A Spanner in the Works

Hosted by our New Zealand Host Mandi Buswell.Meet Todd Wilson, and  hear about lessons learned throughout the journey of delivering digital transformation and introducing new way of delivering digital citizen services in British Columbia, Canada.Todd and Mandi cover topics like: How do you ensure successful sustainable delivery of services through any organisation? What to do with automation, AI, x-as-code?How to tackle fear of job loss and change resistance? What mindset change can we see? How is private and public sector different?What's the outlook?

Just in time for the new and from 1st April 2023 enforceable Code of Practice and Regulation "Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work" this in January 2023 recorded episode about the 'State of Burnout 2023'  is going live.Dr John Chan and Sally Clarke are taking us back to the origins of burnout, what has changed with regard to awareness, what the pandemic did to us with regard to burnout and what's necessary to get the lasting change needed.

The author of the bestseller book Making Work Visible shares valuable insights from executive coaching to where the rubber hits the road. This episode is really about how to make the buzzword of the industry work in your organisation.Dominica distills in a lighthearted and easy to understand way the learnings of decades of transformation work at the coal face. She explains why less is more, slowing down is smart and her favorite time thieves. You'll even get to know what Dominica does to get actual work done!An incredible episode to start 2023 off!

Finishing 2022 with a BANG! That's exactly what this episode is about!Enjoy this episode#37 trailer with the author of one of the most practical change and transformation books of this decade: Dominica DeGrandis shares her insights of many transformation journeys as well as why her 2nd edition got the changes it got.At the same time this podcast wants to start strong and that's why the full episode will be released early 2023! So stay tuned!

In this episode David Hauser, CEO Silicon Beach Australia and Ideation Editor of IdeaSpies, will tell you how crazy can work.The ideas David posts on IdeaSpies are very popular, often appearing in IdeaSpies Weekly.These are ideas David has posted, explained simply. 

This is an award winning episode winning the 'Employees Choice' award of the New York Podcast Network!Hear from Michael about Psychopath at work, the importance of Open Source cloud 'mediation' layers and components companies like HashiCorp and Red Hat and what exactly a Field CTO does at HashiCorp.We also explore how your vendors culture affects yours simply by buying products from Oracle, IBM or Google.

Lukah walks us through the challenges in the health care sector and the approach the HeartAI platform is taking to tackle those challenges.The deep dive sections cover:The birth of HeartAIThe data and integration challenges in the Health Care sectorHow compliance and audit requirements are met for highly sensitive patient informationThe applicability of the platform for other industries re-using existing AI based pattern recognition and real-time data ingestion combined with legacy system integrationWhat's next for HeartAI and more

Welcome to the 7th episode of the IdeaSpies Editor Series in partnership with the A Spanner in the Works Disruption Podcast. I'm Lynn Wood, the Founder and Chief Idea Spy of IdeaSpies.Gillian Corban, Co-Founder Corban and Blair and Artistic Editor of IdeaSpies, will update you on what's new and exciting in the creative industries. Corban and Blair search for new opportunities, processes, materials, and techniques to engage customers and design for their needs. The ideas Gillian posts on IdeaSpies are very popular, often appearing in IdeaSpies Weekly.These are Artistic ideas Gillian has posted.

A super interesting episode learning from Tim a multitude of new things on different topics, for example- How IP-based R&D is different to software innovation and why patents are still important- How ANSTO provides world-leading research infrastructure- How fungi research literally solves world hunger by increasing the output of cropsand many more...

Welcome to the 6th episode of the IdeaSpies Editor Series in partnership with the A Spanner in the Works Disruption Podcast. I'm Lynn Wood, the Founder and Chief Idea Spy of IdeaSpies.Jeremy Ungar, Senior Trade Officer of the Israel Trade and Economic Commission in Sydney, Australia, and Israeli Editor of IdeaSpies, will update you on how Israel became the Startup Nation - the one to watch!Why Israeli Ideas for Idea Spies? Israel is a little country in land mass with a relatively small population that is only turning 75 years old next year. But, about a decade ago, a popularised book hit the shelves; from then on, Israel earned the nickname 'The Startup Nation,' and for a good reason: With a population of around 8.5 million, it has the highest number of startups per capita in the world, around one startup per 1,400 people. This phenomenon has caught the eyes of companies with global reach. Global companies are adopting Israeli innovations and buying their companies, investing in startups, and establishing research and development facilities in Israel to tap into their local workforce. Now, a decade later, after the book emerged, some are coining the phrase: Scale-Up Nation, or even using the phrase Unicorn, in exciting ways, to describe the Israeli ecosystem, which helps an idea grow from just that, an idea, to companies with one billion-dollar valuation.What does he see in the business world? He sees growing attention from established industries, such as in Australia: Mining, Financials, and Water Corporations tapping into the yes-we-can attitude among young professionals in Israel. Companies there are building innovation labs to bring in startup ideas in their infancy, nurturing them amongst their large corporation, growing them, championing the ideas, selling ideas to their network, and benefiting in an above-market-value way.You can see Israeli ideas, explained simply, on the IdeaSpies platformhttps://ideaspies.com/search?q=israeli 

