Great Client Feedback
Some Positive Thoughts from our Clients and others that have used our skills appear below. You are probably also an organisation that is looking for some expertise to help answer some key questions for your future and want to feel comfortable knowing you'll get the results you want. Read for yourself what others have said and then contact us with any questions you may have: Email or 613 9445 0289
Dear Marcus,
Thank you for the outstanding presentation you gave at our recent conference at the Grand Chancellor in Hobart.
Your captivating talk was inspiring and insightful, there was so much useful information that was of benefit to all those who attended on the day.
You were a big hit with all of our delegates, your energy and enthusiasm was infectious, thank you for such a memorable and enjoyable presentation.
Regards,
Leon Staropoli
National New Business
Development Manager
Australian Scholarships Group - Supporting Children's Education
Good morning Marcus,
A belated thank-you for your contribution last week at the Victorian Regional Produce Summit held in Wangaratta. Your energy and enthusiasm were
definite factors in making the day the huge success that it was. Feedback has been extremely positive and everyone enjoyed the opportunity to think
outside the square for a few hours. Thank you also for your time the following day meeting with Council senior officers to bounce ideas around.
Your customer service in the lead up and during the event was exceptional and greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
Kate Green
Manager - Tourism Development
Rural City of Wangaratta
"On behalf of the Progress Association and the Industrial Park Committee we would like to thank you for doing such as wonderful job as MC and giving such a thought provoking presentation making us think about ideas that will shape the years to come. You were able to cleverly pull together several threads that were explored in different presentations.
Judging from the positive feedback we have received from the Community, your contribution played a major factor in the success of the day. We have had many comments about the friendly yet professional way you handled the day, and we are sure that the other speakers and audience all appreciated your skill of keeping the program to time. Your expertise was very much appreciated and we would also like to thank you for your other contributions in the lead up to the Forum and post Forum assistance."
Max Day
President Lockhart & District Progress Association.
"It was a pleasure to meet you this morning. As a last-minute replacement to this morning’s breakfast I wasn’t sure what to expect. I found your presentation to be very informative, inspiring and it was quite eye opening. You’re clearly very passionate about driving change and sustainability and definitely got me thinking. I’d love to keep in touch and would be happy to recommend you to clients and other colleagues."
Alice Morden
Principal Consultant
Boston Kennedy
Australian Building & Construction Commission (ABCC) "A presentation that was both relevant to our sector and stretched us to think outside it. The delivery style was excellent and engaging combining facts and complex ideas with humour and audience involvement resulting in a session that matched or exceeded expectations of all involved" Felicity McGrath Communications Manager
Marcus I just wish to thank you for providing such an interesting, informative & entertaining session AND for all the information I wasn't able to write down. I've never taken so many notes at a breakfast meeting in my life, nor will I ever take so few again. I can already see many opportunities to apply your teachings with one of them being a presentation on Monday. Thanks heaps... Best RegardsDavid Hilder Engineering Manager Dandenong South, VIC Gold Coast Water '...Marcus's facilitation skills were probably some of the best I've seen to date. A combination of broad multi-disciplinary knowledge and high calibre interpersonal skills were evident in his ability to facilitate and contribute to the industry related discussion without imposing on the clientele..." Ben Sheppard Strategic Management Coordinator
Fosters Australia Foresight Group 'The Accelerated Scenarios process was enthusiastically embraced by the team here at Foster's. This approach to futures thinking led to a re-perceiving of where we saw the market heading and the future opportunities and threats..." Steve Tighe Foresight Manager Fosters Australia Foresight Group "Through his teachings Marcus has left a legacy at Foster's. Over the past year we have learnt that looking for insights in the 'safe areas' provides less value than looking for 'signals' in the 'right' areas. This changed perspective has been largely due to the influence of Marcus" Steve Tighe Foresight Manager
South East Business Networks "In the multi-company sessions that Marcus facilitated for us, he displayed the uncanny ability to challenge the very essence of the participants' thinking process and the potential (and often untapped) opportunities within their business, allowing them to leave with not only theory, but the ability to implement!" Sandra George These are among the many clients and training sessions available - ask away... |
Our Experience Means You Benefit
Acquiring this level of skill can only come through well developed 'travels' across industry sectors, positions, functions and outcomes. It requires a willingness to walk the 'paths less travelled' and to show how the richness of the journey can be of benefit to those who have enjoyed the alternative.
With direct exposure to the Financial Services, Policing, Education, Advertising, Manufacturing, and Recruitment sectors, we are able to draw upon functional understanding across businesses of all types and purposes.
This means you get access to our ability to identify the very best of 'cross industry' opportunities - customer retention strategies; employee engagement methods; sales processes; strategic development initiatives; marketing excellence; innovation creation and many, many more.
The really important thing to note is that we do not bring a 'cookie cutter' with us. Whilst your business may share similarities with others in the same sector or different sectors, it is unique. Applying 'model x' regardless of what you really need is not our style. EVERYTHING will be tailored specifically to what you need and for the purpose you need it.
Key Personnel
All of our personnel and facilitators bring with them extensive trainng and real life operational experience. Specifically it is probable that our personnel will have qualifications in at least one of the following disciplines:
- Post Graduate Qualifications in Strategic Foresight
- Certification in Spiral Dynamics from the National Values Centre in the United States
- Certification in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
When you add these exquisite and precise thinking skills to extensive experience across a wide variety of business sectors, you have available to you an exceptional business asset that will transfer skills into your business.
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Events
Friday 16 July 2010
A series of recent activities has me writing on the idea of 'future strategy' and how different organisations are approaching their future development. What is interesting is the strong sense that preparing for your potential future requires multiple paths forward, not a single 'home run'. To that end I've recently considered sporting bodies and local community driven programs which has triggered these 'thought bubbles'
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Monday 5 July 2010
Stephen Downes is one the handful of bloggers I follow consistently. I do so because Downes (unlike many others unfortunately) like to write about his thinking AS WELL AS promoting the thinking of others, whether or not he agrees with them. In that way you get a solid collection of alternative views within his field of endeavour (learning & teaching et al). The link below will take you to a presentation by David Harvey that walks you through an interesting interpretation of the Capitalist model and where we are at in the world affairs. Whether or not you agree with the content, it is highly recommended
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Monday 28 June 2010
Coming off what has been undoubtedly my busiest period (3 months) in the past decade, I'm in the throws of catching up on some light reading. I usually have at least two books on the go and my preference is for the books to be about diverse topics because it allows the mind to seek out random connections. I once 'solved' the nuclear fusion problem whilst reading books by Umberto Eco and John D Barrow. A physicist friend of mine suggested my idea was radical and yet theoretically possible. But I digress. Right now I have a wide combination - 'From Poverty to Peace' by Duncan Green looks at ways in which we can empower people to help themselves more effectively, whilst looking at the myriad of mistakes so commonly made in the area of 'aid'. 'New knowledge in Human Values' is an older book edited by Ambraham Maslow with a wide contribution of thoughts from the likes of Pitirim Sorokin, Dorothy Lee and Paul Tillich (among others) and is a walk through some of the thinking about Human Values emerging in the late 1950's. The chapters are appropriately dense undertakings and I'm finding it hard to stick with, especially as I'm more inclined to lean towards the model of Clare W Graves and his Value Systems Thoery; 'Coercion as Cure' by Thomas Szasz is a ripper of a book thus far, though I'm only a few chapters in, I can tell the quality of a book by how much 'tagging' I do within a text
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