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KimmiC Executive Vice President - Director of Communications / Flat World Navigator. Former: Writer/Editor/TV-Radio Host/Producer. During that time I was able to interview some remarkable people, favourites include: Kate Adie (journalist/author), Madeleine Albright (former US Secretary of State), Yann Arthus Bertrand (photographer, journalist, reporter and environmentalist), Netan Chokling Rinpoche (Tibetan Lama), FW de Klerk (former President of South Africa), Terry Gilliam (film director), Brian Greene (theoretical physicist), Peter Greenaway (film director), John Irving (author), Daido Moriyama (Japanese photographer), Chris Rea (singer/songwriter/blues guitarist), Michel Roux Jr (chef)., Nitin Sawhney (musician, producer and composer), Eric Schlosser (journalist/author), Amy Tan (author), Spencer Tunick (artist/photographer), Tom Wolfe (author/journalist and one of the founders of the New Journalism) and John Wood (founder of Room to Read).

Location:
Australia, Sydney
Current organization:
KimmiC
Gender:
Female
Areas of expertise:
Communications, Flat-World Living, Semantic Web, Cloud Computing, Web 3.0 Visionairy, 'Capital I' Innovation, Flat World Navigation
I am:
Activist, Brainstormer, Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Connector, Entrepreneur, Global soul, Idea generator, Social entrepreneur, Writer/Editor
Associations:
KimmiC, Room to Read
Languages:
English
My website links:
KimmiC, KimmiC Blog ('Capital I' Interview Series)
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I'm passionate about

'Capital I' Innovation.
The constant need for communication and dialogue! The flat world! The semantic web as revolutionary change through evolutionary change! Changing the world through education

An idea worth spreading

KimmiC is committed to innovation and redefining the technological landscape. Central to our products are security and the ability to 'play well with others'. This means seamless integration with whatever technologies you currently use. FlatWorld is an IT/Web evolution which speaks semantically and is totally cloud based. It allows you to leverage existing knowledge assets, building new knowledge assets, and 'play well with others'. We K.I.S.S: Keep It Simply Semantic.

The Semantic Web has been a theory for years. It provides a common framework that allows data, processes and your company's knowledge to be shared and reused across applications, enterprise(s) and community boundaries.
KimmiC has made this a simple and secure reality.

KimmiC works in the 'flat world' , as a leader of innovation. KimmiC is the silver lining in the cloud

Talk to me about

'Capital I' Innovation
Talking - communicating! The flat world! The semantic web as revolutionary change through evolutionary change! Changing the world through education - i.e. Room to Read!

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  • A comment on Conversation: "WHY is the patient the most under-used resource in healthcare?? How did that happen?" (Follow-up to LIVE TED Conversation July 27)

    Jul 27 2011: GREAT to see you engendered so much conversation Dave - GREAT, but not in the least surprising!

  • A comment on Talk: Dave deBronkart: Meet e-Patient Dave

    Jul 3 2011: I'm looking forward to interviewing Dave in the very near future.

    In the meantime, Dave took the opportunity to take part in my interview with Vint Cerf, the father of the internet, asking him about eHealth.

    You can check out Dave's thoughts on "“Father Knows Best”: Vint Cerf on what innovation really is" in his latest blog here: http://e-patients.net/archives/2011/07/father-knows-best-vint-cerf-on-what-innovation-really-is.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+E-patients+%28e-patients%29

    Part one of the interview with Vint is uploaded here: http://kimmicblog.com
    Part two, which includes Dave's question and Vint's response, will be uploaded next week.
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    A comment on Talk: Johanna Blakley: Social media and the end of gender

    Feb 10 2011: I believe that this topic is an opening to a wider discussion about how women use the new technological tools of communication in their roles as business women, business owners and entrepreneurs in this ever flattening world.

    The technologies that enable and enhance creative communication and 'flat world navigation' are becoming more and more a part of our day to day existence. As such, I believe they will enable the disintegration of the gender divide in the workplace.

    Though these communication tools are available to both men and women equally, I believe women can take greater advantage of them, and the global interconnectedness that they engender. Interconnectedness necessitates the ability to form dynamic relationships – which is a core female capability.

    Clearly, the ability to connect globally and cross-culturally is becoming a requisite for companies and individuals, and this necessity will only increase in the future.
    Companies which embrace the innate, flat world navigation and creative communication capabilities of women, and put them in executive positions, will not only assist in destroying any glass ceilings that exist, but will also remove many of their own barriers to success. By enabling women to open and expand their flat worlds, new and greater opportunities can, and will, open for business as a whole.

    Women have a huge role to play in the flat world as business becomes less and less about 'mustering the troops and going forth and conquering' and more and more about creating and maintaining dynamic relationships. I suggest we all find our inner compass and begin navigating the flat world with gusto, grace and a generosity of spirit.

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