In this episode of NousCast, we take a deep dive into our recent reflections on 25 years of positive influence by asking a fundamental question: what is positive influence in the first place? We interview Nous Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Principal Tim Orton to see how he defines positive influence, how he believes it can be achieved, whether it ever comes into conflict with the profit motive, and why it matters to him personally. You can read our reflections on 25 years of positive influence on our website.

In this NousCast special we are talking about digital health, and how a group of hospitals in Melbourne came together to establish a united electronic medical record (EMR).

Life in the military can offer many lessons for leaders across an array of organisations. In this NousCast special, we explore the hallmarks of good performance and positive culture, the leadership skills required to deliver it, and strategies for enabling people to achieve their best.

From business to government, defence forces to sporting organisations, integrity in leadership is in the spotlight. In this NousCast special, we discuss the power and relevance of leadership integrity and ethics.

We interview Nous Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Principal Tim Orton and Nous Chief Marketing Officer Lauren Douge to find out more about “A bigger idea of success” and how it applies to the work we do.

In this episode of NousCast we head inside the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, which we worked with to develop the futures planning and support for young people leaving out-of-home care. Along the way we'll hear about the needs of young people in care, the ways we co-designed with care leavers and other stakeholders to develop a model that met their needs and the culturally safe space created for First Nations people to get involved. In this episode we speak to Lynne Matthews, previously a social worker at the Department of Communities and Justice, and Monique Jackson, a Nous Principal based in Sydney who led the project. You can read more about Nous projects on our website. Note: This episode contains an instance of coarse language.

In this episode of NousCast we head inside the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), which was looking for ways to refresh its operations so it remained a strong and trusted adviser to the Federal Government. Along the way we'll hear about what changes were recommended at ABARES, the strategies to get staff on board and the lessons for a leader guiding an organisation through uncertain times. In this episode we speak to Dr Jared Greenville, the Executive Director of ABARES, along with Andrew Benoy and Tessa Dehring, who Principals at Nous. You can read more about Nous projects on our website.

In this episode of NousCast we head inside Canada’s Queen’s University, which had bold ambitions for the way it connected with the hundreds of thousands of alumni listed in its database. Along the way we'll hear about how Nous supported Queen's to segment the database on criteria beyond just demographics, used human-centred design to understand what resonated with alumni, and used journey maps to chart a better way to connect. In this episode we speak to Scott Anderson, the Executive Director of Marketing, Communications and Donor Relations in the Office of Advancement at Queen’s University, and Tess Lawley, the Nous Director who led the project.

In this episode of NousCast we head inside Australia’s RMIT University, which wanted to understand more about demand for skills in future so it could offer the right mix of courses today. Along the way we'll hear about the some of the gaps with existing data sets and how more sophisticated sources of information laid the groundwork for cutting-edge analysis and a game-changing dashboard that let decision-makers have key information at their fingertips. In this episode we speak to Eloise Boyd, the Director of Market Intelligence and Proposition at RMIT, and Peter Ellis, the Nous Chief Data Scientist who led the project.

In this episode of NousCast we head inside Australia's Department of Defence, where the division responsible for delivering services to Defence facilities was seeking to modernise its operations. Along the way we'll hear about the customer service challenges the division faced, the research deep-dive to understand the needs of users, the dashboard, clear communications and changed culture that emerged - and how Nous worked with the department to nail the implementation. In this episode we speak to Alice Jones, the former First Assistant Secretary of the Service Delivery Division in the Estate and Infrastructure Group of the Department of Defence, as well as Nous Principal Greg Joffe.

In this episode of NousCast we head to Plymouth in England, where a group of local organisations had an agenda for cultural revitalisation. Along the way we'll hear about the economic and social challenges the region faced, the action challenge projects driven by creative sector leaders, the new connections that are leaving a big legacy - and how all this was achieved in the midst of COVID restrictions. We hear from Hannah Wood, the Creative Director at Story Juice in Plymouth, as well as Nous Principal Zac Ashkanasy and Nous Consultant Minto Felix.

In this edition of NousCast Shorts we speak to Nous Principal Tessa Dehring and Nous Director Sally Cutts about the power of leader assessment to help organisations prioritise their efforts when it comes to leadership development. Both Organisational Psychologists, Tessa and Sally talk through their four essential principles for effective leader assessment.

In this edition of NousCast Shorts we speak to Nous Principal Kirsty Elderton in Melbourne and Nous Director Kelly Rowe in Toronto about how human-centred design is transforming the way governments tap into the needs of citizens in crafting public policy, and how Canadian government agencies can put it into practice.

In this edition of NousCast Shorts we speak to Nous founder Tim Orton and Cubane founder Edward Curry-Hyde about the strong past performance of Australian universities and how quality data and strategic thinking can help them once again thrive.

In this edition of NousCast Shorts we speak to Nous Principal Ant Bagshaw about how universities in the UK and around the world are adapting to modularisation, including making preparations and confronting challenges.

In this edition of NousCast Shorts we speak to Nous Principal Simon Guttmann about how organisations are taking an increasingly sophisticated approach to responding to the risk of climate change.

In this edition of NousCast Shorts we speak to Nous Director Martijn Schroder about how organisations can undertake business improvement programs to deliver sustainable improvement to their bottom line.

In this edition of NousCast Shorts we speak to Nous Principal Tim Marney about how designers of government services in health and human services can make system design choices that deliver enduring benefits.

In this edition of NousCast Shorts we speak to Nous Director Annette Madvig about major trends in monitoring and evaluation and consider the big three questions everyone undertaking M&E needs to think about.

In this episode of NousCast, we speak to Greg Joffe, a strategy expert in Nous’ Sydney office, and Peter Horne, a regulatory expert in our London office, on the topic of measuring regulatory performance. Greg talks about how regulators can more effectively demonstrate their impact through a smarter approach to measurement, while Peter talks about the way coronavirus is prompting regulators to rethink how they work.