Jon Foster-Pedley's Page

If this catches your interest then I do recommend you going here to read a powerful and enlightened talk on the topic by Alan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian in the UK. It covers the progression of journalism and is complete with video clips from various contributors, including Martin Sorrell ($60bn in 2009 billings) who says:
"I would hope that within five years, so let's say 2013… Continue

Yes they are - according to David Kirsh and Brent Goldfarb of the University of Maryland after studying 700 start-ups - see the short video. “Spending time and energy tweaking your business plan is a waste of resources. It’s a limited-use document that will in no way substitute for the hard work of actually building a business. You’re better off investing in your idea, your social network, finding potential i… Continue

I can't believe it but it's true - we really do still use the bell curve to manage assessment at schools and universities. OK - I get the logic about rigour and standards, but it is a dumb, old world logic in my view. My thing about the bell-curve is this - 1 standard deviation (1 sigma - 68% of the population) are deemed 'average' so only 16% can possibly be A's... and isn't it mainly the same driven few who obsess for the A's - so everyone else stops trying or believes they can't do well... an… Continue

Repeated from Juliet Pitman at http://www.siliconcape.com/profiles/blogs/live-blogging-at-silicon-cape - thanks Juliet

12:15 Premier Helen Zille

[I can't possibly do justice to the Premier's address so have simply transcribed parts of it here below to share it with others who couldn't be here. It was truly inspiring]

"I do like to avoid cliches but I do have to say that when we look back in t… Continue

A new book. 'Creating We', by Judith Glaser with a chapter contribution by Huddleminder… Continue