Leadership in complexity requires new ways of thinking, acting and learning.
In partnership with the Australian National University, the Foundation is advancing understanding of what it takes to lead in uncertain and fast-changing environments.
Old models of leadership were not built for this moment.
The complexity of the systems we have created is growing faster than our collective capacity to understand, navigate and shape them.
- Research partnership
- With the ANU School of Cybernetics, advancing understanding of what it takes to lead in uncertain and fast-changing environments.
- Practice and translation
- Connecting research and practice, generating insights that inform leadership development across sectors.
- Public engagement
- Public program and orations examining how leadership must evolve amid rising complexity, technological change and AI.
In partnership with the ANU School of CyberneticsNew Ways of Leading in Complexity
A Research Partnership with the Australian National University
Leadership in complexity requires new ways of thinking, acting and learning.
Through our partnership with the Australian National University, we are advancing understanding of what it takes to lead in uncertain and fast-changing environments.
This work connects research and practice, generating insights that inform leadership development across sectors. The Lab plays a critical role in shaping how leadership capability is built for the future.
The complexity of the systems we have created is growing faster than our collective capacity to understand, navigate and shape them.
Related work
Leadership in the AI Era
Exploring purpose, principle and human agency in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.
ExploreEmerging Leadership
The Foundation supports young people to develop the capability to lead with purpose, integrity and responsibility, moving from potential to practice.
ExploreSchool Leadership
Teachers are the heart of education, but it is collective leadership that unlocks lasting improvement in student outcomes.
ExploreCitizen Leadership
Citizen leaders are the backbone of resilient societies, fostering agency, strengthening trust and creating the conditions for communities to thrive.
Explore