Introduction I learnt about systems thinking almost by chance. When I was finalizing my PhD topic, I knew I wanted to focus on the cultural and creative industries and the City of Johannesburg. These were two areas I had researched extensively and worked within, and I knew there was a need for deeper analysis and […]
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Written straight from my head to yours – flaws and all! Yesterday I received numerous emails pointing to various issues, challenges, action points – a typical day at work. Some of those emails were quite serious and required immediate action, others were logistics that need resolution, others were meeting invites and networking opportunities. Towards the […]
Recently, I was invited to speak with a group of PhD candidates at the University of Auckland who are participating in the Doctoral Entrepreneurship and Leadership Programme. The room was filled with researchers from across faculties and disciplines, each deeply immersed in their own areas of inquiry. I had been asked to speak about something […]
Opinion piece – no academic jargon, no references, just my view. My adult life has taken a path my 18-year-old self could never have imagined. From the outside, it looks neat and linear: a confused teenager becomes an academic with a doctorate, now running a master’s programme in business and innovation. It looks like progress. […]