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Stop Fighting Your Team’s Brain Types, Start Using Them

Team communication and workplace collaboration improve when we understand how people think and process information differently. Sparrowly Groups Giovanna Lever explores the three brain types that shape decision-making and performance, and shares five practical strategies leaders can use to harness these differences for stronger teamwork, clearer communication and better business outcomes.

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Shut up and Listen!

Workplace communication and engagement are at the heart of strong relationships and successful teams - yet genuine listening is often the missing skill. Sparrowly Group’s Giovanna Lever shares practical strategies to master active listening, build deeper connections and create lasting engagement that drives better collaboration and business outcomes.

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Connecting Your Business with Ethical Consumers: A Guide to Alignment

Ethical consumer behaviour and sustainable business practices are reshaping how organisations connect with their audiences. Sparrowly Group's Morgan Thorn explores how aligning your values with transparency, social impact and environmental responsibility can strengthen brand trust, attract conscious consumers and create lasting benefits for both your business and the communities you serve.

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Visitor Economy Morgan Thorn Visitor Economy Morgan Thorn

Feel the senses - taste the berries! 

Sensory tourism and experience design connect sight, touch, taste, sound and smell to create deeper visitor engagement. Sparrowly Group’s Morgan Thorn explores how everyday activities and surroundings can be transformed into memorable sensory experiences - helping destinations, businesses, and communities craft moments that truly resonate with visitors and stay long after they leave.

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Unlocking the secrets of society

Social science and human behaviour shape how we live, work and connect - yet their influence often goes unnoticed. Sparrowly Group's Giovanna Lever explores how understanding society’s underlying patterns helps us navigate everyday life, improve community outcomes and make sense of the world around us, revealing that social science is anything but boring.

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Empowering Australia's Future Economy: The Vital Role of Vocational Education and Training (VET)

Vocational education and training (VET) is central to shaping Australia’s future workforce and economy. In reflection of National Skills Week, Sparrowly Group’s Federico Moreno explores how the VET sector drives skills development, industry collaboration and long-term prosperity, and why strengthening this system is key to ensuring Australia’s continued economic resilience and growth.

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Who are the people in your neighbourhood?

In a world that thrives with human connection, why do we design our houses to live at the back of them? As we look towards optimising the natural assets of our towns and cities and building better public spaces to connect for residents and visitors, how can we take that same energy and better connect the streets we live in? Sparrowly Group’s Giovanna Lever provides solutions to connecting communities closer to home.

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Future Proofing Australia's Young People

This white paper on career pathways for the workforce for the future starts a meaningful and constructive discussion that is pegged to grow. It considers some of the current challenges alongside the growing opportunity to rebuild meaningful and impactful systems whereby we, as a society, can more effectively support young people and create a better workforce for the future.

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Why we need to give a crap about public toilets

How many people would compare the toilets that we experience in public spaces to the toilet we experience in our own homes? As Place Makers and destination creators, when extending our hospitality, we should definitely be considering the impression that our public toilets are communicating to our residents and visitors.Toilets are a big deal. More than ever before.

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Why has Always Been in Us…

Why do so many adults struggle with knowing their why? What happens between seven and adult hood? Giovanna Lever taps into this through her recent experience.

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Circle of Influence

In many professional landscapes people only care about who you are and what you do. Hear what Giovanna Lever has to say about networking without a business card.

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The art of networking

Networking can often be people's worst nightmares. But why? Giovanna Lever shares how to implement skills to improve your networking abilities at the next work event.

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