Dr Kate
Raynes-Goldie

is the Chief Connection Officer of The Up Next Company, a PhD-trained business & cultural anthropologist, keynote speaker, strategist, TEDx speaker coach, Business News Tech & Innovation Columnist and the creator of SUPERCONNECT® – a proven tool to foster human connection, boost psychological safety, ignite curiosity and most of all enable better conversations about difficult things. SUPERCONNECT® is built on LEGO® Serious Play, a method used by global megabrands like IKEA, Virgin and Samsung.

The SUPERCONNECT® Method

SUPERCONNECT® is a powerful play-based facilitation, strategy, collaboration and engagement methodology built on LEGO® Serious Play® that creates connection, clarity and confidence. Using the familiarity, comfort, fun and playfulness of LEGO®, the SUPERCONNECT® method offers a proven, evidence-based method to quickly and safely create trust, understanding and connection between people of all ages and backgrounds while gaining deep insight and clarity around issues that require input from many voices.

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“In this time of uncertainty and disconnection, curiosity and play are your new superpowers for sparking connection, unleashing creativity and delivering deep clarity.’

Curiosity and play have sparked the biggest breakthroughs in history. So, when you foster them in the workplace, it connects people back to each other and empowers teams to new approaches, overcome longstanding roadblocks and face the future with clarity and confidence.

I work with organisations like Commonwealth Bank of Australia, RSM, Deakin University, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Microsoft, Mozilla Foundation, the Australian Computer Society, the RAC (WA) and the Department of Finance (WA) to unleash their curiosity and empower their people. My work has been featured on MTV, at the Toronto International Film Festival and the National Theatre in London and the new WA Museum.

Dr Kate Raynes-Goldie

How Dr Kate can help…

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SUPERCONNECT

YOUR TEAM

Supercharge your team to increase innovation, spark creativity and boost team cohesion. Teams walk away feeling reenergised, reconnected and happy… or in their own words: like they’ve ‘had a therapy session’!

SUPERCONNECT

YOUR EVENT

Audience activations that will blow their minds and give them an experience like no other. Your audience will leave feeling inspired, energised and full of joy! Guaranteed they will be raving about your event to everyone they know.

SUPERCONNECT

YOUR STAKEHOLDERS

Get powerful, authentic and actionable insights from your stakeholders, while making them feel heard and appreciated. Not only will you make your stakeholders feel happy, you’ll be able to move forward with confidence and clarity, knowing you have their buy in.

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“Kate is a top class thinker, leader and facilitator. She ran a games/XR workshop for me at Deakin a while back which got rave reviews from colleagues. She is hands on and effective, not a “lecturer” but a leader to new ideas.”

PROFESSOR MATTHEW ALLEN, DEAKIN UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA

“Entertaining, bold, and clever. She has more talent and skills at keynote event facilitation featuring Lego than [Lego Masters’ hosts] Will Arnett and Hamish Blake combined. As the star attraction of my organization's virtual AGM, Kate kept the audience entertained and intrigued with her presentation and accompanying workshop”.

ANDREW KRUPOWICZ, INTERNAL AUDITORS ASSOCIATION TORONTO CHAPTER

“Kate is a remarkably capable, inspiring and thoughtful person… There is no question that she is one of our best and brightest.”

SCOTT LUDLAM, FORMER WA SENATOR, AUTHOR, AND TEDX SPEAKER

Honoured to be…

One of Western Australia's top 40 under 40
(The WA Business News)

Professional of the Year
(ACS Digital Disruptors Awards)

Achiever of the Year
(Incite Awards)

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