Coffee pods are such a cool idea for the manufacturer, it allows them to differentiate their product in ways that were previously unknown at such a level of granularity, plus you can make a whole lot more selling little pods for a buck than a big jar of the stuff for five. Hence, the rise … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2014
I want to sacrifice your cashier to a corn goddess.
The breeze is steady and thick with cotton that blankets my garden. An errant puff sticks to my housecoat and I imagine cottonwoods springing up from my arms. The seeds cling to my toast. They land in my coffee. I sneeze. Suddenly, a rabbit makes a break for it, bolting to safety under the deck … Continue reading
Driverless Cars – Impact on the Insurance Industry and just about eveything else
What are some of the impacts that the Insurance Industry can expect from driverless cars, and what are some of the challenges and benefits that autonomous transport will create for our society? This submission was written for the Aon Benfield Scholarship 2014, in response to the question “Will the Google car end automobile insurance as we know it?” Continue reading
Volunteering is important, we need to build greater support for it
Follow-up to my involvement with Volunteering Victoria’s National Volunteer Week event, Advocacy: Skills, Methods and Means. Continue reading