Involved in innovation places and precincts? This Fri, 1 Sep, 2pm: Australian Incubator Community of Practice. Covering: - QLD Innovation Precincts and Places Fund; & - Federal Regional Precincts and Partnerships Program Connect, share, & learn. events.humanitix.com/australian-inn…

Great to be at #SQ23 day 1 SomethingQ. Panel w/ QIC, Ithaca Investment, Rural_Economies_Research, & Deloitte. Good point Ben Lyons “If you want rural communities to change and adapt, the focus is not necessarily on the geographical distance but more so the institutional distance.”

Very cool conversations in the room today at the CSIRO Innovation for Impact Summit, great playbook on convening missions to address complex challenges.

In Sydney for the launch of the Investment NSW UTS report on startup spaces and places. Great to contribute data on entries, exits, and sustainability.

Global delegates are on their way! If you are in the Australian innovation ecosystem, please save me from secondhand FOMO on your behalf and join us next week at the GEC. linkedin.com/pulse/1500-glo…

Using the holiday downtime for reflections and projections. Also a reference for those who ask "What is it that you do?" Working in the Australian innovation ecosystem: 2023 reflections & 2024 projections open.substack.com/pub/chadrenand…

Proposed changes to income and asset thresholds for sophisticated investors in Australia are raising concerns. Here I consolidate sentiment, research, and the original submissions to consider the impact. chadrenando.substack.com/p/a-review-of-…

Great to hear Ben Lyons share about the Rural_Economies_Research University of Southern Queensland work on the Future Drought Fund’s drought plans with Ipswich Chamber business after 5.

Great road trip with Ben Lyons and Rob Mellor last week for Rural_Economies_Research University of Southern Queensland, over to St George to share about the Future Drought Fund drought plans with @swqroc then on to Toowoomba for the TSBE presentation.

Introducing Ready Communities, a new 2-year place-making program impacting over 15 regions in ten years, developed with cofounder @graceevolve and supported by Rural_Economies_Research at University of Southern Queensland. Link below shares the why, how, and what's next. medium.com/ready-communit…

Community challenges are complex. How might we better visualise and understand the alignment and impact of community initiatives? Here's an approach we are working through mapping community initiatives with the Ready Macleay program. medium.com/ready-communit…

Australia has an impressive portfolio of innovation and impact events. Here is a map of annual events as we prepare for our own event in September. It is by no means comprehensive, comments and feedback are welcome. medium.com/ready-communit…

Just released - our first vodcast where Kerry Grace and I explain the "what", "why", and "how" of the Ready Communities two-year place-based program for regional communities. youtube.com/watch?v=mKlZE9…

I fly to Kenya this Thursday for ten days to visit my good friend Sriram Bharatam and explore the impact of his innovative agripreneur platform Kuza One. Ken to share with those related to agripreneur programs and rural place-making. chadrenando.substack.com/p/going-to-ken…

Our second vodcast has dropped! Kerry Grace and I catch up with Ready Communities insights to explore all things social impact ecosystems. youtube.com/watch?v=dkB7f4…

I'm an American in Australia. I vote in WA state, and electoral college so not much impact apart from having my say. And apart from indictments, FEMA lies, Jan 6, 'concept of a plan', nepotism, and so much more, there is this. How this is even an option is beyond comprehension.

A recap of 2024 and a shift to place for 2025... open.substack.com/pub/chadrenand…

Approaches to place-based change: Collective impact and other models to address systemic challenges Exploring the "how" of community and place-based change. open.substack.com/pub/chadrenand…