What We do

Working Futures™ provides applied research and practical
consultancy in relation to two questions that guide our futures.

1. How can we optimise the positive impact of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) on people, business systems, regions, occupations and industries?
   
2. What capabilities and skills do we need in order to grow and sustain performance, careers, learning and competitiveness?
   

Through answering these two system-level questions Working Futures™ brings a wealth of experience, international networks and the tools and approaches that can be applied across public, commercial and community organisations.

All our consultants are practitioners with the qualifications and expertise in the field where any research, collaboration or solutions delivery to occurs.

How we make a difference

Working Futures™ makes a difference through our provision of:

• Applied research
• Practical consulting
• Workforce planning
• Human Capability Development
• Change management, especially with respect to ICT
• Education and training in the Digital Age

Principal, Consulting Services

Paul T. Wilson

B.Com, GDip Sc (IT), B.Comp (Hons)

 

 

Paul has also been involved in Working Futures™ projects over the past 8 years. This work has involved:

• research, structured knowledge collation, analysis, and information design;
• identifying labour market and training strategies and opportunities; and
• mapping the broad nature and dynamics Australia’s national ICT training systems.

Knowledge is the logic people and organisations apply to achieve results. Paul is knowledge professional, and works with clients to research, consult, systematically design and apply the knowledge needed to achieve effective results and improvement.  This work requires multi-disciplinary approaches, though it typically involves information and communication technologies (ICT), learning, knowledge, organisational and systems design.

Paul is an expert in designing and running surveys, data collection and digital knowledge exchanges that have been designed to capture, share and transfer digital knowledge using leading edge paradigms and systems tools.

Chairperson

Marcus Stuart Bowles

Ph.D., M.Ed., B.A. (Hons), Cert. IV Training and Assessment, Dip. Training and Assessment Systems, Dip. Business (Frontline Management). (FAIM, FCILT, FAHRI, AAMA, IAME, AIMIA, ELNET)

 

Dr Marcus Bowles is a researcher and academic.  He chairs private boards and holds a senior appointment as lecturer and researcher at the AMC, a specialist institute of the University of Tasmania, Australia. 

His primary focus is on capability development and knowledge capital within commercial enterprises and the systems that support such development at a regional, industry and national level. Marcus is especially interested in the deployment of integrated approaches to industry and enterprise leadership, workforce capability planning, skills development and the use of information and communication technologies to enable sustained success.

The Institute of Working Futures clients have included:

• Commonwealth Bank of Australia,
• Qantas Airways Ltd,
• BHP Billiton,
• Woolworths,
• St George Bank,
• Westpac,
• Wesfarmers,
• Shell LNG,
• Santos,
• Simplot,
• SGS International,
• Siemens,
• Vodafone,
• MAIB,
• Seven Network,
• Cable and Wireless Optus,
• Coffee International, and
• Ericsson Australia.

Non-private sector clients have included international standards and accreditation bodies;

• The Department of Defence;
• NZ Health,
• Education and training agencies at all levels of government;
• Regional and sector transport bodies;
• E-commerce bodies;
• Regional and industry development bodies;
• Universities;
• TAFE;
• ICT vendors; and
• Multiple industry representative organisations.