Recorded live from 200 George, Soren Trampedach chats with best-selling author, commentator and presenter, Jamila Rizvi about the transformation of leadership in the new world of work, as well as the human capacity for resilience and the need for belonging.
Host - Jon Yeo – Head of Curation, TEDxMelbourne Speakers - Yasmin Poole (Youth Advocate), Kyle Redman (newDemocracy Foundation) and Andrea Carson (Political Scientist & Journalist What is Democracy? Recently we've seen democracy take some wild and extraordinary turns. With left and right politics looking more similar than different, it has allowed extreme politics and the vocal minority to hold the interest of the community. Whether we like it or not, it has forced us to think about democra...
Recorded live from Work Club Barangaroo. What exactly is the Metaverse? What effect will it have on Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs? How can small businesses and entrepreneurs utilize the Metaverse to have greater impact? Our expert panellists will share learnings on why and how we should prepare for a new digital renaissance and what the Metaverse means in terms of employment opportunities, investments, and entirely new business models. Listen now.
Sasha Kutabah Sarago is a proud Wadjanbarra Yidinji, Jirrbal and African-American woman. Sasha’s traditional Country spans from Atherton Tablelands, Daintree to Tully, known as the Bama (Rainforest People) of Far North Queensland. A former model, Sasha grew frustrated by the invisibility of women of colour in fashion and media. Tired of importing overseas publications to see reflections of herself, Sasha had an epiphany. In 2011, Sasha founded Ascension, Australia’s first Indigenous and ethnic...
Work Club founder Soren Trampendach speaks with Christina Gerakiteys and Lisa Andrews, Co-CEO's of Singularity University about using exponential technologies to tackle the world’s biggest challenges and benefit humanity.
Speakers Tamara DiMattina, Olivia Tyler, Tonia Bastyan Type Live Conversation About this conversation “Emerging economies can’t follow the rulebook of the past by forging a path to industrialisation using fossil-fuel technologies”.1 Climate Change is real and inevitable, and business as usual is over. How do we save the planet, and make sure growth continues to lift billions out of poverty? How do we move forward in a clean, green way? “Society is becoming more and more eco-conscious, demanding ...
Speaker JoAnna Ferrari Type Live Conversation About this conversation In the face of uncertainty and risk, how do we respond to change and challenges? How do we grow our confidence and abilities to achieve our goals and desires? According to JoAnna Ferrari – “The Transition Specialist” -, it is about tapping into what she’s called “The Champions Mind”: the ability to instantaneously accessing all your resources and come up with the right response and resolutions. We all have this Champions Mind ...
Speaker Suzanne Boccalatte Type Live Conversation About this conversation We’re living in a time of unrivalled connectivity with near limitless access to information at our fingertips—this is an attention-grabbing culture and it doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. It’s been said we now suffer from constant restlessness, feeling that we need to do more, to move faster and break things to succeed. This is the heart of our modern times. Have we lost the ability to slow down and find pause a...
Speaker Dr Jared Cooney Horvath, PhD, MEd Type Live Conversation About this conversation How do we make sense of reality and how does our brain process the world around us? The answer to these questions may not be as simple or straightforward as you think. During this Florence Guild conversation Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath will take us on trip through the brain, shedding light on the power of stories to drive our perception and focus; and how we can change them in order to beneficially guide our ow...
Speaker Michel Hogan Type Live Conversation About this conversation Brand is stuck in a time warp of thinking as “ing” or “re” dominated by marketing and advertising models and interests. This does not help organisations to sustainably navigate the complex relationship between what they do, how they do it and why they do it. Let’s begin with a mind-shift about a brand as a result of the promises you keep. Of all an organization’s (or individual’s) actions and decisions. Built on a foundation of ...
Speaker Sérgio Brodsky Type Live Conversation About this conversation Aggressive urbanisation and middle-class growth have compromised the delivery of appropriate public utility services for urban residents' wellbeing worldwide. Enters Urban Brand-Utility (UBU), the emerging thinking and practice reframing brand communications as a catalyst for sustainable development via people-public-private-partnerships and radically innovative use of media. UBU applications happen when brand communications t...
