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Brett delivering a keynote to open McConacon in Toowoomba for McConachie Stedman

Innovation in Regional Australia – Big Thinking isn’t just for the Big Smoke

Innovation in regional Australia. Innovation isn’t big‑city sport. My recent work with the MCS team in Toowoomba was a reminder that regional organisations are pushing hard on growth, learning and future‑focused leadership. Big thinking, ambitious people and a genuine appetite for change - all happening well outside the “big smoke.”

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A tale of innovation, greed, compassion & disruption in the face of COVID-19

In the face of the COVID19 crisis to date Italy has seen more confronting times than almost anyone. When crises arise we frequently see both the best of people and the worst. In this case skilled innovators brought their focused problem solving to the aid of the health care system and in the process disrupted the incumbent supplier who failed to see the situation from the perspective of their or understand the need to act for the greater good.

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Worker Face Future Shock According to CEDA

Workforce disruption – Better Leaders to Build a Better Future

In 2015 CEDA (Committee for Economic Development of Australia) released a report that 5 million Australian jobs from that time would cease to exist through automation before 2030. The concept has been extrapolated to become a key topic at every relevant seminar and conference since then but now that we're nearly a third of the way into the forecast period what opportunities are their for Australia to use leadership as a tool to combat the forecast disruption...?

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Opinion: Australian ag must grow up to grow

AUSTRALIA’S agricultural industry has a bright future with growing global opportunities at every turn.

Despite being globally remote, battling the challenge of being distributed across such a large continent, and the impact of a predominantly arid climate, the nation’s ability to produce agricultural product for the global market sees Australia punching well above its weight.

Australia’s commercial relationships with the rest of the world are driven by a first world economy, underpinned by enormous natural resources, a widely dispersed population and a good helping of ingenuity.

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