Archive for the “England” category

150Things: #4 On becoming Friends

by Pippa on March 6, 2009

One of the reasons that I’ve become so interested in the process of friendship creation is that over the last 3 years I’ve been moving from place to place. I’ve stayed in Helsinki, Sheffield and Berlin for a minimum of …

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BarCampSheff: Practical Uses For Jedi Mind-Tricks

by Pippa on December 4, 2008

Or “These are not the droids you are looking for”.*

The theme for my first ever Bar Camp this past weekend in Sheffield was “community and conversation.”  Conveniently, most of the people in Sheffield I wanted to catch …

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BarCampSheffield 2.1 – TED talks.

by Pippa on December 4, 2008

As part of BarCampSheff I quickly curated an hour’s worth of videos from the brilliant TED.com. If you know me personally you’ve probably already heard me rave on about TED. If you’re coming to battlecat.net as a result of …

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Things To Consider

by Pippa on May 14, 2008

  • How can common sense be taught (and understood) in a society where there is no term to describe “common sense” in the local language(s)?
  • What methodologies can be taken from online social networks to distribute ideas and knowledge in remote
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The less crazy option. But still I acknowledge, slightly crazy.

by Pippa on May 7, 2008

There’s far too much to say about everything right now, but after an inspiring Futuresonic conference in Manchester I followed a hunch and visited a fellow conference attendee in Sheffield. We don’t know what it is yet, but there’s something …

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Return To [A]Town

by Pippa on January 16, 2007

It took a while, but finally my tickets out of Helsinki and home again to Adelaide are now booked. I will be home just before the end of February.

Shall we have a passionate reunion? Or shall we meet face …

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