Impact Hub | Adapting to Our Times

Case studies showcasing good ideas that people and organisations have successfully implemented, to adapt and/or pivot

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“Artists have to be prepared to weather just about every storm that comes their way. Whether the challenge is political, social, environmental, economic, or a pandemic, artists are often the best placed to respond while also being the most vulnerable members of our community.” August 27, 2020
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Online exhibitions from Arts Project Australia

“Artists have to be prepared to weather just about every storm that comes their way. Whether the challenge is political, social, environmental, economic, or a pandemic, artists are often the best placed to respond while also being the most vulnerable members of our community.” August 27, 2020

Take a look at what our favorites are doing for their audiences RRR events: https://www.rrr.org.au/events Melbourne Comedy festival: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2020/content-lockdown NGV online: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/channel/self-guided-experiences/
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Creative Organizations for Their Audiences

Take a look at what our favorites are doing for their audiences RRR events: https://www.rrr.org.au/events Melbourne Comedy festival: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2020/content-lockdown NGV online: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/channel/self-guided-experiences/

'A Bendigo initiative has reinvented itself to support every member of the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.’ Tara Cosoleto, Bendigo Advertiser, May 2, 2020
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Community Food Initiative

'A Bendigo initiative has reinvented itself to support every member of the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.’ Tara Cosoleto, Bendigo Advertiser, May 2, 2020

The pandemic has prompted the development of an online ‘one-stop-shop for local producers’ in the Loddon Valley
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Local Loddon Valley Produce Goes Online

The pandemic has prompted the development of an online ‘one-stop-shop for local producers’ in the Loddon Valley

‘At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family's home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, here, for the second time, shares in his own words the moving tale of invention that changed his life.’ July 2009
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A Moving Tale of Invention

‘At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family's home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, here, for the second time, shares in his own words the moving tale of invention that changed his life.’ July 2009

Click for Vic - buy local
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Click for Vic - A Taste of Victoria Delivered to Your Door

Enjoy a taste of Victoria at home with Click for Vic. We’ve curated a selection of the many restaurants, cafes, bars, producers, growers, and artisans offering you a slice of the good life delivered straight to your door.

We came to the realisation that our business would never be the same again, and that we needed to change our business model if we were to survive the next phase - we called upon the expert assistance of our incredible horses.
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Mane Insights

We came to the realisation that our business would never be the same again, and that we needed to change our business model if we were to survive the next phase - we called upon the expert assistance of our incredible horses.

This couple were sleeping in their car before being put in touch with Loddon Campaspe Multicultural Services. They have since found a way to give back to their community, and have launched a YouTube cooking channel.
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Couple giving back amid pandemic hardship

This couple were sleeping in their car before being put in touch with Loddon Campaspe Multicultural Services. They have since found a way to give back to their community, and have launched a YouTube cooking channel.

Pivot: it’s a word used so often during this pandemic. But the shift online by many breweries, venues, bottleshops and, let's face it, pretty much all other businesses during the spread of COVID-19, is one pivot that looks set to last. Making that pivot effectively and ensuring their online experience feels as close as possible to the experience at their bar has been the focus for the team at Bendigo's award-winning craft beer pub The Cambrian Hotel.
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Postcards from the Edge: Pivoting Properly

Pivot: it’s a word used so often during this pandemic. But the shift online by many breweries, venues, bottleshops and, let's face it, pretty much all other businesses during the spread of COVID-19, is one pivot that looks set to last. Making that pivot effectively and ensuring their online experience feels as close as possible to the experience at their bar has been the focus for the team at Bendigo's award-winning craft beer pub The Cambrian Hotel.

You are probably part of changing something now; and many of the lessons of the past will be of no use. Consider investing in some intentional human-centred design to deliver something "scrappy", which can then evolve into something just right.
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Something Scrappy - how these businesses pivoted

You are probably part of changing something now; and many of the lessons of the past will be of no use. Consider investing in some intentional human-centred design to deliver something "scrappy", which can then evolve into something just right.

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About the Let’s Pivot Impact Hub

The Let’s Pivot Impact Hub is a toolkit of practical resources to assist you, your organisation, and your people to respond, recover, and continue to move forward with optimism. It’s just one part of the Let’s Pivot program, supporting community leaders, organisations and individuals to change their strategy without changing their vision.
Find out more here.