Jim Higgins passed away on 11 May. His wisdom, insights and humour will be sorely missed by many who encountered him during his 50 years of service to the IT community.  His curiosity and infectious enthusiasm could never be supressed.  Jim's achievements, as a creative leader in the embryonic New Zealand IT community are impressive but you won't find them mentioned on LinkedIn. 

Do you love coffee catchups? Or maybe you hate them and want to overcome that aversion? want to expand your network? find your perfect job? Well there is an old system called 50 coffees that might be right for you.  It's unclear who started the 50 coffees system / concept / challenge, the idea is to network yourself into meeting 50 new people to help you expand your network, broaden your horizons, connect with others or achieve a specific goal.

Who will our future leaders be? What are you actively doing to create your replacement? These are questions we should be asking ourselves no matter what level of "the ladder" we sit. Even if it's not obvious who your successor might be everyone you work with has the potential so supporting their development is crucial. 

On July 25th 2022 Netsafe and NZTech launched a new initiative that commits a range of technology companies to addressing the risk of online harmful content in Aotearoa New Zealand.

NZ Government is consulting in May via co-Lab workshops and a consultation document on Procurement for the Future. This post is on why and how you should get involved.

I've spent a fair bit of time in the car this last week, driving between the hospital and home a round trip of roughly 130kms. With this I've also needed to rely on Siri more than usual, firing of voice instructions and search criteria.