American and Australian, mapping and measuring the innovation ecosystem to see how best to focus our efforts towards making the world a better place
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5 Feb 2025
Approaches to place-based change: Collective impact and other models to address systemic challenges
Exploring the "how" of community and place-based change.
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10 Oct 2024
I'm an American in Australia. I vote in WA state, and electoral college so not much impact apart from having my say. And apart from indictments, FEMA lies, Jan 6, 'concept of a plan', nepotism, and so much more, there is this. How this is even an option is beyond comprehension.
Trump: The word grocery. It’s a sort of simple word. It sort of means everything you eat. The stomach is speaking
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5 May 2024
Our second vodcast has dropped! Kerry Grace and I catch up with Ready Communities insights to explore all things social impact ecosystems.
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30 Apr 2024
I fly to Kenya this Thursday for ten days to visit my good friend @SBharatam and explore the impact of his innovative agripreneur platform @Kuza_Biashara.
Ken to share with those related to agripreneur programs and rural place-making.
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22 Apr 2024
Just released - our first vodcast where Kerry Grace and I explain the "what", "why", and "how" of the Ready Communities two-year place-based program for regional communities.
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7 Apr 2024
Australia has an impressive portfolio of innovation and impact events. Here is a map of annual events as we prepare for our own event in September. It is by no means comprehensive, comments and feedback are welcome.
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20 Mar 2024
Community challenges are complex. How might we better visualise and understand the alignment and impact of community initiatives?
Here's an approach we are working through mapping community initiatives with the Ready Macleay program.
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22 Feb 2024
Introducing Ready Communities, a new 2-year place-making program impacting over 15 regions in ten years, developed with cofounder @graceevolve and supported by @ResearchRural at @unisqaus. Link below shares the why, how, and what's next.
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4 Feb 2024
Great road trip with @Ben_Lyons_ and Rob Mellor last week for @ResearchRural @unisqaus, over to St George to share about the Future Drought Fund drought plans with @swqroc then on to Toowoomba for the @TSBEnterprise presentation.
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31 Jan 2024
Great to hear @Ben_Lyons_ share about the @ResearchRural @unisqaus work on the Future Drought Fund’s drought plans with @ipswichchamber business after 5.
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25 Jan 2024
Proposed changes to income and asset thresholds for sophisticated investors in Australia are raising concerns. Here I consolidate sentiment, research, and the original submissions to consider the impact. chadrenando.substack.com/p/a…
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4 Jan 2024
Using the holiday downtime for reflections and projections. Also a reference for those who ask "What is it that you do?"
Working in the Australian innovation ecosystem: 2023 reflections & 2024 projections
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11 Sep 2023
Global delegates are on their way! If you are in the Australian innovation ecosystem, please save me from secondhand FOMO on your behalf and join us next week at the GEC.
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29 Aug 2023
In Sydney for the launch of the @InvestmentNSW @UTSEngage report on startup spaces and places. Great to contribute data on entries, exits, and sustainability.
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29 Aug 2023
Amazing @CSIRO panel on role of missions in Creating New Industries, examples in critical minerals, food industry, circular economy, & Quantum. Two good examples on developing individual ‘ecosystems’:
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29 Aug 2023
1. Cross sector ecosystem: circular economy mission in built environment, push beyond supply chain.
2. Product ecosystem: battery manufacturing mission, end to end from design to maintenance, waste creating new industries.
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28 Aug 2023
Very cool conversations in the room today at the @CSIRO Innovation for Impact Summit, great playbook on convening missions to address complex challenges.
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28 Aug 2023
Great to be at #SQ23 day 1 SomethingQ. Panel w/ QIC, Ithaca Investment, @ResearchRural, & @Deloitte. Good point @Ben_Lyons_
“If you want rural communities to change and adapt, the focus is not necessarily on the geographical distance but more so the institutional distance.”
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28 Aug 2023
Involved in innovation places and precincts? This Fri, 1 Sep, 2pm: Australian Incubator Community of Practice.
Covering:
- QLD Innovation Precincts and Places Fund; &
- Federal Regional Precincts and Partnerships Program
Connect, share, & learn.
events.humanitix.com/austral…
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