How do we improve education, both formally and informally? How do we create a culture of continuous learning? How do we stimulate entrepreneurship and innovation? These are all extremely difficult questions, and although we may not have all the answers now, it's inspiring to see people stepping up and actively trying to address some of … Continue reading Real Life MBA Conference
Goodbye Malaria
We were fortunate to attend an extremely inspirational and informative presentation by Sherwin Charles, the CEO of Goodbye Malaria, at IQ Business on Tuesday evening. It's amazing to see the work that is being done to reduce malaria in Africa - as Goodbye Malaria say, we can eliminate malaria. They have used various creative fundraising … Continue reading Goodbye Malaria
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*
I've been quite bad with my Audible this year. My aim to get through a book a month isn't going too well... until I stumbled across this book (The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*CK) and listened to it in under two weeks! I was a bit sceptical at first, I thought this might … Continue reading The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*
Sketchnoter’s Guide to Innovation in Project Management
I had the privilege of being invited to the Project Management South Africa (PMSA) conference last year to sketchnote for leaders in online education, GetSmarter. The theme of the conference was “Harnessing the Power of Innovation” - a pressing topic in the project management industry both in South Africa and abroad. There were exceptional speakers … Continue reading Sketchnoter’s Guide to Innovation in Project Management
Scrum User Group South Africa (SUGSA) – January Meetup
Great start to the year with the first SUGSA Meetup! Very interesting workshop by Joanne Perold on: Deliberate discovery and unconscious assumptions: Unlocking intentional learning. If you want to see what we covered, here's the sketchnote:
Open Community Encounters – How safe do you feel in your skin?
Graphic Recording at Open Community Encounters
Regional Scrum Gathering South Africa 2016
Sketchnotes from the Regional Scrum Gathering in South Africa, Cape Town
Africa DevOps Day 2016
Last Thursday I attended a DevOps conference - Africa DevOps Day 2016 - which was hosted by FNB. The day was themed around "DevOps Skills for the Future - The Next Generation". It was a great demonstration of collaboration and knowledge sharing across the Banking Industry and other industries to pioneer DevOps practices in South Africa. You … Continue reading Africa DevOps Day 2016
Smart Growth – What we need in the face of 0% GDP
This conference was organised by our company, IQ Business, and was one of the most inspirational conferences I have been to - it truly makes me proud to be South African. Although it's a contentious issue, there is a lot we can do to stimulate growth in our economy and create opportunity for ourselves and … Continue reading Smart Growth – What we need in the face of 0% GDP
BA Summit Southern Africa – 2016
I had the privilege of being invited to attend the BA Summit Southern Africa this year as the official Sketchnoter for the conference. The BA Summit is organised annually by the South African chapter of the IIBA, the IIBASA. I must admit, I was extremely impressed by the high standard of the organisation of the event and … Continue reading BA Summit Southern Africa – 2016