Degrees, Dreams & Detours: Rethinking Graduate Employment

What happens when you finish your degree, full of hope and ambition - only to find that the job you trained for doesn’t exist, or isn’t hiring?  In the final episode of this series, Think: Business Futures explores the difficult and often disheartening journey that many young graduates face in low…

The Nature of Change: Biodiversity, Power, and Financial Systems

What if the way we invest money could either destroy ecosystems or help regenerate them? In this episode of Think Business Futures, we’re taking a look at the urgent and complex challenge of the biodiversity crisis. But this isn’t just a story about endangered species or vanishing rainforests. It’…

Changing the Game: How Marketing Fuels Gambling Harm

Gambling is no longer just a weekend activity, it’s embedded in our daily lives. In this episode, Think: Business Futures talks to Professor Ross Gordon, Director of the Change for Good Research Centre and professor of Behaviour and Social Change At UTS Business School, about the growing normalis…

Digital Decarbonisation: Clouds, Code, and Climate Goals

As businesses race to meet net zero targets, many are turning to digital technologies to reduce emissions. But are innovations like AI, sensors, and blockchain truly delivering on their promise? In this episode of Think: Business Futures, we explore digital carbonisation and how Industry 4.0 techn…

Startups & Strategy: The Cost of Ignoring Marketing

If you had $100,000 to grow your startup, how much would you spend on marketing? Chances are - not enough. And you wouldn’t be alone. In this episode of Think: Business Futures, Ali Aitken is joined by Dr Ofer Mintz, Associate Professor and Associate Head of Marketing at UTS Business School, who…

Debt, Downsizing & Dignity: Financial Planning for Retirement

Retirement isn’t what it used to be. More Australians are entering retirement with debt, navigating complex pension rules, and feeling financial pressure from family. To unpack how the concept of retirement is shifting, and the growing financial pressures facing older Australians, Think: Business …

Hemlines & Headlines: Fashion’s Climate Story

What if your clothes could help fight climate change?  Think: Business Futures explores how Australia is leading the charge to decarbonise the fashion and textile industry. From circular supply chains and rental models to designing garments for reuse and repair, we look at how research, design, an…

Reclaiming the Narrative: Indigenous Leadership and the Future of Work

What if the future of work for Indigenous Australians was shaped entirely by Indigenous voices? In this powerful episode of Think: Business Futures, we spotlight a groundbreaking initiative: the Centre for Indigenous People and Work at the University of Technology Sydney - the first Indigenous-led…

Waves of Change: Women, Surfing, and the Fight for Equity

In this episode of Think: Business Futures, we dive headfirst into the shifting tides of women’s surfing.  We are joined by two changemakers making serious waves: Dr AJ Kaya, Senior Lecturer at UTS Business School and co-author of the landmark report Waves of Change: Women and Surfing in Australia…

From Diversity to Unity: The Power of Cultural Festivals

How celebration can be a catalyst for change? In this episode, Think: Business Futures dives into the vibrant world of cultural festivals and their powerful role in shaping a more inclusive Australia. Ali Aitken is joined by Pavlina Jasovska, and Najmeh Hassanli, both senior lecturers at UTS Busin…