Short publication pieces.
The Principles of High Reliability Organisations (HRO) – a Practical Application by Peter Wilkinson High Reliability Organisations (HRO) are organisations which consistently avoid serious incidents, despite operating in environments characterised by high levels of inherent risk and/or operational complexity. The US Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines are usually [...]
Essential Steps for Implementing a Successful Strategy by Michelle Todd How many fingers and toes do you have? I have ten of each and could easily use them to count the amount of times I have seen a strategy fail to be successfully implemented within an organisation. Most organisations are [...]
How Futures Thinking can illuminate policy design - by Paul Ashton Policymakers strive to establish future-focused policies that set the pathway and conditions for a better future and society. However, developing policy that effectively considers a realistic future state is often easier said than done. Many organisations both public [...]
Delivering Public Value through Active Benefits Management - by Christine McPaul Public sector organisations at all levels face the challenge of delivering public value from the investment decisions taken to deliver government policies. Every decision to allocate government funds, whether through grants allocation or through developing infrastructure to improve [...]
Simple Steps to Cultivate Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace - by Sara Wilson In one of my first professional roles, I listened to a talk on diversity and inclusion that really resonated with me. The speaker was promoting an internal initiative, adding LGBTIQ support pins to profiles. This [...]
Space Technologies Insights Paper – Emerging Disruptive Technology Assessment Noetic presents the Space Technologies Insights Paper, in partnership with the Defence Science and Technology (DST), the Department of Defence agency responsible for leading the development of Defence technological capabilities. This Insights Paper explores key themes relating to recent and [...]
Foresighting Innovation with Defence Science and Technology - by Chris Doherty Emerging Disruptive Technology Assessment Symposia (EDTAS) – Futures Thinking with tangible outcomes Here at Noetic we’re excited to continue working with the Defence Science & Technology Group (DST Group) in developing and shaping the next three EDTAS through 2019-2021. The [...]
3 Tips to Successful Workshop Facilitation - by Michelle Todd When confronted with the challenge of workshop facilitation, many us will coalesce around our trusty advisor (i.e. our laptops) and start typing into our preferred browser: “Best way to facilitate a workshop” “Top tips for managing workshops” “How long [...]
Critical Infrastructure Protection: Policy & Security Insights What does senior leadership look like in times of crisis? How do organisations navigate out of scale events? And what does that look like when these events are so infrequent or novel that they defy a standard response? These are the questions that [...]
Change Leadership for Equality - by Liana Dobson This year’s International Women's Day campaign theme is #BalanceforBetter. The theme focusses on building a gender-balanced world and according to the IWD website, “from grassroots activism to worldwide action, we are entering an exciting period of history where [...]
