Our future is our next gens
Business, industry and government have an important role in supporting our educators to help our young people, our next-gens, realise their potential as drivers of innovation in our economy and communities into the future.
The Sustainnovation Challenge program makes it easy for communities, governments and businesses to collaborate and activate important relationships with their local education ecosystem.
As a collective force, we can create immersive, unique learning experience’s for students to connect with and have agency in their place unleashing their inner innovators and activating great ideas for their and our future.
Our Values Drive The Sustainnovation Challenge Learning Experience
Thinking Local – Authentic innovation grows through a lived experience or an emotional connection with a problem. A local lens makes learning, deploying, and celebrating innovation easier. We look local first, because it’s the people closest to a problem that have the insight and motivation to find a solution. We exist to help them find that solution.
Activating SMART – The future is enabled by digital technology, but is only ‘smart’ if there’s a human perspective at its core. We facilitate ‘human-centric’ discussions, bringing together people and technology. This approach allows our young innovators to develop authentic ways to help people and communities, supported by cutting-edge technology. Not the other way around.
Sustainability – A global spotlight is shining on humanity’s environmental impact, and now more than ever we need sustainable solutions to world issues. At the same time, thanks to the ongoing digitisation of learning, there has never been greater access to resources and technology. We introduce sustainability from the beginning of the ideation process, setting a standard for our young people and local communities to do the same.
Our Mission Delivers
Bringing people together from all walks of life to share, learn, collaborate, innovate and grow. We search for clarity in the problems and challenges people and communities face in our towns, regions and cities. We apply innovation to these challenges as a community and deliver a solution. As a result, our connected, inclusive, problem-solving communities prosper; socially, economically and environmentally.
Enriching local businesses, community organisations and students understanding of innovation and its role in building a sustainable society.
With sustainability and innovation at the core, developing deeper engagement with varying stakeholder cohorts across a city or region.
Develop a broad and diverse pipeline of problem solvers to join and collaborate in a city or region’s innovation ecosystem network.
Being visibly engaged and supportive of business, community and students development and growth.
Proactively uncovering social and business problems requiring innovative solutions.
Creating a new innovative way for people from across a city or region to connect, collaborate and innovate.
Meet The Team
duncan burck
Creator & Program Director
Duncan is a well rounded, collaborative, down to earth leader with a track record of innovation and program development in industry, community, education and next-gen partnerships.
Unlocking and developing the innovation talent pipeline is something Duncan is very passionate about, believing that it is critical for our communities, now and into the future, to grow and prosper.
Clint Bruin
Advisor | Innovation Coach
Clint is a proven innovation professional with a long history of working in the research development industry. Skilled in systems and design thinking, control systems design, functional safety, strategic planning, and advanced product development, the Sustainnovation Challenge participants will be receiving coaching from one of the best thinkers in Australia’s innovation space.
Trevor Stuart
Advisor | Challenge Development & Industry Collaborations
Ryan Palmer
Advisor | Local Government Strategy
Tracey Breese
Advisor | Education Programs & Relations
Dr Scott Sleap
Advisor | Education Partnerships
Mary Burck
Advisor | Project Management
