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Presenting the Design Maturity Index – what the evidence says.

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Wednesday 29 May,

Deloitte, Melbourne.

8.30am.

Three hours, ten design agencies, and their clients.

Department of Innovation, Industry and Science.

Register here

Commercialising Business Ideas

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April 11

Free half day workshop covering:

  • understanding the idea to income process
  • creating and protecting intellectual assets
  • implementation challenges
  • practicalities of decision making
  • where to go for advice and how to get value from your advisers
  • funding options (grant, investor types and expectations)
  • potential one-on-one mentoring session.

Register here

Why do you think the way you think? Why do you do, what you do? Why do I, do what I do?

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I’m sharing this piece by Leon Atkinson because I like the cut of his jib.

This is what the inside of my head looks like. This is how I think through problems, risks and consult stakeholders so that I can do what I do.

“Why do you think the way you think? Why do you do, what you do

? Why do I, do what I do?”
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-do-you-think-way-what-i-leon-atkinson

New Year, New You. FREE professional development events this year in Melbourne

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Welcome to Tech and the City.

Melbourne Australia is spoiled for choice when it comes to updating your skills and networking without the usual fees and charges.

If you’re Agile, meaningful work, interview skills, AI, UX, Lean or incubator curious or you just want to find out what all those buzz words even mean, then check out the calendar and pick four things to do this year.

Tech and the City Calendar 2019

Some events I blog about. Some events I highlight. Some events just go under the radar because there are just too many of them. Check back frequently for updates or email me with requests and I’ll keep an eye out for them.

It’s my gift to all the event hosts busting their guts to deliver these opportunities. From a former fellow sufferer…

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TONIGHT Free workshop: A 90 minute introduction to API Management

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An art worth your learning. https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/free-workshop-a-90-minute-introduction-to-api-management-tickets-51387741117

Thursday PM Skill Up Workshop: Explore a Problem

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Free event @ RMIT’s Activator incubator https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/activator-skill-up-workshop-explore-a-problem-tickets-51001825834?aff=eand

Tech and the City Calendar | Tech and the City

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Choose your own career hacks, Melbourne.

Tech, data, culture, workshops. https://ellebrooker.wordpress.com/tech-and-the-city-free-events-in-melbourne-australia/

How finance teams can argue for a technology upgrade | INTHEBLACK

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https://www.intheblack.com/articles/2018/11/06/how-finance-teams-argue-for-tech-upgrade
“If you have bad systems you need good people to be able to work around those systems and those good people will not last if those systems continue to be bad”

If you need help with your systems review and business case, cue Deborah Harry and call me.