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34. Reimagining Impact: Professor Lisa Grocott on hosting Tomorrow Parties to bring future impact to life

34. Reimagining Impact: Professor Lisa Grocott on hosting Tomorrow Parties to bring future impact to life

Imagine stepping into a future where your research is creating the impact you've always hoped for. That's exactly what happens in a Tomorrow Party – an innovative method where researchers and stakeholders physically experience their desired futures rather than just planning for them. In this episode, Prof Lisa Grocott explains how this approach helps close the "imagination gap" that often prevents meaningful change. By creating spaces where people collectively imagine themselves already living in their preferred futures – speaking, feeling, and celebrating as if those futures are real – Tomorrow Parties generate the emotional connection and collective hope that traditional planning methods rarely achieve.

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15. Elizabeth Davie on unlocking the power of play for researchers

15. Elizabeth Davie on unlocking the power of play for researchers

Today’s episode is a deep dive with Elizabeth Davie, the coordinator of the University of Melbourne’s Complex Human Data Hub and an accomplished comedy performer, director, and teacher.

Elizabeth shares her insights on the critical role of playfulness in research communication and engagement. She brings unique perspectives from her experience in clowning, improv, and stand-up comedy, emphasising how these art forms can transform workplace culture and enhance researchers’ communication skills.

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5. Andy Matthews & Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall on using comedy to make your research more approachable

5. Andy Matthews & Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall on using comedy to make your research more approachable

Today's episode is a deep dive with comedians Andy Matthews and Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall.

Andy and Alasdair host the science comedy quiz show "The Pop Test" on Radio National and inject their love of science into so much of the comedy they've produced — including their incredible live shows "Magma" and "Teleport".

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