• How can common sense be taught (and understood) in a society where there is no term to describe “common sense” in the local language(s)?
• What methodologies can be taken from online social networks to distribute ideas and knowledge in remote environments where access to technology is incredibly limited and literacy skills are still rudimentary?
• In the “real world” what do you consider to be important when becoming someone’s friend? (This is in opposition to Facebook, MySpace etc when you can just “add” friends quite randomly.)
• Lee! Give me the goss on Sheffield!

There’s far too much to say about everything right now, but after an inspiring Futuresonic conference in Manchester I followed a hunch and visited a fellow conference attendee in Sheffield. We don’t know what it is yet, but there’s something good going on.

Rather than regret not doing anything and returning to Australia in the next month or so, I’m going to take the safer risk and stay in Sheffield for a while to actually get to know this young man. So, the hunt is on for a job, a flat, some dirt to garden in and new experiences.

More to come…

It took a while, but finally my tickets out of Helsinki and home again to Adelaide are now booked. I will be home just before the end of February.

Shall we have a passionate reunion? Or shall we meet face to face for the very first time? Whatever, I can’t wait to hang out with all my Radelaide people.

Also, I’ll be in the UK for a couple of weeks in February where I’ll be meeting up with Brian in Newcastle and hanging out with Evan and Zenna who will coincidentally be in England too.

Just in case I have any English based blog lurkers, now would be the appropriate time for you to introduce yourself and to give me advice about what I should see and do in one of my nations of citizenship. I have a particular fascination to find good cafes and teahouses as research for long range goals #1 and #4.

So, any suggestions for the UK?