Rapid urbanisation and population growth are straining our cities. To see the effects of this overextension of city resources you only need to travel during peak hour in any of Australia’s capital cities.

One of the great ‘needs’ of all organisations, regardless of size, structure, location, industry and classification, is to understand the value delivery system. These matters, whether the organisation’s structure is for corporate, government agency or social benefit, and includes stakeholders along with all participants in the delivery chain.

These days, it is not enough for our farmers to know their product and industry inside and out. To continue to grow and flourish in the Australian agribusiness environment of the future, they also need to be savvy, forward-thinking, and innovative businesspeople.

No one knows what will happen in the near future. But we do know that many Australian industries and businesses might be well placed for the longer term.

The more we drive input into our thinking and decision models, the more possibilities and opportunities we can explore.

Strategy development can be onerous, mind-numbing and overly complex. Many of the tools and processes that are available are opaque and it can be challenging to connect the dots. But it doesn’t have to be that way and there are lots of proven tools and techniques to help…

Digital disruption, competition and uncertainty are powerful motivators, and they create the context for incredible innovation… when we know what to do about it! Welcome to the possibilities of enabling organisational transformation through innovation.

Recently I caught up with two of our QUT MBA alums, and a conversation started around how to drive transformation in organisations of different sizes, ages and industries.

Robert Cialdini, the famous professor of psychology from Arizona State University and protagonist of the power of ethical persuasion, says that right now, somewhere, somehow, someone is creating the next great ‘thing’. He concludes that it is our job as educators to find it, understand it, support it, and…

It seems that design thinking is the new black!  But what is it, and what are its fundamentals?