How We Think

With a change in government and spring just around the corner, now is the time to dust off your organisation’s probity framework and consider whether you have any conflicts of interest (COI) to update in your declaration.

It is commonly joked about that once a contract is signed, the contract is thrown into the bottom desk drawer and only retrieved if there is a major dispute between the parties. Don't leave contract management to until you are in contract.

For government officials who are already flat out with their business as usual (BAU) workload, strategic planning can often be seen as something “nice to do if I had more time”. But like exercising when you’re feeling tired, dedicating time to strategic planning provides an energy boost for procurements that are in the pipeline.

In 2019, Suncorp released their Youth & Confidence Research which showed that 50% of Australian teenage girls dropped out of sport by 17. Passionate about understanding behaviour and effecting change, our creativeXpeople want to form a deep understanding of past and present participation issues to devise practical ways to help support women’s participation in sport at all levels and have created a survey to form a holistic understanding. 

Trust leads to long-term benefits, sustainable growth and successes for organisations. Change is inevitable and is happening rapidly to organisations, especially in the current digitisation era. Change as a result of digital transformation programs challenges the current trust of consumers and leads to uncertainty and disruption. Is there a way to build trust by maintaining consistency whilst embracing change?

The key to understanding complex capability problems lies in appreciating the interdependencies between the vast chain of inputs that are fundamental to the development, production, and introduction into service of modern advanced platforms. Analysis clarifies constraints and opportunities, allowing long-term strategies to be designed and implemented in the national interest.