This is the first in a series of snappy short podcasts called podbites. They are updates on a key topic and question with inputs from various members of the HEDx ecosystem at the time. This one follows a visit to Canberra and Sydney during the UA conference of 2026 and argues that we need more inputs from external sources including students, out-of-sector innovators, and international sources to avoid being stuck in an echo chamber or loop of conservative thinking. That is commonly called hallucinating and we need to avoid it. Thats what HEDx is doing as it facilitates sector disruption.