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Edith Cowan and Women Teal Independent MPs

Edith Cowan 100 years later – what’s changed for women in Parliament?

The 2022 election saw a large number of women independents become members of the House of Representatives. It’s now 100 […]

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Breaking new ground – Edith Cowan’s inspiring story for women independents

The 2022 election saw a large number of women Independents become members of the House of Representatives. It’s now 100 […]

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Launch of Monique Ryan as Independent candidate for Kooyong

The Wise Voter and the ‘Voices of’ Independents

How does the wise voter, accustomed to the party system, deal with this new force in Australian politics—the ‘Voices of’ […]

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Cathy McGowan

‘Voices of’ Independents—A new force in Australian Politics

Why are the ‘Voices of’ Independents a new force in Australian politics? The Cathy McGowan story explains why.

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Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett

Social entrepreneurs Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett show the way

When the two young social entrepreneurs decided to start the Orange Sky mobile laundry service for homeless people in 2014 […]

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Book Review of Wisdom, Analytics and Wicked Problems

Book Review of Wisdom, Analytics and Wicked Problems

Wisdom, Analytics and Wicked Problems: Integral Decision Making for the Data Age by Ali Intezari and David Pauleen, 2019. Routledge. […]

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Our brains make judgements about images before we’re even aware of making a decision

How to help take control of your brain and make better decisions

How well do we consider all factors involved in a decision, and what helps and what holds us back? Author, […]

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Shell Shock - Tom Farrell 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment

Shell Shock — A soldier’s legacy from World War One

My uncle, Tom Farrell, was first diagnosed with shell shock in September 1916. A trooper in the Australian Light Horse, […]

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Sir John Monash and the Shrine of Remembrance

Sir John Monash and the Shrine of Remembrance

Sir John Monash had one more campaign to fight in 1927 before planning to retire gracefully. For over a decade […]

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John John Monash and the Hamel Battle

John Monash and the Battle of Hamel – A case study

When General Sir John Monash was appointed corps commander of Australian forces on 31 May 1918, he was determined to […]

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Knowlwdge Visualization - Can-Do Wisdom Framework for Change

Knowledge Visualization – Evolution of the Can-Do Wisdom Framework

The Can-Do Wisdom Framework for Change shown below didn’t appear overnight. The Knowledge Visualization model I developed is the result […]

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Adrian Farrell – Researcher, Blogger, Writer

My Journey to Can-Do Wisdom

On Friday June 10, 1994 I woke up around 3am with a sudden thought, “We should be teaching students about […]

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Aristotle Meets Can-Do Wisdom

Aristotle on overcoming today’s crisis of leadership

Aristotle taught his pupils about ethics, virtues and communities some 2300 years ago. Much of his teaching is still valid […]

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Professor Barry Schwartz Practical Wisdom

Barry Schwartz and Ken Sharpe showcase practical wisdom

When sociologist professor Barry Schwartz gave his TED talk on Practical Wisdom in February 2009 he didn’t think there would […]

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Frank Serpico – The New York Police Department Whistleblower

Frank Serpico – The New York Police Department Whistleblower

When Frank Serpico saw what was inside the envelope he had just been given, he knew immediately he was facing […]

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John Harrison Clockmaker

John Harrison – the problem-solving genius whose clocks saved lives

John Harrison, a carpenter and self-taught clockmaker, spent six decades of his life problem solving as he progressed towards his […]

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Practicing Wisdom by Mindfulness

Mindfulness is important for achieving wise outcomes according to wisdom scholar Patrick Williams, this month’s guest contributor.

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Paul Buchheit Y Combinator

Paul Buchheit — How to improve lives through technology

Paul Buchheit is best known for creating Gmail for Google in the early 2000s, the web-app with over one billion […]

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Senator John ‘Wacka’ Williams

John ‘Wacka’ Williams—the caring politician who fought for the Banking Royal Commission

When Senator John ‘Wacka’ Williams took his place in Parliament in 2008, he brought with him the wisdom coming from […]

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Professor Jim Bowler

Jim Bowler – Passing on the Message from Mungo Man

When scientist Dr Jim Bowler discovered ancient Aboriginal remains in remote Lake Mungo he had no idea it would rewrite […]

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