Good Will Hunters

We are at a crunch point in the climate crisis. The evidence is clear – world leaders must commit to coordinated action that requires an immediate and rapid shift away from fossil fuels. This will fundamentally change the way the world produces electricity, powers mobility and industry, builds our cities, and produces food for nearly 8 billion people.

In our new Spring season, Good Will Hunters is partnering with WWF-Australia to ask, what will it take for Australia to become a sustainability superpower? We will talk to leaders from the public, private sector and civil society from Australia and our neighbours, engaging with Indigenous leaders, scientists, policymakers and innovators, about where Australia is faltering on the sustainability agenda and what we need to do to lead the region and the world in building a more sustainable future.

At the heart of this series is the future vision for Australia. By not investing in sustainability, are we perpetuating patterns of dependency and insecurity in our region? How much is the development-sustainability nexus becoming central to how we work with our neighbours in the Pacific and Southeast Asia – on achieving a safe and prosperous future? In undergoing this transformation can Australia also become a sustainability and renewable energy exporting superpower?

The future of our planet is at stake. This may just be one of our most important conversations yet.

We hope you can join us for our first episode, airing next week, and join the conversation online @GoodWillPod and @WWF_Australia and #RegenerateAustralia.

Relevant links:

https://www.wwf.org.au/

Welcome to the sixth and final episode of our Winter Series on Water for Development, hosted by Michael Wilson and Rosie Wheen. Join Melita Grant and Duncan Green as they discuss what's next for the water crisis.

Melita Grant is a Senior Research Director at the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney. Melita has also spent time working on Integrated Water Resource Management inside the NSW Government. She is a recognised development practice and design expert, with expertise ranging across issues of water for development, trans-boundary water management, gender equality, human rights, and social inclusion.

Duncan Green is a Senior Strategic Advisor for Oxfam, Great Britain, and Professor in Practice in International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the author of a seminal work for both activists and practitioners on how to understand and identify opportunities for positive change in international development, called 'How Change Happens', published in 2016.

Relevant Links:

www.wateraid.org.au

www.waterpartnership.org.au

https://awschool.com.au/presenters/melita-grant/

https://www.lse.ac.uk/international-development/people/duncan-green

https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/how-change-happens-consultation-draft-581366/

Enjoy the episode, and connect with us via social media @goodwillpod.

Welcome to the fifth episode of our Winter Series on Water for Development, hosted by Michael Wilson and Rosie Wheen. This episode looks at innovation and market mechanisms, and Indigenous water management.

Karen Milward is a proud Yorta Yorta woman, and a Director of Yarra Valley Water. Karen provides organisations and their people with program design, cultural awareness, organisational development and leadership services and training. Tony Slatyer is an independent consultant on water policy and governance, and was the head of the Water Division in the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.

Relevant Links:

www.wateraid.org.au

www.waterpartnership.org.au

https://www.unwater.org/publication_categories/world-water-development-report/

https://www.karenmilward.com.au

http://waterpolicygroup.com

Enjoy the episode, and connect with us via social media @goodwillpod.

Welcome to the fourth episode of our Winter Series on Water for Development, hosted by Michael Wilson and Rosie Wheen. In this episode, we'll be looking at water policy and innovation, as well as domestic water management in Australia. Malcolm Turnbull is the Former Prime Minister of Australia and Former Water Minister. Howard Bamsey is Chair of the Global Water Partnership.

Relevant Links:

www.wateraid.org.au

www.waterpartnership.org.au

Enjoy the episode, and connect with us via social media @goodwillpod.

Welcome to the third episode of our Winter Series on Water for Development, hosted by Michael Wilson and Rosie Wheen. In this episode, we'll be looking at the role and importance of water for human development, with Alison Baker and Navara Kiene. Alison is the Fund Manager of Water for Women, and Navara is Director of Programs at WaterAid.

Relevant Links:

http://waterforwomenfund.org

www.wateraid.org.au

www.waterpartnership.org.au

Enjoy the episode, and connect with us via social media @goodwillpod

Welcome to the second episode of our Winter Series on Water for Development, hosted by Michael Wilson and Rosie Wheen.

