Today Mary Beth Hosking interviews Professor Martin Parr about his innovative approach to transforming organizations. They explore how systems thinking enables organizations to identify high-leverage interventions that produce meaningful change with minimal effort. Martin shares practical examples from government projects and discusses how this holistic method improves decision-making, reduces waste, and enhances impact. They also critique the overuse and misuse of digital transformations in organizations, advocating instead for people-centred, systems-based change.

In Episode 5 of Techcentric Planet, Mary-Beth Hosking and Professor Martin Parr had the honour of sitting down with one of the most visionary science leaders in Australia — Sharon Cavanagh-Luskin, First Nations Chief Scientist and Founder of Illuminate-FNQ. From leading Australia’s first First Nations-led Science Festival to driving new models for STEM education and engagement, Sharon is not just participating in the science discourse — she’s rewriting it.

This episode is rich with purpose, partnership, and potential. It’s a must-listen for anyone who cares about equity in science, innovation, and the future of this country.

Today we chat with Julia Bakay about her novel way of adapting keynote artistry to engage delegates in the key messages of a conference. Julia works remotely so that she can eliminate the carbon cost of travel, and to save travel time. Using technology to adapt keynote artistry really is making great improvements to the way that people work together in meetings and conferences, and helping the planet.