Purpose

8 - 9 November 2023 - Carriageworks, Sydney
An immersive, two day event for the purpose-driven business community.

[leanne minshull @leanneminshull]

Great point from @lisakate we need to invest 0.7% of global GDP to stop the biodiversity crisis. If govts moved current subsidies to nature -ve (fossil fuels etc) to nature +ve we would be half way there #purpose23

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“What happens when people are sharing really deep data with AIs? - ie: mental health, sexuality and gender, beliefs, values. This data could be mined, shared or used. We need parameters around how we’re designing technology now.” - Lee Schofield Future for Now #AI #Purpose23

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Should AIs be allowed to have “opinions” and if so, what kind of options are they allowed to have. And do we have boundaries on their opinions, and how can we stop the spread of disinformation? Lee Schofield - Future for Now #Purpose23 #AI #disinformationage

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We're back together for the Disinformation Age and AI. @marquelawyers' Kiera Peacock bringing us up to speed on AI's impact on the recent election in Slovakia.

https://t.co/hYY7VxGslq

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"There's nothing non-bio about Kelpy. It breaks down like an apple core" #Kelpy #Purpose23

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"Performance = Capability + Attitude" - Andrew @AirSeedTech #Purpose23

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Big themes coming out of the Adaptation = Opportunity session is
a) there's big imposter syndrome energy (we wouldn't know it if you hadn't said it though.)
b) education is a HUGE piece in achieving the scaling and commercialisation

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Kelpy aims to solve some of the issues in some of the world’s poorest nations. The world ships their waste to some of the world’s poorest nations. Kelpy been welcomed with opened arms in these areas and they're working hard to uplift communities they’re working with. #Purpose23

[Mick Liubinskas @liubinskas]

When you turn up to @purpose__conf and find @danilic wearing your @bigyahu shirt.

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" We talk about resilience a lot - anything can be resilient, (including people like Trump). So we need to make a distinction between something that’s perversely resilient (ie; bad smell) and what’s genuinely resilient."
- Glenn Albrecht #Purpose23 #Symbiocene

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“Be a brand that gives a shit”. @BenMiles9 #Purpose23 @nookymusic

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“We launched our documentary on Jan 26, and took over the Powerhouse Museum for Black Power House. It was THE biggest event they’d ever had. It was full of black joy, strength and unity. Jan 26 is We Are Warriors birthday” @Nookymusic #Purpose23

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“I ended up getting kicked out of school, and now I’m back at that school doing workshops making sure other kids don’t get kicked out”. - @nookymusic #Purpose23

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“We need to mobilise Australians to become anti-racist warriors. We put the spotlight on the words of @nookymusic's mum ' We Are Warriors'." - @BenMiles9 #Purpose23

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“At school, I was told there are two pathways - football or crime. Teachers used to pull me out of class and say I’ll end up in jail with my uncles. I say fu*k that.
I wanted to create a youth centre on steroids. That's what We Are Warriors is."
@nookymusic #Purpose23.

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“I’d like to create a program that gives the young ones options, some time of platform to celebrate their greatness, like the X-men HQ” - @nookymusic #purpose23

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Chris' takeaway for you "Build up to a quarterly nature habit. Turn the dial up on your nature time. It’ll benefit yourself, and those around you, as well as help protect the environment" Chris Grant, @unyokedco #Purpose23

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"Awe enhances wellbeing." Chris Grant - @unyokedco

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"Listening to bird sounds for 6 mins can lower anxiety, depression and paranoia.

Stuck at your desk? Looking at a photo of trees can calm you down." Chris Grant - @unyokedco #purpose23

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The average Australian spends 17 YEARS of their life on their phone, and 90% of their time indoors. @unyokedco #purpose23