#97 Amelia Loye – open data for citizen engagement and building trust
Amelia Loye from engage2 explains how open data and “data from community” are important ways to help design services and policy. Amelia specialises in consultation and engagement for government, and...
View Article#98 Ruth Dewsbury – a case study in government communications
In this podcast we hear first hand how the Department of the Environment is using content to aid their government communications effort, to not only inform the Australian public, but to help achieve...
View Article#99 Sonya Sandham – the power of personal storytelling
Sonya Sandham is so passionate about the power of storytelling in the public sector that she’s doing a PhD at the University of Canberra, to explore the evidence base for embedding oral storytelling...
View Article#100 Alex Aiken – 5 ways to strengthen the value of communications
It’s our 100th episode of InTransition, and our very first guest returns for a special chat. Alex Aiken is the Executive Director of Government Communications for the UK government. He has been...
View Article#102 Frank Quinlan – connecting citizens with government through social media
In this podcast we learn how social media is being used to connect citizens with decision makers, to advocate for better outcomes in mental health. Frank Quinlan is the Chief Executive Officer of...
View Article#101 Ari Sharp – how to create niche content
Ari Sharp is the Senior Media Manager at the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In this podcast Ari describes how he overcomes the hurdles of niche content creation in a specialised subject...
View Article#103 Sean Larkins – the decline of trust in government
WPP’s Government and Public Sector Practice has recently published “The Leaders’ Report” – the first global research focused on government communications. Sean Larkins explains how a decline of trust...
View Article#104 Sean Larkins – why governments should invest in communication skills
Sean Larkins from WPP continues his discussion of “The Leaders’ Report” – the first global research focused on government communications. He found that government bodies that invest in communication...
View Article#105 Martyn Wallace – online citizen engagement for local government
Martyn Wallace is the Chief Digital Officer of the Scottish Local Government Digital Office. His task is to change the way local councils communicate with people in Scotland through the introduction of...
View Article#106 Leanne Joyce – managing ministerial communications
Leanne Joyce is an experienced corporate and public sector communicator, working as a consultant in government policy, media management, stakeholder relations and executive management. In this episode...
View Article#107 Professor Stephen Martin – how to communicate public policy
Professor The Hon Stephen Martin has had a distinguished career in the Australian Parliament, academia and the private sector. Amongst many roles he is the outgoing chief executive of the Committee for...
View ArticleInTransition 108 – Shannah Hayley – civic pride and local government
How can you turn a disparaging comment on “Real Housewives” into a marketing tool for your city? Shannah Hayley explains how “It’s a little Plano in here” became a meme of civic pride for one local...
View ArticleInTransition 110 – Elliott Franks – On connecting with niche communities...
Queensland government social media manager Elliott Franks lets us in on the inner workings of state government social media strategy. From the significant number of social media channels he and his...
View ArticleInTransition 111 – Liz Jakubowski – leadership in the digital age
In the first of a two-part series, digital maestro and director of CSIRO’s Data61 team Liz Jakubowski and our CEO David Pembroke discuss how to be an effective and innovative leader in the digital age....
View ArticleInTransition #112 – Liz Jakubowski pt. 2 – students, skills and the future...
In the second and final installment of our chat with Liz Jakubowski, digital maestro and director of Ribit in Data61 at CSIRO, we discuss the foundations of and history behind Ribit. A free online...
View ArticleInTransition 113 – Vijay Chadda – the struggle and reward of communicating in...
As the CEO of the Bharti Foundation, the development arm of Bharti Enterprises, one of India’s leading business groups, Vijay Chadda is responsible for initiatives such as the Satya Bharti School...
View ArticleInTransition 114: Simon Westaway, CEO of the Australian Livestock Exporters’...
Heading up an organisation which represents Australian livestock export businesses has its obvious challenges, says Simon Westaway. As CEO of ALEC, Simon says he’s been focusing on the framing and...
View ArticleInTransition 116: Paul X. McCarthy on the gravity of online
In this episode of InTransition, David speaks with Paul X. McCarthy, author of the book Online Gravity. A leader in Australia’s digital industry, Paul is an authority on the transformative nature of...
View ArticleInTransition 117: Tim Conway, Asia-Pacific Director of the Global Digital...
Tim Conway is the founder and chief executive of C-Metrics and the Asia-Pacific director of the Global Digital Foundation, a think tank and policy network that provides an interdisciplinary framework...
View ArticleThe Story of Content: Rise of the New Marketing. A review
In this blog, David Pembroke reviews The Story of Content: Rise of the New Marketing, a documentary which recently premiered at Content Marketing World. Produced by the Content Marketing Institute, the...
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