205 year old organisation meets the future head-on
Coming up this week in Melbourne is the Innovating IT Service conference. The final interview in this series is with Cameron Gough, General Manager of Australia Post's Digital Delivery Centre. Cameron will be appearing on the discussion panel and delivering
The Future of IT Service Delivery
Don't worry, it's not another predictions post. The Innovating IT Service conference will be held in Melbourne on the 11-12 March. Gene Kim is keynoting, so of course, I'm going to be there. I was at the hotel bar, suffering
LEADit 14: Quicker, simpler, seamless
I've tried to capture the most distinct themes that emerged at this year's Australian national conference for the itSMF in the title. As I predicted last year, our local industry did contract, but not in the way I expected. This
Pink14: was it worth it?
I've heard more than once that the Pink Elephant conference was something to behold. And if I was only to go once in my lifetime, I wanted it to be this year with Canadian astronaut, Commander Hadfield, as the keynote.
LeadIT13 conference wrap
My annual working-holiday is over for another year, with the conclusion of the itSMF's LeadIT conference, held in Canberra. With the Under New Management sign still hanging above the Australian chapter, the event went off without a hitch and there's
Change management and knowledge management holding each other’s hand
Jeanette Allom-Hill is the Change Leadership Director for the NSW State Treasury. She'll be presenting Change Mangement—KM's symbiotic partner or alter ego? at July's KM Australia Congress. I spoke to her recently about her role in the NSW state government,
KM Australia Congress 2013 – An interview with Simon Cheng from Ernst & Young
Simon Cheng is the knowledge leader for Ernst & Young's Transaction Advisory Services in the Asia-Pacific region. He'll be giving his session, Why should your CEO care about knowledge management?, on the second day of the KM Australia congress. The programme
This revolution will be televised
Just when I thought this year's speaking topic had been retired, I am back like John Farnham. (Australians will understand that reference.) The conference industry is about to be disrupted; as if social media wasn't enough. IT conferences have traditionally been
Swarmconf 2012 wrap
I'd happily find any old reason to visit Melbourne, but this year's Swarm conference promised to be a good one. I've been helping founders, Venessa Paech and Alison Michalk, put the concept of an Online Community Managers conference in front
The Future is Practical
The LEADit 2012 conference rounds out a pretty stellar year for the Knowledge Bird. Knowledge management topics were high on the agenda and I can't help but think the interest my paper sparked last year had something to do with