Environment – Page 10 – Bianca Nogrady

Speech at the Innovative Industries Conference 2010, Caloundra

September 17, 2010No Comments

I had the honour of giving a presentation at the recent 2010 Innovative Industries Conference on the Sunshine coast, talking about the sixth wave of innovation and how to succeed in a resource-limited world. The conference is a fantastic think-tank opportunity for small to medium enterprise. Speakers covered a range of important subjects including marketing, … Continue reading Speech at the Innovative Industries Conference 2010, Caloundra

Insurance companies: unlikely planet saviours

July 5, 20101 Comment

From ABC Environment, 5 July 2010: Insurance companies stand to lose a lot of money if the climate changes in unpredictable ways so they have become partners in the push to save the globe. EVEN ON THE ALREADY enlarged scale of renewable energy projects, DESERTEC is ambitious. It aims to build more than 16,000 square … Continue reading Insurance companies: unlikely planet saviours

Waste to wonderful

June 21, 2010No Comments

From ABC Environment, 21 June 2010: Under our noses, our bottoms, in our garbage bins, on our streets and in our landfills is waste. Lots of it. But for some very lateral-thinking entrepreneurs, finding the waste, meant finding an opportunity to make money. The 10 ideas that follow are no simple cash-a-can exchange scheme, however. … Continue reading Waste to wonderful

What would nature do?

May 22, 2010No Comments

From ABC Science Online, 20 May 2010: It’s a simple question, and one we’re going to be asking ourselves more and more over the coming years. Why? Because that simple question is going to save the planet. Humanity has made spectacular technological progress over the last couple of centuries. We are healthier, wealthier, more mobile, … Continue reading What would nature do?

The sixth wave of innovation

May 4, 2010No Comments

From ABC Environment, 4 April 2010: If we were in an action movie right now, we’d be thinking, “How can the hero possibly escape from this, kill the baddie, win the girl and save the planet?” The global financial crisis has sent shockwaves through the world’s economies the likes of which have not been experienced … Continue reading The sixth wave of innovation

The Sixth Wave book

March 10, 2010August 27, 2018No Comments

After nearly two years of work, The Sixth Wave book is finally in print. This is a collaboration with James Bradfield Moody, and explores the next wave of innovation – the sixth wave. Since the Industrial Revolution, the tide of progress has ebbed and flowed: five distinct waves, each starting with disruptive new technologies and … Continue reading The Sixth Wave book

The Sixth Wave … coming to a bookshop near you.

March 8, 2010No Comments

by James Bradfield Moody and Bianca Nogrady Since the industrial revolution, the tide of innovation and progress has ebbed and flowed – five waves of innovation. From milling and steam to most recently information technology, each wave starts with disruptive technologies and ends with a global depression, transforming society, economies and industry almost beyond recognition. … Continue reading The Sixth Wave … coming to a bookshop near you.

Meaty issues

October 29, 2008No Comments

From G Magazine, November 2008:Our diet revolves around meat. Imagine the footy without a pie, summer without snags on the barbie, or Christmas without a turkey. But rumours abound that being vegetarian is better for the environment. Could the lentil lovers be right?Read more in magazine.

Dying to be green

April 28, 2008No Comments

From G Magazine, May 2008:My mother wants to be composted when she dies. Not just in a figurative “give my body to the Earth” way, but in a way that befits someone whose passion for gardening knows no bounds.Her final act will be to produce the lushest crop of tomatoes and zucchini her garden and … Continue reading Dying to be green

G’s guide to eco-fabulous cleaning

August 28, 2007No Comments

From G Magazine, September/October 2007:Who has time to research the environmental cred of every cleaning product in their house? In this 8-page guide to non-toxic, eco-friendly cleaning, Bianca Nogrady breaks through the greenwash to find the best choices.