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Thoughts, musings, and ideas on various topics.
Opportunities
August 24, 2011
The other night, I shared my views with a friend on dharma and importance of applying one’s talents in a way that helps others. My friend replied with, “that’s great but, many people often don’t ha...
dharma
To Young Canadians
August 22, 2011
Today we lost a great man, a great politician, and a great Canadian. Jack Layton passed away after a long battle with cancer on August 22nd, 2011. But before he left us, he wrote one final note for...
politics
Seeing The World New
August 15, 2011
One thing I know for certain; the more I travel, and the more places I visit, the more I understand where I came from, and the more I learn to appreciate home. Back in 2000, I boarded my first airp...
life travel
Davie’s Story, The Power Of A Loan
August 10, 2011
The other day while returning home from Nairobi airport, my taxi driver Davie told me a remarkable and truly touching story. Davie who is now 24, lost both his parents to HIV when he was 15, leavin...
charity nairobi
Mobile Design Principles
July 18, 2011
Tonight at the iHub Nairobi’s Mobile Monday I gave a talk on Mobile Design Principles, sharing some thoughts on designing for small screens. As more developers migrate from web to designing mobi...
development mobile
Harnessing The Power Of Mobile
July 3, 2011
Mobile devices are revolutionizing our world allowing us to connect, communicate and collaborate in ways not previously possible. The always on, always with us, always connected device in your pock...
mobile
Mama Oliech
May 25, 2011
The other day we had a great fried tilapia and ugali lunch at Mama Oliech’s, which is just a short walk from the iHub in Nairobi. The incredible food is only rivaled by the incredible story how the...
kenya nairobi
Discovering New Oceans
May 16, 2011
André Gide once said, that ‘man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore’. I’ve come to realize the truth in this statement; the best opportunities are often ...
africa nairobi
Repurposed Labs, Giving A New Purpose To Old Computers
May 14, 2011
Every year thousands of used computers are sent to salvage as companies and families keep pace with technological advances. A study commissioned by Environment Canada estimated that 91,000 tonnes o...
repurposedlabs saskatoon
Role of Social Media, Crowdsourcing and Mobile in Disaster Response
May 6, 2011
Fantastic conversation on C-SPAN discussing the role of social media, crowdsourcing and mobile in disaster response. Here is an excerpt from Craig Fugate, the administrator at Federal Emergency Man...
disaster mobile
Thoughts on the Canadian Election
May 4, 2011
On Monday May 2nd 2011, Canada held it’s forty first federal election, resulting in a Conservative majority, and for the first in Canadian history, the NDP as the official opposition. I’d like to s...
canada politics
Educate Girls, Change the World
May 3, 2011
Great TED Talk by Tom Yellin on how educating girls can change the world. Tom Yellin describes the ripple effect that happens to communities and entire countries by getting and keeping young girls...
socialchange
Mobile Trends 2020 Africa
April 28, 2011
Fantastic document co-curated by Erik Hersman, Ken Banks and Rudy De Waele highlighting the future of mobile in Africa, predicting trends in mhealth, mlearning, and mcommerce. Mobile Trends 2020 Af...
africa mobile
Choose your own adventure
April 27, 2011
David duChemin wrote a brilliant blog post on choosing your own adventure, here’s an excerpt from that article. “Too many people don’t listen to their dreams at all. Or they listen but allow the dr...
life
Following Your Dharma
April 17, 2011
On Friday I had the pleasure of speaking at the Six Minute Low Down at Centro Lounge. I was joined by Jeff Nachtigall, Gregg Cochlan, Daren McLean and Krystian Olszanski, we each shared our insight...
dharma saskatoon speaking
I Vote Because…
April 13, 2011
While citizens in other countries are fighting for freedom of speech and the right to democracy, Canadians have become complacent and apathetic towards voting. The voter turnout in the 2008 electio...
canada socialchange
Mapping The Egypt Protests and Libya Crisis
April 7, 2011
On Tuesday, I had the honour of speaking at the Internet and 21st Century Revolutions conference in Madrid on behalf of Ushahidi. The event, organized by AERCO (Spanish Association of Community Man...
ushahidi
SKFloods Helps Citizens Report Flooding In Saskatchewan
April 5, 2011
Today The Star Phoenix and The Leader Post ran an article on the Saskatchewan Flood map initiative I’m organizing in Saskatchewan, along side Laura Madison whose coordinating a similar efforts in M...
saskatchewan skfloods ushahidi