It's Not All Academic Nadim Shadiac

During his recent visit to Australia from the UK, I had the opportunity to chat with one of the founders of modern intellectual capital science, Professor Göran Roos.

Göran is a globally recognised expert in the fields of innovation management, industrial and innovation policy, and strategy. He is an advisor to organisations and governments around the globe and holds visiting professorships in Australia, UK and Norway.

Göran first came to South Australia in 2011, as a Thinker in Residence. He was a highly regarded member of the SA Economic Development Board and the Prime Minister’s Manufacturing Leaders Group. His residency led to significant innovation and success in advanced manufacturing in the sector.

In this episode, we discuss the critically improtant topic of the Green Economy and Transformation - a mission that Göran is currently providing strategic advice on for the Government of South Australia. Listeners will glean insights into the industries, technologies, jobs and skills that will be needed to realise the transition.

 

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In this episode, I chat with transformational change leader, Kathryn Zeitz.

 

•        CEO of the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN)

 

Kathryn has accumulated a wealth of experience in the health sector, having started 'hands on' in her journey as a Registered Nurse. Kathryn's evolution into influential roles across numerous health networks, committees, charities and services is inspirational. Her portfolios have included organisational development, service improvement programs, clinical redesign, patient flow, leadership development, patient centred care and improving consumer experience.

 

In this episode, we delve into the structure of the Health system in Australia. Kathryn openly shares her knowledge and experience on hospital operational management, and the impact that patient flow has on acute hospital capacity management. There are numerous insights for innovators in this episode, including both systematic and technological considerations for optimising care delivery.

 

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I chat with a global thought leader in innovation, strategy and design, Suhit Anantula: 


Director - Policy & System Reform - Department of Premier & Cabinet

Suhit has over 20 years experience in Strategy, innovation and design in support of large multinational companies, federal and state governments, Not-for-profits, startups & scaleups.

In this episode, we discuss contemporary business model innovation and Suhit explains that the degree of innovation (incremental or radical), is in the eye of the beholder. He delves into the Prototyping process as a key part of technology design, and we discuss importance of balancing stakeholder dynamics during development.

I learn about the rise of India - a technologically advancing “union of states”, and Suhit's role in creating better government policy through innovation, to deal with 'wicked' problems. Tune in to hear the above and much more, including about the sensational innovation ecosystem of our home city Adelaide (Kaurna), South Australia!

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Suhit's LinkedIn Profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/suhitanantula/

I chat with AI and Machine Learning expert, Anton van den Hengel: 


Director - Applied Science at Amazon 
Director - Centre for Augmented Reasoning (CAR) at the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML)

Anton is a professor of Computer Science at the University of Adelaide where he has secured over $80m in research funding, including with the likes of enterprises such as Google, Facebook, Canon and BHP Billiton.

In this episode, we dispel some of the myths around AI, especially given that it has been at our fingertips for years. Anton describes his role at Amazon and outlines the benefits that businesses would derive from working with AI & machine learning capabilities such as those of the AIML. 

Anton's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonvandenhengel

The first episode of the series is a candid and insightful chat with professor Mark Hutchinson: 


President - Science & Technology Australia (STA) 
Director - ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP)
Research Leader - Neuroimmunopharmacology Research Group at The University of Adelaide
All 'round legend 

In this episode, I set the scene about the intentions of the podcast, and we discuss Mark's journey and views on the academia-industry nexus. We explore the meaning and purpose of a "Bench-to-Boardroom" approach to scientific research.

Mark's LinkedIn

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A short summary of the origin and purpose of "It's Not All Academic" podcast