The Deep Blue

The Deep Blue

Every day at SPP we come across some pretty interesting and thorny issues – sometimes they’re too interesting not to share. What does the future of Higher Education look like? How do you build a strong organisational culture in a virtual world? Why is empathy so often the secret ingredient to unlocking good customer strategy? The Deep Blue is SPP’s forum for chatting about ideas, and for celebrating the work we do with our amazing clients. SPP is a high impact strategy firm with a mission – to be the most client-centric partner for transformational change. You can find out more at our website spp.com.au.

Episodes

February 6, 2024 21 mins

In this special one-off episode of the Deep Blue, SPP Principal Clara Yates is joined by Partner Bruce Bayley to chat about the future of online education.

Over the past several months SPP has spoken to a cross section of higher education senior leaders to gather their perspectives on the current online education landscape, and their predictions for the future.

Bruce and Clara walk through the key themes that emerged from these dis...

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In our new series, 'Impact Beyond the Dollars', SPP explores how organisations go beyond traditional financial measures to create and evaluate their impact, and what this means for leaders, employees, and consumers.

In Episode 5, the finale of our series, we hear from the Sleep Health Foundation, an organisation with a mission to promote better sleep to optimise health, safety, wellbeing, and performance for all Australians.

In thi...

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In our new series, 'Impact Beyond the Dollars', SPP explores how organisations go beyond traditional financial measures to create and evaluate their impact, and what this means for leaders, employees, and consumers.


In Episode 4, we hear from The Turner Institute, a leading organisation in mental and brain health research and innovation. We talk to Professor Kim Cornish, the director of the institute, Professor Marie Yap, an ex...

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In our new series, 'Impact Beyond the Dollars', SPP explores how organisations go beyond traditional financial measures to create and evaluate their impact, and what this means for leaders, employees, and consumers.

In Episode 3, we speak with CEO of Wound Innovations, Anthony Dyer. Listen in as Anthony discusses the role that Wound Innovations is playing in helping educate and support Australians living with wounds to promote heal...

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In our new series, 'Impact Beyond the Dollars', SPP explores how organisations go beyond traditional financial measures to create and evaluate their impact, and what this means for leaders, employees, and consumers.

In Episode 2, we speak with Arup Principal Joan Ko, who leads Arup’s Climate and Sustainability Services in Australasia. Listen in as Joan discusses how Arup is helping to shape our physical environment to adapt to a ch...

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In our new series, 'Impact Beyond the Dollars', SPP explores how organisations go beyond traditional financial measures to create and evaluate their impact, and what this means for leaders, employees, and consumers.

In Episode 1, we talk to Life Saving Victoria's CEO Catherine Greaves, GM of Government and Industry Relations Paul Shannon, and GM of Health Promotion & Communications Dr. Bernadette Matthews. Listen in as Catherin...

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Discover a rare view of what went behind the scenes of a Government response to the emergence of COVID. How did they deal with shifting uncertainties and the pressures imposed by many public sectors? And what were the learnings useful to today's work structures? Explore the wisdom behind a 6-point framework for resilience, recovery and readiness:

  • Do not lose sight of your purpose, and find meaning in what yo...
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Australian Agriculture is integral to our economy and society. Dealing with increased uncertainties and unexpected shifts in global and local business, the environment, governance is the norm. Our guest John Lloyd discusses resilience, or rather continued resilience for sustainability: economically, environmentally, and socially. 

Why doesn’t collaboration and partnership happen as they should in the sector? 

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This week on the Deep Blue podcast, in the third part of our 3-part series celebrating International Women’s Day, SPP Principal Clara Yates sits down with Belinda Collins GAICD the Director of Advancement at Swinburne University of Technology. Prior to her current role at Swinburne Belinda held leadership roles in philanthropy with the University of Melbourne, the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, DVA Navion...

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Bronte Neyland is a leader in Australia's International Education sector. As Vice-President, Future Students and Marketing at Victoria University Bronte was focused on developing and executing student recruitment strategy s and building the University’s brand and reputation.

SPP Principal Clara Yates chats with Bronte about her early career journey in Japan, her perspectives on what it means to be an inclusive leader, and why...

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Amy Childs is the Chief Customer Officer at Belong and was previously the Managing Director of Momentum Energy. Amy is a business leader with some great nuggets of insight to share. In the first of our episodes celebrating International Women’s Day, you will hear from Amy about how she has approached navigating her stellar career, how she’s dealt with feeling like a fraud, and her advice on running your own race. We&rsq...

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February 17, 2022 1 min

Every day at SPP we come across some pretty interesting and thorny issues – sometimes they’re too interesting not to share. What does the future of Higher Education look like? Will eSports be the most popular event in the 2024 Olympics? How can we ensure stronger integrity in Sport? The Inside Scoop is SPP’s forum for chatting about ideas, and for celebrating the work we do with our amazing clients. SPP is a high ...

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