In the public interest.
The head of Carbon Creative team is Wayne Denning. I was curious about who he is and what he believes in. I discovered Wayne is an indigenous person who is involved in promoting technology and STEM to indigenous youth. STEM is the acronym for Science, Technology, Education and Math’s. This is a specific focus for creating a hi-tech society and is replacing traditional education, in my view, in order to digitize our world. I note the website is does not have any health Public Relations (PR) campaigns of information dissemination and I question why Public Relations is required rather than a independent person (like Dr. Norman Swan) to discuss the issues without any guidance to deliver a message to bring people on board for social change. The latter worries me. I am a former market analyst and I believe this is not the correct information channel in such a serious matter as coronavirus. PR is the art of persuasion it is not a factual discipline unless instructed by the client. For me it is akin the police getting a PR person to soothe the public in respect of an incident rather than the Commissioner of the Police stating the facts and clear guidance. As a citizen I don’t want to be persuaded. I don’t want spin. I don’t want ‘feel good’, I want independent facts so that I can make decisions for myself and those around me.
STEM is the training for a technocracy and IT future. It is rolled out as part of the global strategy of Smart Cities disruption (they call it). Refer http://www.siliconvalleysystem.com. It is about implementing a technocracy envisage as the framework to a digitised society where everyone is online (trackable, profiled, facial recognition), artificial intelligence (decisions), automation, using cashless cards (embedded chips), a likely future income based on a Universal Basic Income (UBI) as money phases out, sensors to count/monitor, LED’s in lights – heat sensors, cameras in lights, drones, smart technologies that collect data in a Internet of Things. According to a naval expert Mark Steele he states SMART is a military’s term meaning SMART = Secret Militarized Armaments in Residential Technology. His perspective is as follows:
For some it is a Brave New World for others it is an efficient technocratic future that connects everyone and provides jobs. This new reality has been designed by the military in collaboration with Silicon Valley in the United States which is the home of 1,000’s of big tech companies who benefit from global implementation of STEM/SMART and IoT for example: Alphabet (Google), Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, HP, 23andMe, IBM, Apple, Intel. They are making trillions of dollars which is why this industry is shape changing our world. I tried to copy and paste the main companies and the military links but a strange thing happened.
My question is – does this make the world a better place or do we live in a virtual world disconnected yet connected?
Wayne Denning is involved with Australian indigenous Mentoring Experience involving STEM training https://www.school-news.com.au/external-learning/state-libraries-partner-with-govt-to-advance-indigenous-stem-skills/
- apologies I cannot create the link and having problems with this computer. Can’t copy anything for some reason.
Our services
Carbon has all of the big agency benefits without the big agency attitude. Our full-service approach is led by a team of forward-thinking specialists to connect your cause with people and values in authentic, unforgettable ways.
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Creative
Campaign | Strategy | Concept & design development | Above & Below the line
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Art & Illustration
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artwork | Illustration
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Branding & Design
Research | Development & concept | Brand design | Graphic design
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Production
Video (corporate to broadcast) | Motion graphic & animation | Photography
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Digital
Digital strategy | Website design & development | App design & development | E-learning solutions
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Community Engagement
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community led discussion, consultation & engagement | Research workshops
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Communications
Strategy | Planning & implementation | Event design & management
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Outreach
Carbon Creative owned outreach initiatives that help make positive social change
Carbon Creative is 100% Indigenous owned and operated and is a Supply Nation certified supplier.
My note: I am unaware of Supply Nation so searched. Apparently you have to pay to be a member. Would it not be better to not pay but selection on merit? Link: https://supplynation.org.au/membership-fees/
Please note, membership fees will increase as of 1 July 2020.
Criteria | Membership level | Annual fee prior to 1 July 2020 (ex GST) |
Annual fee as of 1 July 2020 (ex GST) |
Australian and/or global spend on direct and indirect procurement annually: $500m or over | Large corporate | $15,000 | $16,750 |
Australian and/or global spend on direct and indirect procurement annually: under $500m | Corporate | $8,000 | $9,750 |
Government agencies* spend on direct and indirect procurement annually: $500m or over | Large government | $15,000 | $16,750 |
Government agencies* spend on direct and indirect procurement annually under $500m | Government | $8,000 | $9,750 |
Not for profit organisations with total annual revenue: $1b or over | Large NFP | $15,000 | $16,750 |
Not for profit organisations with total annual revenue: under $1b | Not for profit | $8,000 | $9,750 |
Not for profit organisations with total annual revenue: under $1b – data access only | Select membership | $3,500 | $3,500 |
*Australia/State or Territory/Local Government agencies – includes all government statutory authorities and government owned corporations.
The public may not be aware that there are different types of classifications in respect of government owned, statutory and contracting organisations. I will add a link here for you to learn about it. Refer https://www.directory.gov.au/sites/default/files/types_of_bodies_2018-07-20_0.pdf
Our team
We’re here because we believe in what we do. Most of our people made the leap across from big agency land to work at Carbon. This means we’re super experienced, we’re passionate about social causes, and we’re ready to shake things up.
Our story
14 years ago, proud Birri Gubba man Wayne Denning saw an opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of his fellow Indigenous Australians. After more than a decade of working on landmark government policies in Native Title and Land Rights, Wayne’s vision put storytelling and creativity front and centre with the goal of changing hearts and minds on a grand scale. Carbon Creative was born.
From the mainstream to the marginalised, Wayne’s vision has evolved further to empower and motivate behaviour change en masse. Today, we’re a team of creative social change specialists making good on this vision.
When he’s not leading the charge at the agency as Carbon Creative’s Managing Director, Wayne keeps busy as the Deputy Chair of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) and Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) as well as doing keynotes for like-minded organisations.