So said Simon Sinek in his famous TED Talk (48 million views and counting). Sinek was talking about leadership. But he could just as well have been talking about government and how it communicates. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 is where interpretation comes in. Interpretation is:-...
When 59% of Australians access social media daily, we’d be mad to think that Town Hall meetings are the only way to engage.Where I live, the state government has set up an online platform–Engage Victoria–to give Victorians a voice. There are currently more than...
Earlier this week I wrote that government communication is often a one-way, one-dimensional broadcast. I described it as being too much ‘above the line’ and someone asked me what I meant. Above-The-Line stems, I believe*, from the 1950s when...
It’s more than a personal political clusterf***… although there is plenty of that. In this article I explore how governments are:- not equipped to communicate effectively;- not equipped to target their efforts; and – not equipped to move rapidly....
Are you critical or credulous? The global research is telling us that skills rather than qualifications are the job currency of the future. Critical thinking and analysis will be a big part of the future skills in demand. But what is it? The Foundation For Critical...
