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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lyn White – Animal Welfare Activist for Change
For the first thirty-five years of her life Lyn White never gave a thought to animal welfare. She does now. […]
Judy Courtin advocates for victims of child sexual abuse
Judy Courtin wasn’t the first to call for a Royal Commission to investigate sexual assault and the Catholic Church; victims […]
Florence Nightingale – Infographics Pioneer
Florence Nightingale was one of the pioneers in the use of statistics and infographics in achieving social reform. Florence Nightingale […]
Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War
The Can-Do Wisdom of Florence Nightingale – Part 2 examines the brief period of Florence Nightingale’s public life covering her […]
Empathy and Police Work – How Ron Iddles changed policing for the better
Empathy and respect when dealing with criminals is not something the public would normally expect of a police officer. Hardly […]
Daniel Goleman on Emotional Intelligence for Transformational Leadership
Emotional Intelligence is a key element for successful transformational leadership—the leadership style to use when you aim to lead the […]
Anthony Foster – The tenacious advocate for victims of child sexual abuse
The first inkling that Anthony and Christine Foster’s daughter, Emma, might have been a victim of child sexual abuse came […]
Lou Gerstner – IBM’s Digital Transformation Change Master
If the 2016 Australian eCensus hadn’t been such a disastrous failure most people would not have known that IBM had […]
John Kotter – Leading Change Guru
When Professor John Kotter published his seminal work on leading change there was something unusual about this 197-page book written […]
John Boyd – Misunderstood Genius of Warfighting
The UN-dictated rules of engagement for the allied forces operating against North Korea were quite specific. No pilot was to […]
Copthorne Macdonald – A Journey from Emotional Immaturity to Wisdom
In many ways Copthorne “Cop” Macdonald was ahead of his time and not just in wisdom. As a social experimenter, […]
Ian Kiernan – Change Master
If there is one person who epitomises the maxim “change yourself, change others, change the world”, it is Ian Kiernan, […]
Ella Ingram – Change Instigator
Do you read every page of the fine print in the terms and conditions when taking out travel insurance? In […]
John Birrell – Change Instigator
In 1959, when Victoria Police Surgeon Dr John Birrell started to give public talks on the effects of alcohol on […]