Ron Manners’ ideas 
and adventures

Articles: Technology

Tallinn – Estonia – The Home of Entrepreneurship

Starting at the Bottom (I am still not sure where I will end up) The below is a speech delivered by Ron Manners...

Travel & Creativity

They say that distance and difference are the secrets to creativity. Perhaps that is why I have returned to Australia refreshed from spending three...

The New Technologies of Freedom

Below are comments delivered by Dr Chris Berg on September 17, 2020 at the launch of The New Technologies of Freedom at the...

The absurdity of Australia’s submarine frolic?

The absurdity is becoming obvious to all of us (at least to those who can read). The inertia of our response and lack...

The fuse is lit

This speech was delivered at Explo ’99, an AusIMM conference on rock breaking. In it I reveal not only my criminal past but...

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Turkey declares war…on mannwest.com

For a few years I have been writing about my visits to various countries, mainly as part of the annual Free Market Road...

Turning ideas into gold

Back in the mid-1980’s I brought together a small team that ultimately became the third largest Australian-based gold producer. You can read the...

An offer you can refuse! Say no to the Mafia-style remedy in the Uber vs taxi dispute

Let’s look at the latest attempt to ‘milk the public’ in the emerging open competition between ride sharing businesses such as Uber and...

Estonia: Lessons for Australia from this tiny country

Estonia is quickly becoming known as e-Estonia, due to its focus on a digital future as an e-society. It’s a success story that...

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What would Shakespeare think of our mining industry?

This article is a reflective piece, written by Ron in early 2002 and presented to the WA School of Mines Mining Executive Development...

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