Awareness

Snowcrash the book: Explore the Metaverse origin story

Posted on by Elle Brooker

This week marks four years since the blog started and 20 plus years since I read a book that anticipated the human and citizenship dimensions of an immersive, online, digital and connected world hosting rival frameworks commanding human loyalty and shaping identity that still interest me today.

From the moment Hiro Protagonist crashed into a pool, mid pizza delivery ‘Snowcrash’ captured my attention and held it, in full defiance of my usual disinterest in sci-fi in ways not seen since ‘Star Trek Next Gen’.

If you’re a fan of the book, come visit the book club at the Metaverse store on 11 August, 318 Little Collins Street, Melbourne,

Register here

Webinar: Board Committees

Posted on by Elle Brooker

Day five of five featuring free professional development opportunities for bored directors.

Today it’s a 101 style introduction to the most common board committees. What they do, how to structure them and where they fit into the governance picture.

Register here

Digital Government: Trick or Treat?

Posted on by Elle Brooker

Day four of five days of free PD for bored directors.

29 September – from the model pupil to the troubled child, it’s a look at government services of the future.

What’s the sovereign risk profile and can you relate?

Register on Eventbrite or click here.

Up-close and Personal: Data Privacy Management

Posted on by Elle Brooker

Day three of five of free PD for bored directors.

6 October – get the low down on data governance.

Check out this Meetup with Melbourne Data Governance Meetup Group

Australia has a high rate of casual work and many jobs face automation threats: OECD – ABC News

Posted on by Elle Brooker

The Organisation for Economic Development (OECD) has predictions for Australia’s future.

Nassim Khadem reports

Explore the future of work before the train leaves the platform with the ‘Tech and the City’ calendar.

#melbourne #explore *#careerhack

Intimidated by art? Find out why.

Posted on by Elle Brooker

RMIT present CAST OUT LOUD: Cracks in the gates – aesthetics, craft and community, a panel discussion explaining art and why there are such things as good art, bad art, and why craft is not art. Sort of.

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cast-out-loud-cracks-in-the-gates-aesthetics-craft-and-community-tickets-69822162969?aff=eand