by Joanne Jacobs | Mar 19, 2019 | Coders / Hackers, Future of Work, Uncategorized, Virtual reality, Women
In a recent video published by The Guardian, author of Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson asks: “Where are the women in the brave new world that’s being designed for us?” It’s a pertinent question in International Women’s Month, especially when we...
by Joanne Jacobs | Mar 18, 2019 | Digital Disruption, Events, Uncategorized
Over the past few weeks the Disruptors have been in the thick of events, for International Women’s Day, for startup accelerators, for small business and for the Sydney Design Festival. What’s been interesting is that without our having to orchestrate it, all events...
by Joanne Jacobs | Mar 15, 2019 | Women's History Month
Joan Ball was an online dating pioneer who created the first computer dating service in 1964. Although the credit often goes to Harvard’s ‘Operation Match’ service, Ball’s matching service was operational and in use a whole year before ‘Operation Match’ started...
by Joanne Jacobs | Mar 13, 2019 | Virtual reality
Disruptor Amelia Hanslow loses her VRginity and attempts to solve her crippling Virtual Reality sickness. I felt more than a little embarrassed: my boss at the innovation firm I’d recently started at was looking at me like I’d confessed to not knowing how to...
by Joanne Jacobs | Mar 8, 2019 | Women
Over the past 10 years or so I’ve spent 3 International Women’s Days at the United Nations in New York City – showing off I know! I’ve attended events in Canberra and when in my home town of Sydney, been nominated for awards – for basically just doing my...
by Joanne Jacobs | Mar 8, 2019 | Women's History Month
Grace Hopper was an American mathematician, computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral who is sometimes referred to as ‘Amazing Grace’ because of the breadth of her achievements. Hopper was a pioneer in developing computer technology. Grace Hopper started...
by Joanne Jacobs | Mar 6, 2019 | Digital Transformation, Innovation
We all know the old story – that real business value and ROI isn’t achieved until your technology projects are not only implemented but “adopted” by your business users. And yet, communications, process and change management are often overlooked until digital...
by Joanne Jacobs | Mar 1, 2019 | Women's History Month
Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician and writer who is often considered to be the first computer programmer. In her teenage years, Lovelace’s mathematical talents and intellect led her to enter into a working relationship and friendship with Charles Babbage....
by Joanne Jacobs | Dec 13, 2018 | Hackathons, Trends
The Disruptor’s ‘Big List of Hackathons’ was started in 2016 as a way to record and track the hackathons happening across Australia. As 2018 is drawing to a close we thought it might be fun to have a look over the list – filled with both past...
by Gavin Heaton | Nov 25, 2018 | Agile Marketing, Branding, Handbooks, Marketing
Ever since I can remember, I have been developing brands based on words and stories. At high school, I worked on a project with a buddy, creating the brand identity of “Unicorn Bricks”. Back then I didn’t know much about what I was doing. We didn’t create a...
