THINK AHEAD

THE STORY

A GREAT EDUCATION

IT’S A MUST

IT UNDERPINS PROGRESS

IT’S THE CORNERSTONE TO A BETTER WORLD

AND IT’S EVERYONE’S RIGHT

BUT WHAT IS A RIGHT EDUCATION?

WE’RE TAUGHT TO THINK IN AN OLD WAY

WHERE SANDSTONE DEFINES SUCCESS

INSTITUTIONS INSPIRE

THE ESTABLISHMENT ADJUDICATE

AND THEIR LEARNED TELL US HOW TO THINK

TO THINK FORMALLY

TO THINK TENURE COUNTS

TO THINK IN FIXED AND FEES

TO THINK WITHIN BOUNDS

TO THINK WITHIN HOURS

TO THINK ACCORDING TO THEIR AGENDA

TO THINK IN ISOLATION OF INDUSTRY

TO THINK THEIR WAY IS THE ONLY WAY

TO THINK THERE IS NO BETTER WAY

BUT IT’S TIME WE THINK DIFFERENT

IT’S TIME TO RETHINK EDUCATION

TO RETHINK SUCCESS – YOURS MATTERS NOT OURS

TO RETHINK OUTCOMES – EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNT

TO RETHINK APPROACHES – ANYTIME, ANYPLACE, LEARN TO GROW

TO RETHINK STRUCTURES – ANY DISCIPLINE, ANY CLASS WORKS OR NO CLASS WORKS

TO RETHINK ENGAGEMENT – INDUSTRY AND BEYOND

TO RETHINK VALUES – WE’RE TRAINING THE WHOLE STUDENT

WE BELIEVE IN A BETTER WAY TO LEARN

IT’S WHY WE’RE HERE

IT’S WHY WE’LL AGITATE

AND FIGHT FOR WHAT’S RIGHT

THE RIGHT EDUCATION TO MAKE THE WORLD BETTER

IT’S TIME TO THINK AGAIN

IT’S TIME TO RETHINK EDUCATION

We’re taught to think the old way

To think within bounds

To thinkwithinhours

It’s why we’ll agitateThe right education to make

the world better

WHAT THINK IS FIGHTING AGAINST

HOW THINK WILL FIGHT FOR WHAT IS RIGHT

LOOK & FEEL

THESE IMAGES REPRESENT THE TYPES OF IMAGES THAT MAY BE USED TO BRING THE VIDEO AND BOOK TO LIFE.

THIS REPRESENTS A PROPOSED VISUAL STYLE OF THE THINK VIDEO AND BOOK. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO VISUALLY REFLECT THE MOOD AND EMOTIONAL PULL OF THE STORY THROUGH STRIKING IMAGES OVERLAYED WITH COPY IN STRONG FONTS. (THE ABOVE ARE INDICATIVE OF STYLE ONLY AND NOT OF ACTUAL COPY/IMAGES TO BE USED)

LOOK & FEEL

THINK AHEAD HOW WILL WE MEASURE SUCCESS?

RETHINK OUTCOMES

• BY 2015, OUR GRADUATES WILL EARN 5% HIGHER THAN AVERAGE STARTING SALARY COMPARED TO OTHER GRADUATES IN THEIR FIELD. BY 2020 THIS WILL RISE TO 10% HIGHER. 

• BY 2015, 80% OF STUDENTS IN OUR COURSES WILL GO TO WORK THROUGH INDUSTRY PLACEMENT/ INTERNSHIPS/ WIL. THIS WILL INCREASE TO 100% BY 2020.

• WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, 20% OF EXISTING COURSES AND ALL NEW COURSES WILL SHARE A BUSINESS MANAGEMENT/ ENTREPRENEURSHIP/ SMALL BUSINESS ELECTIVE. BY 2020 THIS WILL BE 100%.

LEARNING & TEACHING

80%BY 2015,EVERYONE GOES TO WORK.

90%BY 2020, THIS WILL RISE TO

OF OUR GRADUATES WILL BE EMPLOYED, SELF-EMPLOYED OR ENGAGED IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP OR FURTHER EDUCATION WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF COMPLETING.

RETHINK APPROACHES

LEARNING & TEACHING

2015 2020 ALL COURSES IN MAJOR CITIES WILL BE DELIVERED FLEXIBLY THROUGH A COMBINATION OF OUTSTANDING 24HR VIRTUAL AND ON-CAMPUS EXPERIENCES.

MELBOURNE/SYDNEY/BRISBANE BY PERTH, ADELAIDE AND ASIA PACIFIC BY

• LONG TERM, FLEXIBILITY WILL SUPPORT QUALITY. BY 2020, OUR ONLINE COURSES WILL HAVE THE SAME OUTCOMES (RETENTION, ACHIEVEMENT AND PROGRESSION) AS ON CAMPUS. BY 2015, THERE WILL BE LESS THAN A 10% DIFFERENTIAL.

• BY 2015, OUR THINK COMMUNITY WILL HAVE 24 HOUR ACCESS TO LEARNING CENTRES AND SUPPORT AT OUR CAMPUSES IN SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND BRISBANE. BY 2020 THIS WILL EXTEND TO ALL CAMPUSES.

