ShareToday we live, work, and play in a world of change and transition. Newcastle and the Hunter Region has in its history transitioned from being a coal driven economy, to a steel & manufacturing driven economy, back to resources and logistics, and tourism & culture. At the same time, the information and communication technologies and their digital distribution are transforming our economies and our social lives at a rapid pace.

The rapid pace of change is opening up opportunities for whole industries to be transformed, for individual businesses to completely change …

ShareStar Wars, A New Hope was released in 1977, I was 4 years old, it broke new ground in the use of cinematic and film technology. It blew my mind, the minds of my friends, and made George Lucas an innovator to be envied in the film industry. Beyond the prime-text of the boy Jedi that saves the universe, the groundbreaking character creativity, the demanding finale, was the advance it’s field it made at the time with the technology and talent George Lucas had available to him.
Think now about your …

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Ok, now it is my turn. Much has been written about the withdrawal of the GPT retail development for the Newcastle City centre. The issue has awaken an anger in the Newcastle community that should not be ignored. Newcastle is a very parochial place proud of its backyard, it loves it’s sheds, its gardens, its vegie patches and pagolas but knows when a renovation is needed. It is now time to consider the sustainable future of what used to be the CBD of Newcastle and how the strategic planning of …

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Sun Tzu’s  Art of War has been considered a staple business text for people wishing to hone their strategic thinking in their business management. The text was written in 6th century BC China as a guide to military success however the main tenets of the military strategy have been adopted and applied to business strategic management.
I am interested in how these tenets apply to management and strategic thinking in a Local Government context. Some might say that there would be little difference in strategic managing in a corporation versus Local Government, …