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Philip Pogson
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Professionally, I advise on business governance and strategy. I also co-own a music production company and enjoy roles as a company chair and director.
AI boom or bust: as per the Dotcom boom, scalability without profitability is not a business model…intangible assets must create measurable value

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The AI boom feels eerily similar to 2000’s dotcom crash – with some important differences
With investor unease over AI stocks having just wiped a trillion dollars from markets, have we really learned the big lessons from 25 years ago?
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Playlist of the week: Australian music for the viola da gamba & viol family 🎼🇦🇺🦘

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Australian music for the viola da gamba & viol family - YouTube
Just some of the Australian music created 'down under' for the viola da gamba .
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November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Who was Daniel Solander & why is The Marais Project celebrating him? Solander was one of the world's great naturalists, visiting Australia on the Endeavour in 1770. Historian Edward Duyker wrote a biography of him. Hear & learn more at our concert on 23 November!

www.mup.com.au/books/nature...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Tune of the day: more music for viol by female composers 🎶

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Zumo de manzana l. Yo río en los Alcores
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November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
James Watson was a giant of modern biology🧬 - discovering the structure of DNA which opened up unforeseen scientific and business opportunities. He leaves a complex legacy

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The structure of DNA
The discovery of the DNA duplex.
www.nature.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Good governance and golf clubs - a topic I am sure my father would be interested in!

www.aicd.com.au/good-governa...
How governance reform is securing sustainability and growth in golf clubs - AICD
To deliver a winning performance on a golf club board, there’s a growing realisation that good governance is just as important as a good handicap.
www.aicd.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Tune of the day: from female composer for the viol, Leonora Duarte 🎶

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Two Sinfonias in 5 Parts: No. 6, Octave toni
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November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
On 23 Nov The Marais Project presents its music theatre piece, 'The Fantastical Life of Daniel Solander.' Celebrating two great Swedes - Solander, the first scientist to visit Australia in 1770 & Tommie Andersson, the Swedish-Australian lutenist!

www.maraisproject.com.au/the-fantasti...
November 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Album of the week: the wonderful Norwegian pianist Liv Andrea Hauge and her trio 🇳🇴🎼🎹

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Døgnville
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November 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Lauren Ganley has made a significant contribution to governance in Australia across several fields - including First Nations’ organisations

www.aicd.com.au/leadership/q...
Lauren Ganley reveals 3 critical skills for securing board appointments - AICD
Lauren Ganley is a Kamilaroi woman from Darwin whose ability to foster connections and build networks, along with a commitment to empowering her people to make a difference, has underpinned a remarkab...
www.aicd.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Tune of the day: Hespèrion XXI & Jordi Savall 🎶

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La Gamba In Basso, E Soprano (1564)
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November 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Shorterm-ism is a blight on both the for profit and for purpose sectors. This article has great advice for CEOs - from an investor perspective - on how to shift the focus to long term results

www.mckinsey.com/capabilities...
www.mckinsey.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Playlist of the week: a new collection of wonderful contemporary music for the viola da gamba & viol family. Such a broad array of talent 🎵

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Viol Moderns Part II
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November 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
What a pleasure to hear Norwegian jazz pianist Liv Hauge at Johnston Street Jazz last week for SIMA

She played this gorgeous song at the end of the show 🎹

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Mange av oss
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November 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
How Monopoly morphed from socialist critique to a capitalist dream. (Yes, the original version was anti landlord!)

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90 years of Monopoly: how the ‘new craze’ morphed from socialist critique to capitalist dream
Since the game launched in 1935, 3,400 different versions of Monopoly have been issued worldwide.
theconversation.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Tune of the day: the music of d’Hervelois
from our Spinning Forth album 🎼

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Spotify – Web Player
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November 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Sadly, it is the constant job of voters, the media & civil society to demand higher standards of integrity & transparency from those who we elect to govern. This is not a party political comment, but a general observation of a systemic failure

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Grattan on Friday: Albanese government hasn’t walked its talk about accountability and integrity
Labor came to power in 2022 promising a new form of transparent, accountable politics. As recent incidents have shown, there’s little sign of it.
theconversation.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Album of the week: a wonderful new all Australian release from Perth’s HIP Company 🎼 Congrats! 🥂

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Bedlam
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October 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Tunes of the day: Swirling Flame for electric viola da gamba & alto clarinet🔥🎵🔥

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Swirling Flame - for electric viola da gamba & alto clarinet
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October 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
‘Once you become CEO, you realize that for all those years growing up, you’ve grown accustomed to having a boss. Now everybody thinks you’re the boss. But the reality is I’ve still got bosses, 12 of them’

www.mckinsey.com/capabilities...
www.mckinsey.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Playlist of the week. In celebration of the Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival 💖 Gigs are on right now!

Improvising Aussie Women 🇦🇺🎶🦘

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Improvising Aussie Women
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October 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM