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Climate Change is the Biggest Driver of Disruptive Innovation
So Australia wants to become innovative. The Lucky Country wants to become the Smart Country. It wants to embrace disruptive innovation, face the future…
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End of Year News from the Barefoot Economist
Dear Valued Readers, It has been a while since I’ve written, mostly because I have become busier working on business ideas so I haven’t had…
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Is Sustainable Tourism Possible in Asia? The Case of Indonesia
I have travelled to Asia many times. I have experienced the traditional elegance of Japan, the ferocious hordes of China, eaten yum cha in Hong…
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Tram Wreck: What myki Can Teach Us About Big, Expensive IT Projects
The Victorian Auditor General’s Office (VAGO) has just tabled a report into the ‘Operational Effectiveness of the myki Ticketing System’. For those of you…
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Climate Change Scepticism: It’s the Economy, Stupid
I’m sceptical that climate change scepticism is simply a matter of scientific ignorance. While it may be true for some climate change sceptic individuals, I don’t think it is representative. The scientific community doesn’t agree with me. Scientists think the answer to this knowledge ‘deficit’ is to provide even more scientific information. This ‘deficit model’ of scientific communication assumes that climate change sceptics are ignorant and will change their views if they are simply plied with more information. However, it does not take into account that all people interpret scientific information in subjective ways, usually in ways that reinforce their prevailing views on the matter. Essentially, scientific information does not deal with people’s concerns on how climate change policy measures would impact their economic well-being. (more…)