About us
With decades of experience in transformational change and expertise in the future of work, we understand the pressures leaders face to deliver value quickly and with minimal disruption.
We bring deep expertise, industry-experience insights, and a proven track record in helping organisations navigate complex change.
Dr Debra Panipucci, Ph.D
Debra Panipucci is a senior leader and Executive coach in HR, OD, Future Workplace strategy and Transformation with experience in ASX listed, government and non-profit organisations across software, accounting, superannuation, insurance, retail, education, FMCG manufacturing and water utilities.
She is passionate about helping organisations make sure they the right organisational architecture, culture and operating model to meet the needs of their future operations.
She is passionate about helping organisations make sure they the right organisational architecture, culture and operating model to meet the needs of their future operations.
She is also tech and AI-savvy, with a deep understanding of the intersection between humans and AI (in terms of role design, process design, the psychology of employees, and governance - all of which are essential to redesign workplaces to embed AI and automation into the fabric of each role, giving employees time back to work on what really matters).
A graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Debra is also highly skilled at working with boards and Executive teams.
Qualifications
Ph.D in Business and Law, Deakin University
AICD graduate
Bachelor of International Trade, Monash (Honours)
Executive Coach (IECL Level 1 & 2)
PROSCI Change Management
People-Centred-Implementation (PCI) Change Management
Leadership Styles Inventory (LSI), Human Synergistics
Hay Group, Job Evaluation system
Leisa Hart
Leisa is a Future-Ready Workplace Strategist. She specialises in helping future-thinking leaders to shape their workplace to be integrated with AI (Artificial Intelligence). Leisa's humanistic and insight driven approach provides organisations with greater clarity, support and practical advice on what to do right now, taking a whole of systems approach to unlock the potential of their people and the business.
The outcome is enhanced human-to-human connections and elevated performance through the fusion of human intelligence and AI.
Leisa has led large-scale change programs across international and domestic markets, in industries across climate change, finance, energy, water, agriculture, government and technology.
Leisa uses proven science-based neuroscience and psychology strategies to harness the potential of individuals and teams so the inevitable integration with AI and automation delivers better outcomes overall.
Qualifications
Post Graduate Certificate in NeuroLeadership
ChangeFirst –People Centred Implementation (PCI) accreditation
Executive Coach (accredited IECL Levels 1, 2 & 3)
Accredited Member of the Neuroscience Coaching Network
Our story
We’ve been working in the space of AI change since 2019 and we love it.
From day 1, we could see that increasingly complex tasks were starting to be delegated to AI systems, and the role of AI in work collaborations was changing rapidly. Through our work with clients across a wide range of industries, we have seen AI start to evolve from a technology used as a tool, to becoming an employee’s teammate.
Successful AI driven change in businesses driven by effective Leadership is what we know how to do.
But let’s start at the beginning…
2018
In 2018 we established Adaptive Change Mindset to help organisations create change that’s better for their people, their business and their world. We quickly zeroed-in on working with organisations who were embarking on their AI and automation journey, because we saw that the human-side was overlooked and ignored – creating unnecessary fear and stress in the workplace.
2019
As we researched intelligent technology for a product idea we had in 2019, we realised the changes from AI in the workplace would have a significant impact on the Culture and Leadership in organisations. So we started to dig into building our knowledge and skills and working with clients who were leading in this space.
2021
In early 2021 we became the first ‘people focused’ organisation to be accepted into the Emerj’ Global AI Accelerator Program designed for businesses specialising in AI and automation delivery. This program enabled us to learn from experts who were leading intelligent technology deployments around the world. It also gave us access to a global network of leaders in the field of intelligent technologies.
Today
Fast forward to today, we now have a podcast called Humans & AI in the Workplace. It’s dedicated to helping future thinking leaders get themselves and their people ready for a workplace that requires everyone to have AI Literacy to skills and for intelligent technology to support humans doing their best work.
We do some consulting work with senior leaders in government, private, ASX listed companies and non-profit organisations. This work is largely in intelligent technology adoption, large-scale cultural transformations, digitalisation, cost-reduction programs, operating model redesign, restructures, process automation, systems implementations, mergers and acquisitions.
Drawing from our industry experience, we know what practically works in businesses and how to create and sustain the engagement of your people to leverage AI. Our approach is grounded in the latest thinking from neuroscience and psychology to reduce fear, increase curiosity, address resistance and build adaptability in the workplace. We also help leaders understand how to change people’s behaviours and habits in order to deliver sustainable business results, so that they can continue to deliver strong performance long after we have gone (so they can be independent!!)
We’re always up for a coffee conversation if you have a human and AI in the workplace puzzle to solve, so don’t hesitate to reach out.
The companies we have helped
