Sketchpad Ideas

What compels someone to jump over to the dark side of entrepreneurship? By dark side, I refer to the great uncertainty that entrepreneurs need to often embrace to move forward successfully. You need to be prepared to bump your shin…

A couple of weeks ago a friend and I took up a Groupon style offer for a 3 course meal at a restaurant in Sydney. It seemed like great value, but as we walked up to the restaurant, we couldn't…

Working with creative and social entrepreneurs, I get to meet some really interesting and great people, with unique insights, perspectives and ambitions. Having said that, most businesses I work with are not extremely innovative in the general product or service…

We live in a world where it's so easy to be consumed by the hi-tech consumer products we get access to. Tablets, eBook readers, and smart phones are just 3 examples of many such devices. Most of these devices are…

Working with creative and social entrepreneurs, and community service organisations, is extremely interesting because of the significant differences between each and every organisation I interact with. There are also a lot of similarities obviously, and unfortunately many of them are…