Katrina McKenzie, General Manager for City Economy and Activation at the City of Melbourne joins Tom Craven for our latest episode of From all Sides. Together, they discuss the local government’s recovery and revitalisation efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic. www.cubegroup.com.au This episode was recorded on 16th August 2021.

Authenticity and connection through a shared sense of purpose has never been more important, Joe Rogers Co-Founder of the Contenders joins Tom Craven for our latest episode of From all Sides to discuss the importance of brand in communicating value for public purpose organisations.   This episode was recorded on the 14th July 2021  

In this episode of From all sides, Tom Craven meets with Catherine Kirby, CEO of Kids like us to discuss the impacts COVID-19 has had on twice exceptional children and the opportunities for extending reach and providing high quality and caliber engagement moving forward.   This episode was recorded on the 9th June 2021  

This week Cube Director Tom Craven caught up with Rebecca Scott, CEO of STREAT. “You wouldn’t want to run hospitality right now, let alone hospitality in the heart of the CBD” despite this STREAT saw COVID as a chance for social innovation and to go where they really wanted to.  Check out the episode to hear Rebecca Scott discuss going from food service to food systems.  This episode was recorded on the 2nd June 2021  

In this episode Cube Director Tom Craven meets with Simon Kuestenmahar, Co-Founder of The Demographics Group for a fascinating conversation about Australia's recovery progresses. The question for everyone (not least of all public purpose leaders) is "What will a new normal look like?", what will 'snap back'?, and what changes are here to stay.   This episode was recorded on the 28th April 2021  

In this episode Cube Director Tom Craven meets with Janine O’Flynn Professor of the Public Management at the Australian New Zealand School of Government and the University of Melbourne to reflect on the extraordinary experience of the last 12 months living with COVID-19 and the implications for government and the broader public sector throughout this period and beyond. You can find Janine's article, that we discuss on the podcast, here: Confronting the big challenges of our time: making a difference during and after COVID-19 | ANZSOG This episode was recorded on the 24th March 2021  

In this episode Cube Director Tom Craven speaks to Marius Smith, CEO of VACRO about the challenges of COVID-19 within the Victorian justice system, the learnings, and opportunities to better leverage technology moving forward. This episode was recorded on the 2nd March 2021  

Collaboration is perhaps THE buzz word in social services. For this episode, Tom Symondson of VHA, Deb Tsorbaris from the CFECFW and Sam Biondo from VAADA join Cube Director, Tom Craven to discuss what is really needed to work across sectors, learning from their Tri-Peaks project. Frontline workers have the urgency of the person in front of them, that makes collaboration happen. It is probably about time our systems took the same approach.   This episode was recorded on the 10th February 2021  

In this episode Cube Director Tom Craven meets with Gemma Saunders, Founder of Workplace Edit. Together they explore how last 9 months has NOT been an experiment in working flexibly; rather a rushed move to working remotely in a pandemic. These are two very different things. The challenges we are experiencing do not mean flexible working won’t work for you and your organisation. But those organisations that have adapted quickly are best placed to capture great opportunities to create a better workplace for their staff, their teams and their organisation.   This episode was recorded 25th January 2021  

In this episode Cube Director Tom Craven meets with Liana Buchanan, Commissioner for Children and Young People. Commissioner Buchanan describes a 'perfect storm' impacting children and families during the crisis: the usual strategies that children use to protect themselves are unavailable at a time when they needed them the most.   This episode was recorded on the 8th December 2020