Mark Buntzen

@Kumeugirl Zinsser is great. A few others along that line to recommend too.

I’ve been thinking about jargon. How quickly new fields develop their own linguistic shorthand, sometimes making new ideas inaccessible. a.co/2eFMrGB

@unevendistrib Thanks Hamish. I am. And I appreciate your thanks.

Hope you are well!

@markbuntzen just reflecting on how influential you are on the foundations of my view of work. Today just used that crime as a beast/virus study with my new community innovation team to highlight a ? about how we might challenge the norms of transactional language in local govt

It’s not a one-off either; it’s a pattern. It certainly doesn’t appear aligned to your ’star’ values. Sort it out.

Sunday morning, 07:50, 10 mins before opening. I suspect there might be a capacity issue here. How about we resource this appropriately @Labtests? Or perhaps add this into your KPIs? This is unacceptable.

It may be that I’m OCD about my ECD, because, you see, it’s so very important to me.

Hey @FlyAirNZ what’s up with bag delivery on your regional flights at Auckland?

A word for better days: ‘respair’ (16th century) - fresh hope; a recovery from despair.

I’ve got a memory like a… a memory like, uh… Hey, Dumbo, what are we called again? theguardian.com/world/2020/aug…

@kristinalford Any inkling of the flavour profile of vegemite in wine is something I’ll need to experience before commenting on...

Today was a day of mostly fornication related language.

This is remarkable: 170 Dutch academics put together a 5-point manifesto for economic change after the C19 crisis, building on #degrowth principles. It has gone viral in Dutch media. In this thread I'll summarize the points in English. trouw.nl/duurzaamheid-n…

🥁It’s been a while. PechaKucha is back with a powerhouse line up of Auckland Creatives. Circle your calendar for 18 March at 6.30pm. bit.ly/2TAxuGT @PechaKucha @incorrect_pin @pantographpunch @DevittSimon @mikecollinge @markbuntzen @ShabnamShiwan @ryanyouens

Two words have made me go ‘mmm’ today: abnegate and vitiate.

@idilgaziulusoy Only use commas when necessary.

What’re your top, creative tips to teach about ontology and epistemology to masters students so they don’t get hell bored and leave the session with glazed eyes? #academicchatter #academictwitter

I am about to start looking for for a research fellow to work with me at Sussex (near Brighton) for 3 years from Jan on how creative practice might support cultural transformations towards sustainability. Please share this news widely and encourage lovely people to apply.

This. instagram.com/p/B0msq8Bn7iR/…

So many misplaced apostrophe’s.

Will fashion go out of fashion? news.trust.org/item/201902181…

One word: circular. commonstransition.org/p2p-accounting…

Apparently dog statues wee too.