Welcome to the 5th episode of the IdeaSpies Editor Series in partnership with the A Spanner in the Works Disruption Podcast. I'm Lynn Wood, the Founder and Chief Idea Spy of IdeaSpies.Jennifer Harrison, Vice President of the Proptech Association Australia and and PropTech Editor of IdeaSpies, will update you on what's new and exciting in PropTech and how it's transforming the real estate industryYou can see PropTech ideas, explained simply, on the IdeaSpies platform  https://ideaspies.com/sort/PropTech

-5:00] - To step into a first-time CIO role - expectations VS reality- 11:00] Covid, VPN, remote working, softphones, transformation in 6 weeks while not leaving the people behind emotionally, socially, financially, and physically- 15:00] Things you can do and don't do to create the culture you want to protect your team & yourself- 20:00] Team and individual boundaries to reduce overwhelm- 22:00] Quick tips: Mindful leadership, self-care, personal resilience, well-being, resilience, personal & team boundaries- 25:00] Guiding Principles for Leaders and how teams can coach their leaders

Welcome to the 4th episode of the IdeaSpies Editor Series in partnership with the A Spanner in the Works Disruption Podcast. I'm Lynn Wood, the Founder and Chief Idea Spy of IdeaSpies.Karen Finch, CEO of Legally Yours and the LegalTech Editor of IdeaSpies, will update you on how legal tech is transforming the legal profession and why it matters!You can see LegalTech ideas, explained simply, on the IdeaSpies platform https://ideaspies.com/sort/LegalTech

[00:00] Kevin, Gene Kim & the making of The Phoenix Project[05:00] Tampa General Hospital, Obama Care, Losing his mind & getting arrested[06:00] True innovation is rare & rarely needed[07:00] Innovation in process-oriented environments is dumb[09:00] Why behavior change is key and tribes are counter to innovation[10:00] Cloud First strategies and other wishy-washy word salads[11:00] There is no talent shortage[12:30] Analogies are low-fi, that's what we DON'T need when we communicate strategies[14:30] The fear of failure and why strategy needs humility[15:00] How systems kill talent[16:00] People think they are valuable for what they know, but the real value is fast they can learn things[17:00] Talent shortage - a sign that organisations are slow in recognizing whats needed and slow to develop skills[18:00] Is the need for transformation a sign that we have a skills gap in our corner offices?[19:00] Is Chicken Sandwich your constraint?[21:00] The Sheep syndrome[22:00] Transformation funding[23:40] The follower paradigm[28:30] Cloud redo, Cloud redo, Cloud redo - 100% false positives, fatigue and Why are we doing this?[30:30] The real Kung-Fu is building world-class operations

Welcome to the 3rd episode of the IdeaSpies Editor Series in partnership with the A Spanner in the Works Disruption Podcast. I'm Lynn Wood, the Founder and Chief Idea Spy of IdeaSpies.Jeremy Wright AM,  IdeaSpies Climate Editor, will give you a passionate update on Climate Change Challenges and how they should be addressed.You can see Climate ideas, explained simply, on the IdeaSpies platform  https://ideaspies.com/sort/Climate

Learn about the latest findings around burnout and how the organisational culture is having a big impact. The new findings are especially focused on the pandemic environment and cultural aspects that might lead to or help prevent burnout. Also, find out how the Red Hat CEO does when writing emails to counter burnout.

Welcome to the 2nd episode of the IdeaSpies Editor Series in partnership with the A Spanner in the Works Disruption Podcast. I'm Lynn Wood, the Founder and Chief Idea Spy of IdeaSpies.Michael Sharpe, Director of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre  (AMGC) and Industrial Editor of IdeaSpies will give you a passionate update on what's new and exciting in advanced manufacturing, especially in the space industry.You can see Industrial ideas, explained simply, on the IdeaSpies platform https://ideaspies.com/sort/Industrial

Welcome to the  1st episode of the IdeaSpies Editor Series in partnership with the A Spanner in the Works Disruption Podcast. I'm Lynn Wood, the Founder and Chief Idea Spy of IdeaSpies.Kylie Hargreaves, Chair of the Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP) and Energy Editor of IdeaSpies, will give you a passionate update on what's new and exciting in the energy field.You can see Energy ideas, explained simply, on the IdeaSpies platform https://ideaspies.com/sort/Energy

Born at 25 weeks, 40+ operations on heart, lungs, ears, brain and cerebral palsy didn't stop Matt from becoming a world champion swimmer, world record breaker, gold medalist representing Australia and simply pure inspiration. Meet Matt Levy OAM in this episode and find out more at  https://mattlevyoam.com.au/

As part of our 3R Series (Recurring Rants & Rambles) BMK shares his experiences over the last 12 months of learning and transforming his organisation with flow metrics.