What do the educators of today need to know to prepare the leaders and changemakers of tomorrow? Ahead of me running the first ever Future Ready Teens next week in partnership with St. Clement’s School in Toronto, I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of education professionals at the school about this very topic. The […]
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All the Things in Canberra
talkI was in Canberra just over a week ago to speak about the Future of all the Things for the ACS’s EdXN speaking tour across Australia. It was my first time in Canberra and met yet another set of great people doing great work: Matt Adcock who is a Senior Research Engineer and Experimental Scientist (best title ever) […]
All the Things in Sydney
talkThanks Sydney for my sold out (+waitlisted!) talk last night – “the Future of All the Things” as part of ACS‘s EdXN series. Next stop, Canberra (tonight!) Feeling very lucky to also have met some great folks doing impactful wor k while in Sydney: Victor Nascimento who is developing ‘a Township Tale,’ a VR open world survival […]
40under40!
UncategorizedA few weeks ago I was humbled to be named one of the Business News 40under40 for my work supporting games and creative innovation in WA. This Wednesday, I went to my first 40under40 alumni event, and was again reminded how lucky I am to be living in WA, having moved to Western Australia 11 […]
The Future of All the Things (I’m going on tour!)
speaking talkHey hey! I’m going on tour for the Australian Computer Society’s Education Across the Nation (EdXN) series. Starting late March (full list of dates and links for tickets below), I’ll be visiting each capital city to speak about The Future of All the Things. I also have a limited number of meeting spots available. So, drop me […]
My week working from the forest
the future of workAt the end of August, I spent a week living and working from a campsite or hour or so from my home as an experiment in what the future of work might look like. These are my notes. But, why? A lot of the work I do is location independent (this is increasingly becoming a thing), […]
Wisdom for our times
UncategorizedYou may be 38 years old, as I happen to be. And one day, some great opportunity stands before you and calls you to stand up for some great principle, some great issue, some great cause. And you refuse to do it because you are afraid. You refuse to do it because you want to […]
Join Kate and James for some Real Talk during Fringe
perthThe fabulous ABC presenter, James McHale and his equally fabulous hair (which rivals that of Senator Scott Ludlam, whose hair has not one but two Twitter accounts) are hosting a live talk show running Friday and Saturday nights during Perth’s Fringe World Festival this year, appropriately titled Real Talk with James McHale. The lineup includes the […]
VR/AR Workshop in Bali! (February 9 2017)
VRWhat’s the deal with virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR)? Is it just a fad? Or is it something that will change the way we work and live, including entertainment, location independent work, training and education? Here’s a hint — TechCrunch is predicting that the VR/AR industry will be worth $150 billion USD by 2020. If you want […]
Perth Knowledge Week 2016 Wrap
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Last week I had the pleasure of sponsoring (via my game consultancy, Games We Play) Perth’s first ever Knowledge Week, presented by Knowledge Society and the beautiful new City of Perth Library. I also had the honour of participating on a panel and running a brand new Games We Play workshop. Here’s what happened: Imagining Perth in 2030 a panel […]