Simon Young

New? Find out more about me or subscribe to site updates via RSS feed, or by email to your left. Thanks for visiting! It was my first unconference, although I knew the concept. Show up on the day, co-create the agenda with everyone else. A very exciting idea! I’d already kind of promised I’d give [...]

(cross-posted from Mad Young Thing) I’m a bit behind in blogging about BarCamp Auckland, the unConference happening in East Auckland this Saturday. I’ve written about unConferences before, but this is the first time I’ll actually be attending one. As far as what time I’ll be presenting, or even my subject, it’s hard to say. At [...]

Sustainability’s not just about recycling paper rubbish, it goes into how you treat your staff as well. In the latest Idealog (lucky number 13), I got the chance to explore how to create a company that attracts and retains great staff. I got the chance to interview Larry Summerville, one of the original pioneers behind [...]