Deakin University
“Think you know reality? Think again”
Kate is a top class thinker, leader and facilitator. She ran a games/XR workshop for me at Deakin a while back which got rave reviews from colleagues. She is hands on and effective, not a “lecturer” but a leader to new ideas.
RSM
For their annual Business and Finance Symposium for their clients…
business and finance professionals
“Unique ideas, learning from the best and networking are just some of the reasons why you can’t afford to miss the Business and Finance Symposium. Learn from some of the most influential figures in the business world.”
Exploring the theme of connection
RSM is another repeat customer of Dr. Kate’s
The brief was to explore the theme of curiosity and connection.. a year into the pandemic after a year of zoom and isolation and lock down…
They loved it so much they brought her back to connect staff who hadn’t ever been together in the same room
CLIENT FEEDBACK
“We had the pleasure of having Dr Kate as our keynote speaker at our recent Business and Finance Symposium and I can't recommend her highly enough. She held our audience of 200 captivated as she shared her passion for igniting curiosity in both your personal and professional life. This was all capped off with her interactive LEGO session as our guests explored the concept of curiosity and what it means to them. Feedback from our guests was overwhelmingly positive. Thanks for sharing your story and helping to make us all a bit more curious Kate. I hope we can work together again soon”
Kellee Hancock, Senior Business Development and Marketing Advisor at RSM Australia
WITWA Tech plus conference
CLIENT FEEDBACK
“Kate is one of these unique people who questions, inspires and enlightens people around her. When we were planning the WiTWA Tech [+] Conference in 2021, there was no doubt in my mind that she would use her magic to create something amazing... and she did.One of the reasons her segment was one of the most popular at our conference was that she used all the tools in her toolkit to work with us in advance, ensuring that we tailored the experience for our audience... My only complaint??! It was virtually impossible to get peoples' attention when wandering around the tables as people were so engrossed in their conversations and SUPERCONNECT LEGO Serious Play. Win-win-win!”
ECU
What if there was fun, joyful and powerful way to engage your team around a sticky, important topic to get deep and meaningful insights?
Last month, Sam Hall and I had the pleasure of working with ECU to work with staff across the university to gather deep insights about the diverse needs of staff and students to inform the design of the university's new hybrid work space, which is being created in response to changing work styles and needs in a post COVID world.
Change can be scary and confronting, especially when it centres around something so personal as how and where you do your work. So this workshop was important not just for making sure ECU was able to get everyone deeply and meaningfully engaged, but also making sure everyone felt safe and heard.
Using the power of play, metaphor, story and of course LEGO bricks, we explored what everyone liked and didn't like working from home and working from the office. And then came together to create shared models of what an ideal hybrid workspace would have... and seeing this magically visualised in front of everyone it was easy to see where needs overlapped and differed... but could all be accommodated... in the words of one of the participants "the shark can be friends with the horse."
But the best part for me was just seeing how everyone walked away feeling optimistic and excited about the future.
Thanks for playing with us ECU!
RAC
RAC loved the results they got from working with Dr. Kate so much that they kept bringing her back for more.
Engagement Intelligence with their stakeholders
CLIENT FEEDBACK
“She is extremely knowledgeable in all things game development and tech and was a pleasure to work with. If you are looking to introduce new concepts such as VR/AR/MR to your people, I would definitely recommend Kate. “
– Cettina
Recovery College WA
Tech Trails
Institute of Internal Auditors
CLIENT FEEDBACK
”Entertaining, bold, and clever. Those are just a few of the words you can use to describe Dr Kate.She has more talent and skills at keynote event facilitation featuring Lego than Will Arnett and Hamish Blake combined. As the star attraction of my organization's virtual AGM, Kate kept the audience entertained and intrigued with her presentation and accompanying workshop. A truly memorable and inspiring presenter!”