The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning has recently packaged key climate science and legislative knowledge into a 3-hour course for council executives.
In this article, we share some of the reflections from attendees.
The Senate Inquiry into Nationhood, National Identity and Democracy
In November 2020 when the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Reference Committee held an inquiry into ‘Nationhood, national identity and democracy’ our Managing Director, Nicole Hunter, was there to give evidence about how deliberative processes could improve democracy and restore faith in the democratic process.
LOOKING AFTER YOUR WELLBEING IN TOUGH TIMES : Area one - Basics of Sustenance
Area one is about the basics of sustenance. We can all benefit from a return to basics now and then. How many hours sleep do you function well on? If you don’t know this for sure, work it out. For the average healthy person if you have too much sleep you may feel sluggish, too little you may feel depleted. Clearly there are a range of things that impact whether we feel a little sluggish or depleted but by paying attention over time you will discern your magic number of sleep hours (give or take!).
VROOMING...IT'S THE NEW BEST THING
As we start ‘spreading our wings’ and facilitating more face-to-face sessions we are finding new ways to mix up our processes and blending our insights from the last 12 months. As a result we have coined a new term ‘vrooming’ – this is when we blend mixed the face-to-face and virtual facilitation at the same time to bring the best of both worlds together.
FINDING THE BEST (ONLINE) TOOLS FOR THE JOB
FACE-TO-FACE ENGAGEMENT - WHERE TO FROM HERE
LEARNING IN YOUR OWN TIME
SENATE HEARING - INQUIRY INTO NATIONHOOD, NATIONAL IDENTITY AND DEMOCRACY
Our Managing Director, Nicole Hunter, appeared before the Australian Senate’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee Inquiry into Nationhood, National Identity and Democracy on the 13th of November. The Inquiry is concerned with exploring issues around the worldwide trend in public dissatisfaction with democratic politics, the erosion of trust in democratic institutions, and the challenges and opportunities they present.
