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Keeping up, getting ahead

31-May-10

Ferris Beuller famously remarked that “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
Since 1997 I’ve held jobs that were focused on publishing and comunication, particularly on developing and managing content-rich web sites. By reading, doing, conversing and participating in assorted communities of practice [...]

Thriving in tough times: start with what you know

02-Dec-08

In times of economic prosperity employers tend to focus on finding the right employees and enticing them to stay with a combination of benefits and working conditions.
These days we face a skills shortage, an uncertain economic environment and a general reluctance to take risks. The HR priority for employers, argues Matt Moore in a recent [...]

Old tricks, new dog: applying IA techniques to a non-IA project

24-Sep-08

Here are the slides for my 30-minute presentation at the Oz-IA conference.
Taken out of Context: old tricks, new dog
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The aim was to show how well-known IA techniques can be applied to a different type of project, in this case a strategy development project.
There had been some [...]

Oz-IA: earlybird registrations extended

01-Sep-08

Just a reminder that the Oz-IA conference is approaching fast…
Earlybird registrations are open now, and close next Tuesday 9 September.
Earlybird registrations are A$660, or A$550 if you quote the discount code MR0243. Register online at the conference web site.
The conference will be held in Sydney, on the weekend of 20-21 September.
Who should attend?

Designers of navigation, [...]

Forthcoming

28-Aug-08

Oz-IA: a weekend of information architecture, 20-21 September 2008 in Sydney. I attended the first Oz-IA conference two years ago and loved it; missed last year’s event, so am looking forward to the 2008 gathering. You can get a A$110 discount on the registration fee.
2008 Higher Education Data Warehousing Conference, 23-24 September 2008 at the [...]