reflections of a First Year Freelancer
In a few more days I reach my first anniversary out of salaried employment and I’ve been thinking and reflecting on all the lessons learned in my life as a freelancer. There have been many ups and downs. The biggest learning for me was the acceptance of saying good bye to a steady fortnightly income as […]
Learning is Frustrating
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been relatively quiet on the blogging front. It’s been a most frustrating time for me in many ways but don’t get me wrong. I feel quite guilty when I don’t blog – and while I’ll create a vlog instead – it’s really a “cop out” for me. Technically, vlogs […]
How do you remain relevant in a changing world? Day 1 of Work Out Loud
Well the first day of International Work Out Loud Day is nearly over. I started my week day in a way that I always do – by an hour of walking listening to business related podcasts. This morning I listened to Chris Ducker’s The New Business Podcast – Startup and Small Business Marketing NBP105 on […]
Learning and Relearning with New Tools
Last week, I was one of the many people who took advantage of the government’s tax break advantage for small business and decided to upgrade my computer and phone. I had been thinking of doing this for a while as I thought it was time to be seen as a bit more ‘modern’ despite my […]
A Work Out Loud Day
During my walk today, I decided to take some video footage of my day. I was going to go to a Business Planning workshop that occurs every three months as part of my business coaching program. We have set our annual goals of what we want to achieve in our business and then break those […]