Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Seven ways to improve Sydney’s e-ticketing

With the announcement that Sydney would be naming its new farecard Opal (breaking with marine tradition), The City Fix offered seven suggestions for better integrating CityRail (NSW) with Sydney Buses, Sydney Ferries, and Light Rail. Suggestions include offering discounts for round-trip fares, a flat fare structure, and a 24-hour window for ticket validity. Somewhat surprisingRead… Read more »

Miscellaneous

Failure as a Competitive Advantage

Whenever I speak about failure I try to re-position it as a competitive advantage: What kind of organization would you rather work for? One that tries, fails, learns and tries again? Or one that never tries, never fails, never learns? I ask the question because I think that these two organizations are on two radicallyRead… Read more »

Acquisition, Career, Miscellaneous, Tech

Cored

It feels a little like Apple has just been cored. This morning, I don’t think I was alone in shedding a tear. The difference between a geek, a nerd, and everyone else, was probably actually how you felt this morning. Because you see, for the nerds among us, he was more than a genius, anRead… Read more »

Miscellaneous

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month through History, Numbers and Public Service

Did you know that we are in the midst of Hispanic Heritage Month? In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson established an annual week-long celebration of the culture and traditions of those who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan expandedRead… Read more »