Grist for the mill

This morning I had a meeting with Steven Carden, author of New Zealand Unleashed - the country, its future and the people who will get it there. Interesting chap. Works as a consultant with McKinsey & Co. Recently returned from the US. I am preparing a review of the book for Idealog and a short piece based on our discussions (so I won't preempt it here).

I was reminded how important it is to get out and talk to people with no other agenda than to exchange ideas.

Ideas are the raw material of ideas.

By the way - get a copy of the book. It is worth reading and filled with interesting and thought provoking material. The conversation is a crucial one for New Zealanders to have. I can't link you to it because it doesn't seem to be available through Fishpond yet.

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Johnny Bunko competiton

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Shoulders of giants

"A failure is a man who has blundered but is not able to cash in on the experience." "Life is just one damned thing after another." (Both from Elbert Hubbard - look him up on the wikipedia . If it's wrong - change it)

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