Tania de jong am -  transformational business and organisation leadership

Tania de Jong AM is a leading Australian soprano and social entrepreneur. She founded Creativity Australia and Creative Universe to improve wellbeing, engagement and innovation in organisations and communities. She has a Bachelor of Law (Honours) from the University of Melbourne and is a graduate of Victorian College of the Arts. Her numerous awards include Ernst and Young Australian Social Entrepreneur of the Year as Founder of The Song Room.

She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2008 and named Brainlink Woman of Achievement in 2009. Tania's other awards include the "Outstanding Individual Contribution to Australian Culture", Churchill Fellowship and a Melbourne Award. She was a finalist in the Telstra Business Women's Awards and has recently been inducted into the AGSE Entrepreneurs Hall of Fame.

Tania consults to multinational organizations on creative leadership and innovation, works with a range of migrants and disadvantaged communities to build social capital and has performed in over 40 countries and released 6 CDs with her group Pot-Pourri. She is Founder of entertainment and event production company Music Theatre Australia. She presents keynote speeches in Australia and internationally for a diverse range of conferences and events. She is Founder and Executive Producer of Creative Innovation 2010 and 2011.

 (Trivia: She attended college in the USA on a tennis scholarship.)

Her particular skills lie in the domains of:-

  • Executive and other teams – ‘Building Trust’
  • Developing a culture of creativity and unlocking innovation capability
  • Removing self-limiting beliefs and inspiring new possibilities for achievement/success
  • Being an agent for change
  • Unleashing potential
  • Corporate social responsibility/developing community and culture
  • Keynote speeches and world class customised performances
  • Facilitation and workshops

The Challenge

Sustainable growth in the future can only be achieved by the continuous generation of new, creative ideas and strategies.

There are a range of ways in which organisations address this issue including structures, processes, incentives and systems unleashing the creative potential of individuals. Many organisations today have turned to workplace innovation programs in the conviction that creativity is one key to competitive survival. And organisations know their ability to innovate lies in the creativity and abilities of their people.

The individual needs to understand and adopt internal thinking processes that increase the potential for new thinking. Organisations have to do the same. Creativity will be the strategic tool for the 21st Century.


Our Approach

Creative Universe is working with business, creative, community and thought leaders and universities to develop new thinking, outstanding programs and evidence-based research in this area.

We work with you to create a program designed to suit your challenges and provide leadership practitioners who guide your organisation and your staff to finding creative solutions using an integrated and creative approach to strategic leadership.


Leadership

Inspiring Minds is delighted to offer a diverse suite of exciting new programs that facilitate unique, creative experiences, executive leadership, training, and break-outs for strategy days, conferences, retreats and meetings.

These programs are designed to create ultimate brainstorming power, improve wellbeing and engagement and unlock leadership and innovation potential. Programs can be customised to achieve key business outcomes including healing stressed or dysfunctional teams, developing new strategies and a culture of innovation, caring and sharing throughout the organisation.

We offer a creative menu from short sessions to half and full day sessions, as well as keynote speeches and briefings and individual and team coaching.

Tania and her team can design everything from short leadership workshops to full 2-3 day starategic leadership conferences and retreat programs. These are very powerful team building and change tools, and quite different from other management and leadership programs in the market place at present.


“The team building undertaken on the first day led to the excellent planning results we achieved on the second. Thanks for your oustanding leadership program.”
 La Trobe University

Tania is expanding her work with a range of organisations and ASX blue chip companies (incl. Telstra, ANZ, BHP, Leightons, Thiess etc.) who are all interested in the work she is doing around building innovation capability, developing leaders out of managers, harmonising executive teams and finding greater meaning and purpose.

We are happy to develop a bespoke program and presentations to suit your themes and required outcomes.


“The event last night was a great success, and on a number of different levels. It was fun, built trust and shared experience amongst our group, and helped advance the leadership program we are workshopping.Your contribution was wonderful and you obviously have a winning set of products that are refreshingly different. Thanks you for sharing the experience with us last night.”
 Tony Oliva BHP Worsley Alumina

Teambuilding

We create programs that will add an important dimension to the development and recognition of high performing teams and creative-thinking individuals. These programs are custom designed to ensure everyone steps out of their comfort zones and participates, learns and grows together. They are powerful, fun and highly interactive.


“A great activity that really brought together our 250 HR leaders as one team. We started with 70% saying they couldn't sing and finished with an amazing four-part harmony song that they really were proud of. Highly recommended!”
 Andrea Grant, Telstra

“Can you pass on our appreciation for demonstrating that creativity in business can actually work. Interactive leadership workshops are always more productive and enjoyable and this one was a belter.”
 Committee for Melbourne

“Tania engaged the workshop audience with her passion and creative flair. The singing and laughter coming from the workshop room was a sure indicator of a successful and compelling workshop.”
 Beth Phelan, Conference Director, Mind & Its Potential 2010

Creative Universe is growing fast due to the support and referrals of our highly valued clients. We have a range of outstanding consultant and faciliators to suit your specific business needs around Australia and internationally.

We are also producing an important conference which may be of interest for your executives. Creative Innovation 2010 will take place 8-10 September 2010 at Melbourne Recital Centre and will bring together delegates from all sectors, leading thinkers and speakers to discuss the importance of creativity in re-inventing the future and solving community, organisational and global issues. It will be a highly interactive, entertaining and educational experience in the style and spirit of TED.com events held overseas.