2009 APEN Roadshow
"Fostering Rural Innovation and Change"
10am-3.30pm, Various dates and locations February/ March 2009 (See below)
Do you support agricultural producers in changing their farm practices?
Are you involved in developing the capacity of rural communities?
Is innovation that intangible quality that you'd like to encourage in your clients?
Dr Plowman drew on some of his research, his consultancy work and his extensive experience to bring us a workshop specifically tailored to people working in agriculture, resource management and community development.
Slides of his presentation are here.
Benefits from attending included:
- Understanding the four determinants of human behavior, and why resistance to change is both healthy and normal. And why, in today's world, it can also be fatal.
- Understanding the personalities of primary producers, how those personalities differ from the broader population and the consequences of those differences for innovation.
- Understanding how to foster innovation in primary industry associations, and why most are unconsciously conservative.
- Understanding why some country towns are resilient and thriving, whist others, with seemingly the same attributes, are in decline.
- Understanding why humans and their social structures are instinctively conservative and how they and their leaders unconsciously collude to block all innovation.
- Understanding some alternate forms of social organization within which innovation is likely to thrive.
- Participants will receive a full set of workshop notes. Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided.
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Dr Ian Plowman is an energetic and informative facilitator, presenter and coach. With a highly participative and engaging style, Ian leaves his clients enlightened and equipped with a range of tools to enhance their potential. Ian is an experienced social and organizational researcher and evaluator. He has worked for over 20 years in the private sector, government, university and with rural communities helping them to find solutions whilst equipping them to address similar future issues for themselves. |
For details of Ian Plowman's research, experience and skills go to www.plowman.com.au.
Dates, Locations and Local Coordinator.
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Tuesday |
17 February |
Toowoomba |
mark.hickman@dpi.qld.gov.au |
Mark Hickman |
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Wednesday |
18 February |
Brisbane |
Alison Spencer | |
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Thursday |
19 February |
Mareeba |
Peter Holden | |
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Monday |
23 February |
Perth |
aslade@agric.wa.gov.au |
Alison Lacey (nee Slade) |
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Wednesday |
25 February |
Darwin |
austin.mclennan@nt.gov.au |
Austin McLennan |
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Friday |
27 February |
Adelaide |
crosby.ceris@saugov.sa.gov.au |
Ceris Crosby |
| Thursday | 5 March | Hobart | lbbonney@utas.edu.au | Laurie Bonney |
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Tuesday |
10 March |
Melbourne |
alison.medhurst@dpi.vic.gov.au |
Alison Medhurst |
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Wednesday |
11 March |
Albury |
carole.hollier@dpi.vic.gov.au |
Carole Hollier |
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Thursday |
12 March |
Canberra |
lyndal-joy.thompson@daff.gov.au |
Lyndal Thompson |
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Friday |
13 March |
Sydney |
glenda.steain@dpi.nsw.gov.au |
Glenda Steain |
Many thanks to all the local coordinators for their efforts and to the caterers and the venues too.
Venues
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Date |
Location |
Venue |
Address |
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Feb` 17 |
Toowoomba |
Toowoomba Training Centre, Green Room |
203 Tor Street, Q DPIF , Toowoomba |
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18 |
Brisbane |
FM Bailey Conference Room, Queensland Herbarium |
Mt Coot-tha Botantical Gardens, Mt Coot-tha Road, Brisbane |
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19 |
Mareeba |
Walkamin Research Station Q DPI&F |
Kennedy Highway Walkamin 4870 |
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23 |
Perth |
Piney Lakes Environment Centre | on Leach hwy (past cnr with Murdock drive). |
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25 |
Darwin |
Berrimah Farm, John England Building conference room |
DRDPIF&R, Makagon Rd, Berrimah |
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27 |
Adelaide |
Comfort Inn Haven Marina |
6-10 Adelphi Terrace, Glenelg North |
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Mar 5 |
Hobart |
Newtown Research Laboratories, DPI&W |
13 St Johns Avenue, Newtown |
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10 |
Melbourne |
Gryphon Gallery Melbourne School of Graduate Research |
Melbourne University, Parkville Campus (Best entry from Gate 7 or 8 off Grattan St) |
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11 |
Albury |
Wodonga DPI |
Vic DPI, 1 McKoy Street, Wodonga |
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12 |
Canberra |
Rydges Lakeside Canberra |
London Circuit, Canberra |
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13 |
Sydney |
The Pioneer Room University of Western Sydney (Hawkesbury) |
Go to the end of Yarramundi Road, Building L2 and K7 |
Any queries? Please contact Roe info@apen.org.au or 02 6024 5349
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