It's not news that the way an organisation works impacts directly on the quality of the services they offer. And if you want to create social impact and deliver great customer value, as I am sure you do, then we need to make sure you are set up for success.

Stakeholder management is vital to the implementation of a project. But it's also vital way before that! In this blog post, I draw from a recent case study to demonstrate the value of stakeholder management at every project phase.

This blog post is the second in a series designed to help address the requirements of APRA Prudential Standard CPS 230. Today, we cover the "how" of integrating Risk, Supplier, and Business Continuity Management with 7 key strategies.

What if healthcare were driven by the patient experience instead of by policies? A Physical Rehabilitation Clinic I worked with did exactly that. In this blog, we'll explore how service design can transform healthcare experiences and outcomes for both patients and healthcare providers, all while respecting policies and ensuring quality.

With CPS 230, integrating Risk, Supplier Management, and Business Continuity Management is no longer optional. This blog post looks at the components of this integration and explores why integration is so important.

Strategies can no longer be set from the top and expected to be successful. They need to engage at every level and to do that, you need a Human-Centred approach.

Places can facilitate connection. They can engage, inspire, and stimulate people. By viewing places as services, we can apply a service design lens to the design of places. We explore placemaking and how well-designed places can delight.

Change is no longer just about providing people with new technical skills. It's also about supporting individuals and organisations to move toward their North Star, their desired culture and their ever-evolving end state. Societal change is escalating. Organisations are trying to work out what new ways of working look like. This must go beyond the number of days in the office; it needs to understand how we can support our employees to be resilient, innovative, collaborative and engaged.

Understanding the problem. Designing impactful solutions. Making it stick. Having one or two is good, but bringing all three elements together is where the magic happens. It requires thought and planning, but with all three, your initiatives will really make a difference.

Have you heard the story of the janitor at NASA responding to President Kennedy? He said that his job was putting a man on the moon. That is exactly what we are after - a connection between everyone’s role and the organisational mission.

Change is hard. If nothing else, 2020 has forced us out of our comfort zones and propelled us in and out of changes in every dimension of our lives. What can we learn about ourselves and our workplaces when we reflect upon how we navigated these disruptions? Perhaps we start at the top…

The magic triangle, what is it I hear you ask? It’s similar to the Bermuda Triangle, a mysterious area where things of significant value can disappear without a trace. In our case, instead of being lost at sea between three geographic locations, our magic triangle is the link between three pillars within our organisations.