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Philip Pogson
@philiprp.bsky.social
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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.
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 2d
Australia has produced some amazing academic researchers. The award of the Nobel Prize to Richard Robson, aged 88, is a reminder that it can take decades for the impact of basic science to become mainstream. It's a long term investment!

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An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here’s how his work is changing the world
Richard Robson was struck by an idea in 1989. Decades later, his story shows the importance of fundamental science.
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 2d
Album of the week: a new release from viol consort masters, Fretwork, and choir, Sansara. Music by Estonian, Arvo Pärt

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sublime calculations
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 3d
Profit Vs Purpose: How directors can align purpose with profitability for ongoing success

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How directors can align purpose with profitability for ongoing success - AICD
How can my board align purpose with profitability?
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 3d
Tune of the day: new songs, old instruments, beautiful arrangements 🎵

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Northern sky
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 4d
Australian music for viola da gamba: the Apple 🍏 Musis version 🦘🦘🦘

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Viol Aussies Playlist by Jennifer Eriksson on Apple Music
Playlist · 30 Songs
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 4d
Playlist of the week: Viol Aussies - Australian music for viola da gamba
🦘🎶🦘

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Viol Aussies - Australian music for viola da gamba
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 5d
The 2025 Nobel Prize for Medicine is all about how the human immune system regulates itself:-

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Medicine Nobel goes to scientists who revealed secrets of immune system ‘regulation’
Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered cells that protect the body from autoimmune diseases.
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 5d
‘Australia has some 2.7 million small businesses, with 440,000 new businesses started in 2024-25…our study finds it’s young firms (those aged five years or less) that punch above their weight’

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Young businesses create 6 in 10 new jobs in Australia – far more than established firms
New analysis of ABS data shows firms less than five years old contributed 62% of all new jobs in the economy over the past 20 years.
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 5d
Tune of the day: Italian gambist Guido Balestracci plays Diego Ortiz

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Recercadas del Trattado de Glosas: Recercada sesta sobre el canto Ilano "La Spagna"
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 6d
Tune of the day: from our 2022 Australian Monody album. A Dowland song featuring a beautiful lute solo from Tommie Andersson

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Spotify – Web Player
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 7d
Jenny Eriksson planned this album when she had a broken arm and wasn't sure if I could play it again. She recorded it before and I had surgery for the second time. We are proud of the outcome! You can now pre-save the music on your favourite streaming platform

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Elysian Fields - Swirling Flame
Choose your preferred music service
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 9d
Jane Goodall’s legacy: the primatologist challenged what it meant to be a scientist

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Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science
The primatologist challenged what it meant to be a scientist.
www.nature.com
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 9d
How to go about governing complex NFP structures. Welcome advice from the ACNC via the Australian Institute of Company Directors

www.aicd.com.au/corporate-go...
Unpacking recent ACNC guidance on complex structures for charities
Last month, the charities regulator, Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) released guidance on good governance for complex charity structures. In this article, we outline key tak...
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 9d
Album of the week: a new release from young Australian sax player and band leader, Tessie Overmyer 🎷

Out on the Earshift Music label 💿

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Tidelines
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 10d
The primacy of the US dollar remains. It is difficult at this moment in time to envisage how or what would replace it.
theconversation.com/new-data-sho...
New data shows the US dollar still dominates foreign exchange markets – despite Trump’s economic chaos
The trade wars could eventually undermine the importance of the US dollar, but it isn’t happening yet.
theconversation.com
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 10d
Tune of the day: Myriam Rignol plays Forqueray 🎼

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La Girouette
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 11d
‘A good chair understands really, really deeply the issues the company, organisation or initiative is facing. They get the “what” and the “why” and can navigate the board there and keep people focused on outcomes.’

www.aicd.com.au/leadership/t...
Building outcome focused boards with Andrew Stevens - AICD
Company Director is beginning a new regular feature, profiling some of Australia’s leading chairs. First up is Andrew Stevens, chair of the Champions of Change Coalition.
www.aicd.com.au
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 11d
Playlist of the week: Viol Duos

A huge variety of music for viol and one other instrument 🎷🎹🪗🎻🏅

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Viol Duos
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 12d
Tune of the day: ‘Southern Cross,’ an instrumental ballad from our first Elysian Fields album 💿

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Southern Cross
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 12d
Is it true that “today’s (university) business schools were designed for a world that no longer exists”. Is there a role for teaching ‘no growth’ or ‘de-growth’ economic scenarios?

theconversation.com/are-business...
Are business schools priming students for a world that no longer exists?
The capitalist model of endless economic growth is pushing the limits of our planet. How should future leaders prepare?
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 13d
Is the future of energy in fusion? After 50 years of R&D the answer could be ‘yes.’ The geopolitics of what happens next, and the impacts on business and community, cannot be underestimated:-

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Fusion-power deal heralds beginning of next great energy transition
China is driving hard to supplant the US in this new military industrial complex, and has already achieved leadership in electric vehicles, batteries, drones and renewable energy.
www.abc.net.au
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 13d
Tune of the day from Australian jazz legends: Sandy Evans & Andrew Robson 🎷🎵🎷

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Clarion Call
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 15d
How Australians spend their money - data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 16d
Australia has a long term trade deficit with the US and is a very long term military and political partner. We have a US-Australia free trade agreement in place but are being punished with new tariffs…

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia news live: Trump tariff announcement wipes $1bn from CSL value; regulator pulls two more sunscreens from shelves
Follow the latest updates, live
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Philip Pogson @philiprp.bsky.social · 16d
Album of the week from Sonnambula 🎼

‘Beauty in a moment of chaos…’

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Passing Fancy: Beauty in a Moment of Chaos
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