Speakers Dr Tim Rayner and Diana Renner Type Live Conversation About this conversation As leaders, we are rewarded for our knowledge and expertise. However, our knowledge may also limit our perspective. In new, unfamiliar and uncertain situations, what we know can restrict our ability to think differently and see problems in a fresh light. The more we harness received knowledge, the less we learn about the situation, and the narrower our point of view becomes. In these volatile and uncertain tim...
Speaker Professor Joe Urbany Type Live Conversation About Work Club Global Work Club Global is for people and organisations who want to break free from the rigid, conventions of traditional working. Those who have freedom of movement, curiosity of mind, diversity of thought and courage of spirit to transition effortlessly between work, life and leisure. Work Club provides collaborative working spaces to stimulate and energise its members and encourages conversations to spark creativity. About th...
Speaker Jamie Skella Type Live Conversation About Work Club Global Work Club Global is for people and organisations who want to break free from the rigid, conventions of traditional working. Those who have freedom of movement, curiosity of mind, diversity of thought and courage of spirit to transition effortlessly between work, life and leisure. Work Club provides collaborative working spaces to stimulate and energise its members and encourages conversations to spark creativity. About this conve...
Ep 27: Miles Davis, Autonomous Cars and the Adjacent Possible - Jacyl Shaw by Florence Guild
Speaker Dr Natalia Nikolova Type Live Conversation About this conversation We are at the outset of one of the most turbulent periods of what Joseph Schumpeter termed creative destruction. New technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, blockchain, internet of things, and big data will impact every organisation and every job. The only way to survive this creative destruction is to be part of it. For established organisations, this means fostering a culture of innovation and int...
Speaker Christina Gerakiteys Type Live Conversation About this conversation What will it mean to live in an ExpONEntial society? Is ‘one’ a singular or a collective? Will we upload consciousness and merge with AI, or is The Singularity our uploading into a collective consciousness? Nothing is certain beyond our own values and behaviours. Yet if we look to nature we realise we each play our part in an improvisatory whole. Honey bees have an extraordinary social structure. Each bee has a defined f...
Speaker Mark Zawacki Type Live Conversation About this conversation The world’s population is currently 7.6 billion inhabitants, which according to WHO is expected to increase dramatically to approximately 9.8 billion inhabitants by 2050. That’s a lot of new mouths to feed and those hockey stick growth projections we all saw as kids is now actually happening. In this talk, Mark will address the myriad of severe challenges in feeding ‘the next 2 billion’ people, some emerging solutions with their...
Speaker Dom Price Type Live Conversation About this conversation Innovation is the buzzword of the moment, and let’s be honest, as an economy and society, we’re pretty terrible at it. So let’s dissect, talk myths, and then talk action. More About The Speaker Born to Joy in the harsh Manchester winter of '77. Well travelled, slight maverick who always speaks his mind. Currently, the Team Doctor and Head of R&D at Atlassian, the Australian tech company that breaks the mould. Conversation Notes...
Speaker Dom Price Type Live Conversation About this conversation Innovation is the buzzword of the moment, and let’s be honest, as an economy and society, we’re pretty terrible at it. So let’s dissect, talk myths, and then talk action. More About The Speaker Born to Joy in the harsh Manchester winter of '77. Well travelled, slight maverick who always speaks his mind. Currently, the Team Doctor and Head of R&D at Atlassian, the Australian tech company that breaks the mould. Conversation Notes...
Speaker Mikey Ellis Type Live Conversation About this conversation Companies do a lot of work and spend a lot of time and money on employee engagement. Whether it be surveys, workshops, motivational speakers and off-sites, it is believed that engagement translates to productivity and profit. In this podcast, Mikey explores what’s worked and what hasn’t for Vinomofo, with a focus on what it takes to have your team truly engaged and aligned with the company’s mission. More About The Speaker Mikey ...