In this episode, we'll be looking at global leadership on water, with Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of Australia, and former Chair of the Global Leadership Council of the Sanitation and Water for All Global Partnership.

Relevant Links:

https://www.sanitationandwaterforall.org

https://waterpartnership.org.au

https://www.wateraid.org/au/

Enjoy the episode, and connect with us via social media @goodwillpod.

Welcome to the first episode of our Winter Series on Water for Development, hosted by Michael Wilson and Rosie Wheen.

Our first episode looks at the water for development crisis, with two incredible water leaders. The first is Dr Rose Kaggwa, a leader from the National Water Corporation in Uganda. She's joined in this episode by Mina Guli, Founder and CEO of Thirst.

This series is brought to you with support from the Australian Water Partnership (AWP) supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Australian Water Partnership mobilises' Australia's internationally recognized expertise to drive action towards sustainable water management in our region and beyond.

Relevant Links:

https://waterpartnership.org.au

https://www.wateraid.org/au/

https://www.minaguli.com

https://iwa-network.org/people/rose-kaggwa/

https://goodwillhunterspodcast.com.au

Enjoy the episode, and connect with us via social media @goodwillpod.

Launching next week, our new winter series will ask how we can better manage #water. Hosted by Michael Wilson of @WaterPartnersAU and Rosie Wheen of @WaterAidAus, join us as we dive in to our global water future at www.goodwillhunterspodcast.com.au

Welcome to our seventh and final episode of the Good Will Hunters Autumn Series: The NGO of the Future.

This series is presented with sponsorship from Alinea Whitelum. Learn more about their work here alineawhitelum.com

In this episode, co-hosts Paul Ronalds and Rachel Mason Nunn speak with Jo Cavanagh and David Crosbie on the challenges and opportunities highlighted in earlier episodes and discuss how NGO leaders can overcome some of the specific barriers to transformation in the NGO sector.

Jo Cavanagh is the Chair of the Good Things Foundation, and was previously CEO of Family Life. Jo is also an adjunct professor at Swinburne University. David Crosbie is CEO of the Community Council of Australia. Previously David was the CEO of the Mental Health Council of Australia, and has served on the Advisory Board of The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.

Enjoy the episode,

The GWH Team

Welcome to our sixth episode of the Good Will Hunters Autumn Series: The NGO of the Future.

This series is presented with sponsorship from Alinea Whitelum. Learn more about their work here alineawhitelum.com

In this episode, co-hosts Paul Ronalds and Rachel Mason Nunn speak with Lawrence Goldstone and Kristy Muir on the NGO workforce of the future.

Covid-19 has set the pace for fundamental transformations in the way we work. We now require renewed skill sets, organisational structures and talent, and they need to be stronger than ever. Employees need to be agile and flexible, and leaders need to be ready to guide their team through disrupted and unstable times.

Lawrence is a Partner at PwC Australia and leads the firm’s Future of Work agenda. Passionate about distributive models of change and bringing new perspectives to executives and Boards, Lawrence brings 25 years’ local and international experience. Lawrence is also Chair of the Board at OzHarvest, Australia’s largest food rescue organisation, and sits on the Board of ForPurposeCo., as well as advising several start-ups.

Kristy is the CEO of the Centre for Social Impact and a Professor of Social Policy in the Business School at UNSW Sydney. Kristy has worked for three decades with for-purpose organisations and is driven to better understand and find solutions to complex social problems and measure whether and where we are making a difference.

Enjoy the episode,

The GWH Team

LINKS

https://www.pwc.com.au/futureofwork

https://www.pwc.com.au/about-us/social-impact/not-for-profit-ceo-survey.html

https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/upskilling/hopes-and-fears.html

https://www.pwc.com.au/important-problems/future-of-work-design-for-the-future/changing-places-hybrid-working.html

https://www.pwc.com.au/important-problems/upskilling-for-the-future-of-work/upskilling-for-shared-prosperity.html

REFERENCES

Jim Collins, Good to Great

Berger and Johnson, How to Lead in Times of Complexity