Wendy Perry

A Room Full of Legends – Reflections from the AWS User Group International Women’s Day event in Adelaide

Last Thursday evening, the Adelaide AWS User Group hosted its International Women’s Day gathering at the Innovation and Collaboration Centre in Light Square, Adelaide. The format was simple but powerful. A keynote, a panel, great conversation, pizza, and a room full of people curious about where technology is heading and who is shaping it. One […]

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Salesforce implementation is never just a tech project – Why Strategic Workforce Planning is the sometimes overlooked capability behind CRM success

Salesforce implementations are often framed as digital transformation initiatives. The language focuses on platforms, integrations, dashboards, AI and automation. Yet when Salesforce deployments struggle to deliver value, the cause is rarely technical. The real issue is usually that organisations have not defined what the future workforce is meant to look like before locking that future

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Communities of Practice to Innovation, Managing Knowledge from Tacit to Explicit and RPL for Skills That Matter

Across workforce systems, education, entrepreneurship and professional practice, we invest heavily in learning yet consistently underinvest in how knowledge is created, retained and recognised. Over more than three decades of working across Australia and internationally, I have seen knowledge emerge in conversations, projects, peer problem-solving and lived experience, only to disappear when people change roles,

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Refocusing Australia’s Skills, Qualifications and Productivity Conversation

What the New Training Package Organising Framework Means and How Experience Shows the Way Australia talks a lot about productivity but rarely in ways that connect clearly to the workplace, skills, qualifications or what businesses actually experience day to day. Productivity is often described through economic measures, but for employers it is fundamentally about capability,

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Leading with Impact & Innovation Networking 11.12.25, 5:30 – 7:30pm in Adelaide (will book out); Australian & NZ delegation to Bhutan 2026; Growth Hack (27-28.11.25) & Friday Pitch Night + Networking in Freeling; AI Powered Strategic Workforce Planning

Hi there Hope you are well? And many of us start an email with this question – I always mean it but maybe more so today. Because I’ve been supporting close family members with some health issues and sickness but they are much better now. I don’t think these are things to post about on

Leading with Impact & Innovation Networking 11.12.25, 5:30 – 7:30pm in Adelaide (will book out); Australian & NZ delegation to Bhutan 2026; Growth Hack (27-28.11.25) & Friday Pitch Night + Networking in Freeling; AI Powered Strategic Workforce Planning Read More »

Stories, Strength, and Success: Highlights from the 2025 First Nations Business Showcase

On Tuesday 14 October 2025, more than 100 First Nations businesses from across South Australia gathered at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre (The Arena) for the annual First Nations Business Showcase 2025. Hosted by The Circle – First Nations Entrepreneur Hub, located at Lot Fourteen in Adelaide, the showcase offered a powerful platform for buyers, procurement teams,

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First Nations Business Showcase 2025 – Capability, Collaboration and Community

On Tuesday, 14 October 2025, the First Nations Business Showcase 2025 will bring together more than 100 First Nations businesses from across South Australia at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Hindmarsh. Running from 10 am to 2.30 pm, this free event is a key part of Indigenous Business Month and offers buyers, procurement specialists, business leaders

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Baby Granddaughter Joy; Small Business Week & Training Awards; Lunch Together; Spring Markets; JB Wines; First Nations Business Showcase 2025; Australia’s VET System & America’s Talent Strategy; More Blogs, Events & Grants

Hi there, hope you are well? The past few weeks have been full on, as our daughter Aimee became very unwell whilst in the later stages of her second pregnancy (she is much better now), and this meant being there for our family as a priority. Apologies if I missed your messages, calls, events and

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5 Brands One Mission

Developing Current to Future-Ready Workforces & Education through Strategic Workforce Planning & Workforce Development, VET & TVET Innovation, Jobs & Skills Foresight Across Australia and internationally, these interconnected brands address critical challenges in strategic workforce planning, skills development, VET/TVET, business growth, innovation and entrepreneurship—delivering practical, future-focused solutions for industries, regions, communities, and individuals. Workforce BluePrint

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Behind the Scenes of South Australia’s Brands and Icons: Discover the Stories, People, and Places You Didn’t Know You Needed to Know

South Australia has a way of quietly producing some of the best food, drinks, and experiences in the country—yet many of the people behind these local brands are doing it under the radar. You might have seen their products in a small independent grocer, or heard someone mention their name in passing, but you’ve never

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