Journal of Behavioural Economics and Social Systems

Wicked problems involve social justice, social change, climate change and the social economy

James Guthrie — 2021-06-29

Prof James Guthrie AM and Prof John Dumay outline the broadening scope of the Journal of Behaviroual Economics and Social Systems (BESS™) and introduce the articles in the third edition.

Research methodologies and methods to effect change in law and social systems

Natalie Stoianoff — 2021-06-29

Intellectual property expert Prof Natalie Stoianoff demonstrates the value of the Delphi Method and Second Track processes in developing laws and regulations that aim to achieve social change. One of her case studies deals with environmental tax and climate policy reform, while another shows how Indigenous legal systems can be integrated within the framework of Australian common law.

The neuroscience of the Second Track

Peter Fritz — 2021-06-29

Humanity’s evolutionary advantage lies in our ability to cooperate and communicate within groups towards shared goals. Entrepreneur and philanthropist Peter Fritz AO argues that the Second Track process is more effective than other approaches because its format is aligned with our natural desire for positive group interaction.

How do we solve wicked problems? Effective crowd management

Andrew Tatrai — 2021-06-29

This paper introduces concepts that may improve our understanding of crowd behaviour and new tools which may help to improve the management of crowds. A multidisciplinary approach taken, drawing on psychology, sociology, mathematics and computer science, amongst other disciplines, and incorporating general management theory, complexity theory and concepts of emergent behaviour and complex adaptive systems. The new tools available for crowd management have been made possible due to advances in digital technology and artificial intelligence.

Learning for competitive advantage and business success

Les Pickett — 2021-06-29

In today’s world of rapid transformation and disruption, ‘the survival of the fittest’ is quickly becoming the survival of the most able to learn. Human capital and corporate governance professional Les Pickett looks at how organisational learning drives competitive advantage and commercial success.

Building the learning organisation: An Australian case study

Les Pickett — 2021-06-29

In a companion piece to his earlier essay, Les Pickett outlines how a large Australian company transformed itself by developing a culture that put continuous, organisation-wide learning at the centre of its philosophy.

Covid-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry, Victoria, Australia

Walter de Ruyter — 2021-06-29

In his first essay for our Journal, Walter de Ruyter explains how antifragility can inform a framework for better management of ‘black swan’ events and explores the influence of groupthink in Victoria's initial handling of the COVID-19 crisis.

'We must keep learning and we must keep doing': Speech to 2021 UN Climate Adaptation Summit

Brian Schmidt AC — 2021-06-29

The Australian National University Vice-Chancellor and winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics Prof Brian Schmidt AC outlines how using science with urgency, at scale and in collaboration will help prevent catastrophic climate change.

'The time for resilience is now': Recommendations of the 2020 GAP Summit on National Reslience

Olga Bodrova — 2021-06-29

Recent environmental, health and economic crises have exposed Australia’s structural weaknesses as well as highlighting individual strength and community agility in the face of challenge and change. Olga Bodrova recounts the ideas and proposals from Global Access Partners’ latest public forum in 2020.