2016 planning day presentation for deparrtment of industry and regional development

Heidi Alexandra PollardCompany Culture Hacker

& Workplace Futurist

Unleash Your Higher Powerwww.UQPower.com.au

We’ve been fortunate to work with many leaders looking for a better way of doing business for the wellbeing of people and planet.

We’ve worked with dozens of businesses who are passionate about redefining work for the future so that people can love their work everyday.

Better Way To Do Business

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““Heidi we’ve seen more Heidi we’ve seen more change in the last 3 change in the last 3

years than in the last years than in the last 3030.” .”

We Are Experiencing

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At NSW Department of Industry and Regional Development you’re not exempt


• Globalisation and Connectivity• Increased Consumer Choice• Accelerating Technology • Reduced Barriers to Entry

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Change is happening exponentially

But people think linearly


As workplace futurists and culture hackers, we get excited about the creation of uncorporate cultures and how business and people are adapting and creating new ways of working in order to remain relevant and be sustainable.

We’re passionate about

Work / play / living

Generosity EconomyGlobal nomadsCity based dwellersMassively mobile

EnergyDisconnectionDepression

Co-workingCollaboration

End of retirement

Cloud computingEducation reengineering

Quadruple bottom line

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“The temptation of business is always to feed yesterday and to starve tomorrow.”

Dr Peter Drucker

The best thing about being a workplace

futurist is that I get to make mistakes

Let’s take a walk in the Let’s take a walk in the Land of Possibility Land of Possibility

and see if you can be a and see if you can be a futurist too!futurist too!

Let’s take a walk in the Let’s take a walk in the Land of Possibility Land of Possibility

and see if you can be a and see if you can be a futurist too!futurist too!

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Pair Share - DiscussHow many predictions did you guess?

Which predictions surprised you the most?

How does this apply to regional development?


Facebook – world’s largest media owner

Creates NO content

Alibaba – world’s most valuable retailer

has NO inventory

UBER – world’s largest transport company

Owns NO VEHICLES

air bnb – world’s largest accommodation provider

Owns NO HOTELSyet does 500,000 average #nightly stays

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You can choose to be disrupted

or

we can “Make It Happen” and lead the way…


Two types of innovation1 – Sustained

2 – Disru

ptive

1 – Sustained Innovation

1 – Sustained Innovation

Incremental improvements to existing products and services to make things better such as adding more features, bells and whistles.Think men’s razors…


Sustained Innovation Example – Cupcakes

Cupcake ATM vending machines for late night munchies


http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&docid=8GRMy32DKqHqjM&tbnid=4TtMlS6aDUOPdM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.businessinsider.com/check-out-new-yorks-first-cupcake-atm-2014-3&ei=k4E-U7zJEYr4kAXN9IGQBQ&psig=AFQjCNGZKNd52V6ErAWjddyij4dEZxRWbA&ust=1396691646452350

2 – Disruptive Innovation

2 – Disruptive Innovation

Finding new markets and customer segments and creating better solutions to meet new requirements or existing market needs through something original.“If you want something new, you have to STOP doing something old.” Peter F Drucker

Think mens razors again…


Disruptive Innovation Example

Trades Innovation Example


Trades Innovation Example


HUMANS NEED NOT

APPLY

Every industry is being disrupted


Every industry is being disrupted


Smart Phones Personal Computers

Google Yellow Pages

Netflix Cinemas

iPods Record industry

Wikipedia Encyclopaedia BritannicaDIS

RU

PTED

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What does it mean to you?To be sustainable and grow, Regional Development Hunter and Central Coast need to be creative in its approach and responsive to its customers.


What are the barriers to innovation?

You have between 50,000-70,000 thoughts per day,

ie: 35 - 48 thoughts per minute per person.

But 95% are the same as yesterday.


Leverage Your MindYour brain is pre-programmed to answer questions.

Who was your best friend at school?

What was your first car?

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““As leader, probably the most important role we can play As leader, probably the most important role we can play is asking the right questions and focusing on the right is asking the right questions and focusing on the right problems. It is very easy in business to get sucked into problems. It is very easy in business to get sucked into being reactive to the problems and questions that are being reactive to the problems and questions that are right in front of you. right in front of you.

It doesn’t matter how good the answer you come up It doesn’t matter how good the answer you come up with. If you are focusing on the wrong questions, you’re with. If you are focusing on the wrong questions, you’re not really providing the leadership you should.”not really providing the leadership you should.”

Tim Brown, CEO,IDEO Tim Brown, CEO,IDEO

Leverage Your Mind

Want to innovate?

Then start asking yourself better questions.

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• Person A – share with Person B something you’d like to see improved at work.

• Person B – you can only respond with questions (no solving, telling or sharing your stuff)

Extreme Asking Challenge


Team Priorities

• In your teams discuss:• What are our teams priorities?• What do we need to stop, start and continue to

enable your future success?


If there is any hope of change it has to #startwithU

U must CHANGE

U must GROW

U must GET UNCOMFORTABLE

#startwithU


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