AIDC/NET-WORK-PLAY: How to think in a blizzard of change

Ground zero for massive change was last year, said Philip Vafiadis - but we are well placed to survive.
[This is archived content and may not display in the originally intended format.]

A literal blizzard becoming a suggestive metaphor. Image: Wikipedia

Philip Vafiadis was invited to provide almost the first session at Net-Work-Play because he is an entrepeneur whose real currency seems to be thought which is simply organised and communicated. As he said in the questions later, ‘We innovate, we help commercialise inventions. We pick inventions that matter. We don’t do that because we’re high and mighty, – or maybe a little bit, maybe we are a little bit pompous and stuffy, and think a little too much of ourselves, but what I think we really think of, is making the world a little better.’

Unlock Padlock Icon

Unlock this content?

Access this content and more

David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.