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In this episode of NousCast we head to Plymouth in England, where a group of local organisations had an agenda for cultural revitalisation. Along the way we'll hear about the economic and social challenges the region faced, the action challenge projects driven by creative sector leaders, the new connections that are leaving a big legacy - and how all this was achieved in the midst of COVID restrictions. We hear from Hannah Wood, the Creative Director at Story Juice in Plymouth, as well as Nous Principal Zac Ashkanasy and Nous Consultant Minto Felix.

In this episode of NousCast we head inside Australia's Department of Defence, where the division responsible for delivering services to Defence facilities was seeking to modernise its operations. Along the way we'll hear about the customer service challenges the division faced, the research deep-dive to understand the needs of users, the dashboard, clear communications and changed culture that emerged - and how Nous worked with the department to nail the implementation. In this episode we speak to Alice Jones, the former First Assistant Secretary of the Service Delivery Division in the Estate and Infrastructure Group of the Department of Defence, as well as Nous Principal Greg Joffe.

In this episode of NousCast we head inside Australia’s RMIT University, which wanted to understand more about demand for skills in future so it could offer the right mix of courses today. Along the way we'll hear about the some of the gaps with existing data sets and how more sophisticated sources of information laid the groundwork for cutting-edge analysis and a game-changing dashboard that let decision-makers have key information at their fingertips. In this episode we speak to Eloise Boyd, the Director of Market Intelligence and Proposition at RMIT, and Peter Ellis, the Nous Chief Data Scientist who led the project.

In this edition of NousCast Shorts we speak to Nous Director Annette Madvig about major trends in monitoring and evaluation and consider the big three questions everyone undertaking M&E needs to think about.

In this edition of NousCast Shorts we speak to Nous Principal Tim Marney about how designers of government services in health and human services can make system design choices that deliver enduring benefits.

In this edition of NousCast Shorts we speak to Nous Director Martijn Schroder about how organisations can undertake business improvement programs to deliver sustainable improvement to their bottom line.

In this edition of NousCast Shorts we speak to Nous Principal Simon Guttmann about how organisations are taking an increasingly sophisticated approach to responding to the risk of climate change.

In this edition of NousCast Shorts we speak to Nous Principal Ant Bagshaw about how universities in the UK and around the world are adapting to modularisation, including making preparations and confronting challenges.

In this edition of NousCast Shorts we speak to Nous founder Tim Orton and Cubane founder Edward Curry-Hyde about the strong past performance of Australian universities and how quality data and strategic thinking can help them once again thrive.

In this edition of NousCast Shorts we speak to Nous Principal Kirsty Elderton in Melbourne and Nous Director Kelly Rowe in Toronto about how human-centred design is transforming the way governments tap into the needs of citizens in crafting public policy, and how Canadian government agencies can put it into practice.

In this edition of NousCast Shorts we speak to Nous Principal Tessa Dehring and Nous Director Sally Cutts about the power of leader assessment to help organisations prioritise their efforts when it comes to leadership development. Both Organisational Psychologists, Tessa and Sally talk through their four essential principles for effective leader assessment.

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 odds when it comes to a successful digital transformation. He tells us about the role of the Digital Sherpa, about the different type of transformations and shows the work of a Digital Sherpa in action.