Speaker Kristen Hansen Type Live Conversation About this conversation Drawing from the latest neuroscience research, Kristen will summarise the findings in a framework called NeuroTREAD – how to think, regulate, engage, adapt and develop with the brain in mind. Think – Interpret core brain functions and what impacts effective decision making. Regulate – Recognise the brain’s emotional triggers, response to stress and build resilience. Engage – Develop strategies to understand the brain’s emotion...
Speaker Tiffany Gray Type Live Conversation About this conversation Insights from the latest research in neuroscience can provide us with a pathway to more fulfilling experiences. Emotions have always been a tricky realm to navigate; until now that is. We now know how understanding the key operating principles of the brain - when used wisely - can be harnessed and utilised as brain hacks. Our brain is constantly being seduced by our environment and as a result our brain changes in ways that we a...
Speaker Grant Herbert Type Live Conversation About this conversation Leaders today are navigating massive change created by constant economic uncertainty, shifting consumer expectations, technological advancement and significant generational differences. Professionals traditionally have high cognitive intelligence (IQ) and technical skill, however, they are not often well trained to deal with issues requiring social and emotional intelligence (SEIQ). A major challenge we see in every organisatio...
Speakers Phill Nosworthy & Dr Angus Hervey Type Live Conversation About this conversation We live in a world of extraordinary possibility. However, it is also a world of distraction, indecision and procrastination. Focus and courage, it would seem are a potent antidote and strategy. Listen to cult favourites Phill Nosworthy and Dr Angus Hervey discuss how to focus on what matters most. More About The Speakers Phill Nosworthy Phill is a researcher, Keynote Speaker and Co-Founder of Switch Lea...
Speaker Kaila Colbin Type Live Conversation About this conversation To wrap up our ‘Antidisciplinary Future’ speaker series, we have partnered with SingularityU Australia Summit and Pause Fest to bring you the future. What do nanotechnology, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, and robotics have in common, and, more importantly, what do they have to do with you? Join Singularity University’s Australian Ambassador for a startling look at the dramatic implications of exponential technologies, ...
Speakers Noga Edelstein and Elke Keeley – Co-Founders at UrbanYou Mike Rosenbaum – CEO & Founder of Spacer Marty Newkirk – Fleet Manager at Car Next Door Type Live Conversation About this conversation The 2-sided marketplace model and the On-Demand Economy are here to stay. The “Uberisation” trend is spreading to more verticals, as consumers become more demanding of “instant gratification” and technology enables delivery of services in a streamlined and cost-efficient way. It is far more cos...
Speakers Justin Passaportis – General Manager, Victoria & South Australia at GoGet Carshare Danielle Sampson – Director of Partnerships and Experiences at Base Commons Type Live Conversation About this conversation While not owning assets has been standard practice for heavy machinery and non-mission-critical functions for decades, recently there’s been an accelerating trend towards outsourcing even day-to-day assets – business wise and in our private lives. In the on-demand economy, accessi...
Speakers Georgia Beattie – CEO of Startup Victoria Ben Williamson –Co-founder at dealPad Danielle Szetho – CEO of FinTech Australia Facilitated by Sibel Buyukbaykal - Investment Associate at Reinventure (Westpac's Venture Capital arm) Type Live Conversation About this conversation London, Singapore, New York – these are the markets people think of when they think FinTech. They are rich in talent, have loads of capital, and are homes to some of the world’s biggest financial institutions. However,...
Speaker Danielle Szetho Type Live Conversation About this conversation London, Singapore, New York - these are the markets people think of when they think FinTech. They are rich in talent, have loads of capital, and are homes to some of the world's biggest financial institutions. However, for a tiny nation of 23m, Australia has a strong case to be a world-leading FinTech market. With almost 600 FinTech Startups and growing - more than Hong Kong and possibly even Singapore - Australia's rapidly m...
