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Australia’s ageing workforce
editor | August 26, 2016The second Annual National Ageing Workforce Forum takes place from 30 August to 1 September 2016 in Sydney. The focus will be on how to gain strategic advantage through older workers.
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The creative asset you’re probably ignoring right now
Michael McQueen | August 26, 2016What if innovation would not be the privilege of those with experience? Speaker, trends expert and author Michael McQueen invites us to consider the creative power of fresh eyes.
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Globalisation and the curse of guilt by association
Ian McAuley | August 26, 2016There’s a growing public rejection of globalisation and economic openness, and we ignore it at our peril, says Ian McAuley.
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Dirt, poetry and a system’s response to shape our nation in our image
Kate Sinclair | August 23, 2016The footage obtained by investigative current affairs television program Four Corners showing the abuse of children inside Northern Territory youth detention centres left the nation reeling a few weeks ago. Kate Sinclair wonders if by acts of omission we as ordinary citizens may have contributed to what was revealed.
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Australia’s innovation future and how to harness it
Charles Nightingale | August 14, 2016How can we harness innovation at every level and carve out a competitive position globally? Charles Nightingale from the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce explains how we can learn from Israel’s example and build a strong innovative culture here in Australia.
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Australia! Story Country
editor | August 4, 2016The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) invites young and old to celebrate Children’s Book Week from 20 to 26 August 2016. During this time schools, libraries, booksellers, authors, illustrators and children celebrate Australian Children's Literature.
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A whole of government approach to digital transformation
Jon Cumming | August 3, 2016How can the opportunities of digital be harnessed effectively to drive innovation and productivity in the coming years? According to Jon Cumming, Chief Digital Officer at the ACT Government, the answer is a whole of government approach underpinned by a transformation of culture.
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AFR Innovation Summit
editor | August 3, 2016The Australian Financial Review is hosting an Innovation Summit on 17 to 18 August in Sydney. Its objective is to interrogate what needs to be done to create the capabilities, industries and mentalities Australia needs for the future.
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A case for sustainable education
Rechelle Rozwadowski | August 2, 2016Our kids are exposed to an endless stream of media promoting beauty over substance, immediate reward over delayed gratification, self-promotion over self-control. Rechelle Rozwadowski, a teacher and mother herself, would love to see schools not only teaching content, but also nurturing virtues like cooperation, tolerance, compassion and kindness.
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Cyberbullying in the workplace and bystanders
Charmein Madden | August 2, 2016Cyberbullying is a unique form of bullying because it can reach their victims anytime and anywhere. Charmein Madden says it’s important to better understand the role witnesses or bystanders play in the longevity of cyberbullying behaviours.
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What we really need from innovation in Australia
Ron Johnston | August 2, 2016We live in a society dependent on innovation, in which hardly anyone knows anything about innovation. Ron Johnston, Executive Director of the Australian Centre for Innovation (ACIIC), says while it can mean many different things to different people, innovation is only ever a means to an end.
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Intercultural innovation: Leveraging multi-cultural thinking
Frank Wyatt | August 2, 2016Rather than seeing different cultures in the workforce as a problem, it could be an un-utilised asset under our nose. Frank Wyatt and Lynda Ford explain how the online incubator cultov8 drives intercultural innovation.
