Dyllan Ocker's Blog (30)

In order to be a truly great social innovator you need to take as many problems as you can find and turn them into situations that will be mutually beneficial to both you and the environment at large, including the natural environment. It is due to this that I have come up with a few ideas for the next season of Evoke. There are some things that I think need…

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The earth moves at different speeds depending on who you are – Nigerian proverb

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A solemn looking Alchemy…

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In the year 2011 when the next flu pandemic breaks out in South Africa we will be ready. I have already decided who I will have on call, just on case. I will make sure that in case of an emergency I will have on call all the writers in the town, city or country. Now you may think that this is a bit funny, perhaps you are even wondering what the writers could…

When reading through this week’s information for crisis communication there was one section that caught my attention. It wasn’t one particular extract, or comment, but rather a wh*** section on risk and how to communicate effectively during a crisis.…

The year is 2087. I am 100 years old. It is finally my time. I am in the throws of death, even modern medicine and the improvements that modern man has been able to make to my health cannot keep me alive for much longer. But there is one thing that I must do before I die.…

I’m sure all of you know about, or have heard of, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. One of the world’s most beautiful places, but also one of the world’s most tantalizing and delicate. The Great Barrier Reef is managed as a marine park by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) on the…

This is my map of what Grahamstown will look like in the year 2020, and how it will be resilient will follow:…

I found out from my research for this week’s Act Mission that Grahamstown actually has quite a strong urban resilience plan in place in case of emergency and it is ongoing, which makes it a valuable resource in the ongoing battle for sustainability.…

Thinking about it now, sitting here. The future is quite scary, well the unknown is scary, and the future is unknown. There are lots of things that can go wrong. But probably the most likely is a water crisis. Especially since the Eastern Cape is in the midst of one of the worst droughts that we have seen in years, if not, decades. It rains, but not enough,…

I chose a story based on something that I find relevant on y life. I have just graduated with a Bachelor in Commerce degree and I therefore was very interested in the story about the world food programme (WFP) buying locally grown rice to feed school children in some of the poorest areas in Ghana. The programme benefits not only…

I chose a story based on something that I find relevant on y life. I have just graduated with a Bachelor in Commerce degree and I therefore was very interested in the story about the world food programme (WFP) buying locally grown rice to feed school children in some of the poorest areas in Ghana. The programme benefits not only…

I chose a story based on something that I find relevant on y life. I have just graduated with a Bachelor in Commerce degree and I therefore was very interested in the story about the world food programme (WFP) buying locally grown rice to feed school children in some of the poorest areas in Ghana. The programme benefits not only…

For this week’s Act Mission I enlisted the help of my digs mates once again. I’m pretty sure they are not so fond of the idea of being used as guinea pigs yet again. But oh well, they don’t have a choice.…

I think Facebook is the way in which the world’s money will be changed. I believe that Facebook will be the only social networking site left standing after the dust has settled. All the other sites will go the same way as MySpace, a long and dark fall into oblivion where no one will even remember the names.…

BREAKING NEWS – This just in! The World Bank has just unveiled their new world currency. It is stipulated that all the countries all over the world have to adopt this new currency before the end of this year. That’s the end of 2020 for all you hermits out there. This is absolutely unfounded and has taken a lot of people by…

For this year’s World Water Day I have decided to work with the initiative known as Earth Hour.

My plan is to get enough people to not use water for…

I decided to stick close to home for his week’s Act Mission. There is this guy in my community called Philemon Hlambisi. He is a social innovator and water visionary. He helps to get fresh water to the underprivileged people in the location who often can’t even afford a taxi to come into town to get a bottle of fresh water for them and their…

In the management field I obviously take the side of big corporate business. But I also feel there is a great need to be very much more involved and conscious about the environment and how we are using, and in some cases abusing it.…

It’s my birthday. It’s my 33^rd birthday. My wife invited all our friends round to our house to come and celebrate with me. So far everything is going well. We are all having a drink outside on the patio while we wait for the food to cook. As I look around I see how much we rely on power, and I realise how glad I am that they came up with this safe…