• BY 2020, 20% OF OUR ALUMNI WILL EMPLOY OR PROVIDE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS, BY 2015 10%.

• BY 2020, ALL OUR GRADUATES WILL HAVE AN E PORTFOLIO AND INTERNATIONALLY ACCREDITED SOFT SKILLS. 100% WILL GRADUATE WITH MORE THAN ONE QUALIFICATION. BY 2015 50% WILL HAVE MORE THAN 1 QUALIFICATION.

RETHINK TALENT

TALENT & CULTURE OUR COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS, STAFF AND INDUSTRY WILL SHARE THE SAME ATTRIBUTES; WE ARE

CURIOUS, COLLABORATIVE, GLOBAL, AGITATORS & CLEVER.

• WE WILL MEASURE OUR CULTURE BY:

• ALL OUR STAFF WILL DEMONSTRATE OUR FIVE KEY CULTURE ATTRIBUTES AND VALUES, AS MEASURED BY STUDENTS, BY 2020, 75% BY 2015.

• BY 2015, 80% OF OUR STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE OUR FIVE KEY CULTURE ATTRIBUTES AND VALUES, AS MEASURED BY THEIR INDUSTRY MENTOR, INCREASING TO 100% BY 2020.

• BY 2015, 5% OF OUR STAFF WILL HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED AFTER STUDYING AT THINK, INCREASING TO 10% BY 2020.

• BY 2015, 60% OF OUR STAFF WILL RECOMMEND A THINK COLLEGE AS FIRST CHOICE  OF STUDY TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS. BY 2020, THIS WILL BE 90%.  

BY 2015, EACH YEAR 150 STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE AN INTER-DISCIPLINARY 

REAL WORLD CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONSPROJECT IN THE AREAS OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP/ SUSTAINABILITY/ FUTURES. THIS WILL BECOME 100% OF STUDENTS BY 2020.

• BY 2015, THINK WILL HAVE 50,000 PRO-ACTIVE DIGITAL CITIZENS. 100,000 BY 2020.

• OUR COMMUNITY WILL WIN 30+ INDUSTRY AWARDS AND THINK WILL RECEIVE GLOBAL RECOGNITION WITHIN THE EDUCATION INDUSTRY BY 2015. THIS WILL INCREASE TO 50+ BY 2020.

• STAFF ENGAGEMENT, AS MEASURED BY INSIGHT SURVEY, WILL INCREASE TO PLACE THINK IN THE TOP 20% OF AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES BY 2015 AND THE TOP 5% BY 2020.

TALENT & CULTURE

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RETHINK EXCELLENCE

BUSINESS EXCELLENCE

• BY 2015 OUR INSPIRATIONAL COMMERCIAL AND TEACHING SPACES IN VIRTUAL, SYDNEY AND BRISBANE WILL HAVE WORLD CLASS RECOGNITION. BY 2020 THIS RECOGNITION WILL EXTEND TO SPACES IN EACH AUSTRALIAN MAJOR CITY AND AT LEAST ONE SPACE IN ASIA PACIFIC.

• STUDENT COMPLETIONS WILL BE 2 OUT OF 3 BY 2015. BY 2020 9 OUT OF 10 OF OUR STUDENTS WILL ACHIEVE THEIR DESIRED OUTCOME.

THERE WILL BE 20 NEW BUSINESS INCUBATOR PODS FOR OUR SELF-EMPLOYED ALUMNI IN EACH CITY BY 2015, 100 BY 2015.

• BY 2015, OUR VISION WILL BE SUSTAINED THROUGH CLEAR ACCOUNTABILITIES, FIT FOR PURPOSE LEAN SYSTEMS, TRANSPARENT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND GROUP WIDE APPROACHES ENSURING TARGETED INVESTMENT >$ DIRECTLY RELATING TO EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT OUTCOMES.

• REVENUE WILL INCREASE TO $150M 25% EBITDA BY 2015 AND TO $250M 25% EBITDA IN 2020.

• BY 2020, A THINK STUDENT OR GRADUATE WILL BE RECOGNISED IN AUSTRALIA IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AWARDS; ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR, AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR, TELSTRA BUSINESS AWARDS.

 

BUSINESS EXCELLENCE

CONTINUED

RETHINK PRIORITIES

FY 14 HIGH RETURN ACTIVITIES

STRATEGY

DESIGN AND DELIVER FUTURE STRATEGY. DELIVER ON STAKEHOLDER, STAFF AND STUDENT EXPECTATIONS FY14.

LEARNING & TEACHING

PORTFOLIO – PRODUCT, WHERE, WHEN AND WHY? DL TO FOL TO EXCELLENCE IN BLENDED PLUS BLACKBOARD. PLACEMENTS/INDUSTRY VALUE.

TALENT & CULTURE

ACADEMIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES CLEAR. CLEAR COMMS THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORK IMPLEMENTATION. TALENT DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

BUSINESS EXCELLENCE

COMMON TIMETABLE. DASHBOARD. LEAN STUDENT ADMIN PROCESSES. RECRUITMENT AND ALUMNI GROWTH. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING/ REPORTING AND FORECASTING SYSTEM. TWO NEW CAMPUSES.