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Thanks for listening to the latest edition of NousCast Shorts. You can find out more about Tim Marney and read his article, “How system design choices can make – or break – a mental health system” , on the Nous website. You can also connect with Tim via LinkedIn . Nous Group is an international management consultancy that is bold and engaging for performance and influence. We help organisations in...

Thanks for listening to the latest edition of NousCast Shorts.   You can find out more about Annette Madvig and read her article, “ Monitoring and evaluation can help us act on the lessons from a year like no other ”, on the Nous website. You can also connect with Annette via LinkedIn .   Nous Group is an international management consultancy that is bold and engaging for performance and influence....

In this episode of NousCast, we speak to Greg Joffe, a strategy expert in Nous’ Sydney office, and Peter Horne, a regulatory expert in our London office, on the topic of measuring regulatory performance.   Greg talks about how regulators can more effectively demonstrate their impact through a smarter approach to measurement, while Peter talks about the way coronavirus is prompting regulators to re...

In this episode of NousCast, we speak to Steve Lennon, a digital strategy expert in Nous’ Sydney office, on the topic of digital transformation. Steve brings to the topic experience that few others can – as well as spending years as a transformation specialist, he’s also an experienced mountain climber and adventurer. Steve explains why he thinks a Digital Sherpa can be so useful in overcoming the...

Nous Group Managing Director Tim Orton and Principal Simon Smith join guest speakers Audrey Zibelman (CEO and MD, Australian Energy Market Operator), Grant King (Chair Business Council of Australia and former CEO and MD, Origin Energy) and Richard Bolt (Vice-President - Strategy & Innovation, Swinburne University and former Secretary, Victorian Department of Economic Development Jobs, Transport an...

Nous Group principals and regulatory experts Claire Noone and Simon Smith join guest speakers Vanessa Beggs (Chief Operating Officer, Australian Banking Association) and Rose Webb (Deputy Secretary of the Better Regulation Division and Commissioner for NSW Fair Trading) to tackle the national regulation debate. Together, the panel explore how Australia can improve its approach to regulation and ac...

Energy wars have been a fact of life in Australian politics for years, and we are still a long way from an energy policy that meets the triple-pronged objectives of clean, cheap and reliable power. So to get there, what is the right form of regulation? How can energy consumers be encouraged to improve energy productivity? And what can we learn from overseas, particularly from Germany as it grapple...

Guest speakers Dr Rachel Bacon, Deputy Secretary for the Regional and Territories Group at the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities; Councillor Jenny Hill, Mayor of Townsville, QLD; and Dr Rebecca Huntley, Author and Principal at social research firm Vox Populi Research join Simon Smith, Principal at Nous Group and former NSW Department of Industry secretary and Dr Prins R...

Guest speakers Justin Mohamed, Victorian Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People, and Joumanah El Matrah, CEO of the Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights, join Nous Group’s Tim Orton and Deb May to discuss the continuing barriers to inclusion for Australians from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The panel discusses how the dangers of discrimination and unconsciou...

Guest speakers Kevin Stone, CEO of the Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability, and Ro Allen, Victorian Commissioner for Gender and Sexuality, join Nous Group’s Tim Orton and Deb May to discuss the challenges to diversity in modern Australia. The panel discusses the many benefits of working to consciously and intentionally overcome those challenges and improve the meaningful incl...

Guest expert Dr Don Russell, a former prime ministerial adviser, joins Nous Founder and Managing Director Tim Orton, Chief Economist Dr Jenny Gordon, and Principal Anthony Bubalo to discuss tensions between Australia’s national security and economic prosperity. The panel discusses how Australian governments, businesses, NGOs and universities should navigate our complex relationship with China. Chi...