Professor Michael Milford, Chief Investigator at the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision at QUT, shares with Kate his thoughts and predictions about what everyday life could look like in the near future with the onward march of technologies around robotics, automation and artificial intelligence. He also shares a strategy for using a bot to replace the romance of choosing an engagement ring!
EPIC Assist leaders undertaking the Emerging Leaders Program in the QUT Executive Education Centre
The National Disability Insurance Scheme has transformed the business landscape for the disability sector, requiring organisations to develop leaders who are agile, innovative and commercially savvy. However, non-profit and ‘for benefit’ provider organisations often struggle to make the business case for investment in leader development, as this can be seen as being at the expense of frontline delivery. That can be a risk to organisational vision and mission, as James Shepard pointed out in the Stanford Social Innovation Review article, Leadership Development: Five Things All Non-profits Should Know. Read more
Marcus Foth, Professor of Urban Informatics in the QUT Design Lab, speaks to Kate about creating, applying and using information technology and data to create cities and urban environments in which people can thrive.
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Sean Druitt is the Studio Manager of QUT’s The Cube, one of the world’s largest digital interactive learning and display spaces, dedicated to engaging young and old in the wonder of STEM. Sean talks to Kate about the team behind the Cube, digital art and Fruit Ninja.
Author and executive coach Susan Goldsworthy brings insights into high performance from her background as an elite athlete and corporate communication manager. She talks with Kate about ideas from he co-authored book, ‘Care to Dare Unleashing astonishing potential through secure base leadership.’
Rachel speaks to Kate about the complexities and challenges of the negotiation task for leaders and how we are all less rational than we think.
Watch the capuchin monkey fairness experiment referenced: Unequal pay
Best selling author Meg Wheatley speaks to Kate about how leaders need to create islands of sanity in complex times.
Read Meg’s book: Who Do We Choose To Be?: Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity
Brook Dixon, Managing Director, Delos Delta, speaks to Kate about how technology, smart thinking and leadership can build inclusive, productive and sustainable cities.
