Institute for Collaborative Working Australia

You are invited to join us at our upcoming Lunchtime Webinar – 2025 The Future of Collaborative Working: Panel Discussion with the Collaborative Working Capability Providers 12-1pm, Wednesday 19 February, AEDT. Join ICW Australia Director Joshua Choong for a panel discussion featuring: Bretton (Brett) Ackroyd Elysium EPL, Allan Ryan -∆ Hargraves Institute, David Pender Knowledge Perspectives, Michael Bennett Stratosform, Mark Simister Metaphic, Melinda S. TransformX Consulting and John King, MICW, FRAeS, GAICD True / False Consulting REGISTER @ https://lnkd.in/gCD6yraM #collaborativeworking #iso44001 #icwaus #instituteforcollaborativeworkingaustralia #instituteforcollaborativeworking #collaborativeworkingaustralia #collaboratetoinnovate

Our Collaborative Working SME Special Interest Group focuses on Collaborative Working implementation and benefits realisation for small to medium enterprises and micro businesses. SME SIG Lead David Pender is inviting your participation in a short survey to influence the SME program for 2025. Complete the survey at: https://lnkd.in/gF_9Fkxj

The latest edition of the Insight newsletter has been published by ICW UK, featuring their recent Collaborative Award winners. This edition also includes key takeaways from ICW Australia’s inaugural Members Day, which was held in October. You can also read our Insight Note outlining further details of the day at icwaus.com.au/members-day

Institute for Collaborative Working Australia is pleased to announce dates for the Collaborative Leaders course in 2025. The ISO 44001 Collaborative Leaders course is a four-day small group course delivered in-person by ICW Australia Trainers. Course delegates are provided with in-depth knowledge of ISO 44001 and Collaborative Working as a business discipline, to develop deep understanding of collaborative business relationships. Visit icwaus.com.au/cw-courses for more information. COURSE DATES Monday 24 – Thursday 27 February 2025 Monday 28 – Thursday 31 July 2025 Monday 17 – Thursday 20 November 2025 Register by email to registrations@icwaus.com.au #collaborativeworking #iso44001 #instituteforcollaborativeworkingaustralia #icwaus #businessdiscipline

Our Collaborative Working SME Special Interest Group focuses on Collaborative Working implementation and benefits realisation for small to medium enterprises and micro businesses. SME SIG Lead David Pender is inviting your participation in a short survey to influence the SME program for 2025. Complete the survey at: https://lnkd.in/gF_9Fkxj

We are delighted to welcome Lord John Hannett OBE as the new Chairman of the Institute for Collaborative Working (ICW). With his extensive leadership experience and a deep commitment to fostering collaboration, Lord Hannett brings a wealth of expertise to guide ICW into its next chapter. His vision aligns perfectly with the ICW mission to promote collaborative working, its ethos and practices, to drive meaningful and positive change across all sectors of the economy. At the same time, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to Lord David Evans of Watford for his incredible support, leadership, and wise counsel throughout his tenure. #ICW #Collaboration #CollaborativeLeadership

We hope to see you at our Collaborative Working Community of Practice Drop-In from 2pm-4pm AEDT today. Join via our website at https://lnkd.in/gPtuM8jZ or directly at https://lnkd.in/gf_4WENS ICW Australia Directors Brett Ackroyd and Josh Choong will be available to answer questions, discuss developments in Collaborative Working, and hear feedback and views on how ICW Australia and our networks can best support Collaborative Working practice.

🎉 Celebrating Excellence in Collaborative Working 🎉 Yesterday’s ICW Collaboration Awards 2024 at the House of Lords was a truly special occasion. This year marked a significant milestone—our 10th anniversary of recognizing and celebrating collaboration in business. We want to extend special thanks to our sponsors, BSI, who have supported the awards every year since its inception. Our Chairman, Lord David Evans of Watford, welcomed everyone with a warm and humorous speech. During the evening, it was announced that he is stepping down as Chairman. We are immensely grateful for his incredible support, leadership, and wise counsel throughout his tenure. We were delighted to introduce Lord John Hannett OBE as ICW’s new Chairman. On behalf of the entire ICW community, we warmly welcome him and deeply appreciated his kind words at the event. Another highlight of the evening was the presentation of a Special Recognition Award to National Highways for their outstanding work on the Roads Academy, for developing the next generation of collaborative leaders. We also celebrated the exceptional contributions of Eirini Etoimou, FIEMA, MSc, MBA LS, David O'Neil, and John Osborne, recognising them as collaborative pioneers. Additionally, we proudly awarded ICW fellowships to Steven Dolan, Valerie Elliott, Richard Holm, Denis Leonard PhD, FCIOB, FICE, FCQI, ASQ Fellow, FICW, Professor David Loseby MCIOB Chtr'd FAPM FCMI FCIPS Chtr'd FRSA MIoD FICW and Richard Smith.   Congratulations to all nominees and last night’s winners for their exceptional achievements, showcasing how collaborative efforts can overcome even the most complex business challenges and deliver positive outcomes: 🏆 Public Sector Award - Network Rail 🏆 Industry to Industry Award - Balfour Beatty plc. The Strategic Design Partnership 🏆 Defence & Security Award - BAE Systems, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, MARCH 🏆 Alliance/Enterprise/Ecosystems Award - METIS – a joint venture between Mott MacDonald and AtkinsRéalis 🏆 International Collaboration Award - Babcock Polska, British Embassy Warsaw, and the Department for Business and Trade 🏆 Social Impact Award – Forests With Impact 🏆 Social Impact Award - Babcock International Group Major Infrastructure Projects 🏆 Sustainability Award – NATS 🏆 Innovation & Transformation Award – AtkinsRéalis 🏆 Supply Chain Award - Murphy 🏆 Internal Collaboration Award – GRAHAM Group. The Tiger Team 🏆 Chairman’s Award - Sellafield Ltd. The Design Service Alliance 🏆Infrastructure Award - Stantec and Yorkshire Water   A heartfelt thank you to our esteemed judges, Lord David Evans of Watford, Simon Healey, Mehmet Chakkol and shortlisting team Bill Taylor & Leigh Verrall. And of course, our grateful thanks to all those who attended and contributed to the overwhelming success of this special event. 🤝 Together, we are advancing collaboration to make good things happen. #ICWAwards2024 #CollaborationAwards #ICW #CollaborativeWorking

Join us from 2-4pm AEDT on Thursday 28 November at our Collaborative Working Community of Practice Drop-In. ICW Australia Directors Brett Ackroyd and Josh Choong will be available to answer questions, discuss developments in Collaborative Working, and hear feedback and views on how ICW Australia and our networks can best support Collaborative Working practice. Join online on the day at https://lnkd.in/gPtuM8jZ

The recordings of this week’s webinars are available at: https://lnkd.in/ggn_HMs2 Thank you to our guest speakers Melinda Soncini and Diem Huynh on Collaborative Working in Social Inclusion: Better Outcomes for Community. Thank you to our guest speakers David Pender and Mark Wood on Collaboration and SMEs: Identifying and Exploiting Opportunities.