Can innovation centres tame the wild?Are today’s innovation centres, hubs, labs the answer to driving innovation in business today? Or much like animals in farms or zoos, an attempt ‘tame the wild’?
Welcome to Sydney Business InsightsSydney Business Insights is a University of Sydney Business School initiative aiming to provide the business community and public, including our students, alumni and partners with a deeper understanding of major issues and trends around the future of business.
Co-living is demolishing the line between work and lifeWorking differently allows us to live differently. Today’s office for many people is anywhere with a reliable internet connection.
Destination cityWith the population of Australia’s capital cities growing rapidly, we ask how public transport will keep pace and whether we can maintain our prized ‘liveability’.
Pedestrian safety needs to catch up to technology and put people before carsOne pedestrian is killed every two days on Australia’s roads, the majority in metropolitan areas. While advances in safety systems and technology over past decades have greatly improved driver and passenger safety, there has been relatively little new technology to ensure the safety of pedestrians. Even current innovations to improve pedestrian safety are still designed from a car-centric approach
Are you really encouraging your employees to think innovatively?Managers across Australia recognize that innovative thinking is increasingly a key to competitive advantage. Even our Prime Minister is on board with the innovation ideal. But how can we encourage employees to think more innovatively?
Fast forward: the future of workAs technology liberates employees from fixed desks and workforces become globalised, the nature of work and how it is conducted is rapidly changing – and managers need to change with it.
Partnering with the pacificPartnering with the Pacific Information and communications technology is having a huge impact on business in the Pacific Islands, offering considerable opportunities for collaboration with Australia.