Foreword

The Menzies Foundation is delighted to be collaborating with Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell AO and her team at the ANU School of Cybernetics to build the foundations for the national and global leadership conversation we must cultivate collectively to address the significant leadership challenges we face in Australia, our region and the world. This white paper builds a bridge between the past and the future, it highlights the foundational importance of a systems perspective, and provides a framework to deepen our collective understanding of the essential leadership attributes we will need to be instrumental in creating an imagined future which optimises the potential of people, technology and planet. The Menzies Foundation aspires to build a leadership movement which encourages Australians to reflect on leadership, build their leadership capability and contribute to the ‘greater good’. This white paper is an important contribution to this movement. We look forward to working with the School of Cybernetics to elicit your feedback and then develop the experiential platform to build this leadership capability.

Liz Gillies, CEO, Menzies Foundation