In November 2021, Spark Strategy and the United Nations Association of Australia (Victoria Division) launched a practical handbook to support Australian organisations to align to and benefit from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This handbook is a resource...
Context After a rollercoaster 2020, that began with fierce bushfires and the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian economy has bounced back much better than initially predicted. Once COVID-19 hit predictions were that we were about to see the largest...
It can be a challenge for for-purpose leaders to ensure their strategic direction aligns with and responds to the emerging policy. In an era where so much of our social policy is led by Royal Commissions, it’s imperative that leaders are across any of these reports...
How organisations can thrive and remain resilient in 2021. 2020 reflections / 2021 predictions If you haven’t heard anyone call 2020 an unprecedented year, you’ve been living under a rock! Yet, as cliched as the word became, our lives were anything but normal in 2020....
Are you looking for more meaningful and representative engagement with your community? If so, then deliberative engagement might be the path forward for you. Now mandated for councils under the Victorian Local Government Act (2020), we predict that deliberative...
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected women and other marginalised and disadvantaged groups. With this in mind, for-purpose leaders and teams must adopt a gendered lens (amongst other things) in considering the challenges at hand and developing...
