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MAPNet Rethinking work skills for the future of work Project team Project lead Professor Mark Griffin Project member Melissa Chapman Project member Katrina Hosszu Project member Megan Orchard Project member Professor Sharon Parker Project member Professor Karina Jorritsma Project member Professor Marylène Gagné Project member Professor Patrick Dunlop MAPNet overview Our approach To explain the deep structure of work tasks. The MAPNet approach allows organisations to identify the multitude of skills and activities that are fundamental for enabling success in uncertain and interdependent work environments. The MAPNet framework details key skills required for employees and organisations to be successful for the future of work. Understanding the future of work The changing nature of work is a growing concern. Technological innovation, automation, big data, and demographic changes such as longevity are leading to substantial disruption across industry sectors. There is an urgent need for a better understanding of future work skills and how they develop. What is driving the change in work? Governments, organisations, and communities are grappling with the demands of future work. We have reviewed the key trends that demand newways of thinking about skills and work requirements. MAPNet skills Foundation Skills: Mastery The foundation of MAPNet is the concept of mastery; the ability to perform core tasks with a high level of proficiency. Transformational Skills: Adaptivity Adaptivity involves adjustingoneself and reconfiguring responses in a changing environment. Through adaptivity, people apply their current knowledge and skills to new situations that are more diverse and more complex than the ones they have previously encountered. Transformational Skills: Proactivity Proactivity is a set of self-starting, action oriented behaviours that change the situation or oneself to improve personal or organisational effectiveness. Two types of knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) have been noted as key to proactivity; a thorough understanding of one’s work (job-related KSAs) and context relevant knowledge. Network Skills: Local Networks Team work in local networks allows individuals to achieve something greater than their individual capabilities through utilising a network of skills and abilities. Networked Skills: Complex Networks Modern work often requires a complex network of skills achieved through multiteam systems. Multiteam systems are defined as when two or more teams work interdependently towards shared goals. Integration Skills: Transformational Networks The above skills do not function in isolation and high performance is achieved when individuals integrate transformational and network skills. Building blocks for the future We have defined some of the most commonly noted key abilities, which we suggest as the building blocks of future skills, as outlined by the MAPNet framework: Critical thinking Problem solving Collaboration and communication Creativity and Innovation Information and Communication Technology (ICT) / Technical literacy Foundational skills and STEM Developing and supporting the MAPNet skills The key conditions and systems that are needed to develop and support the MAPNet skills are: Work design Motivation Teams Selection and training Leadership To support and develop the MAPNet skills, adaption in these areas are usually required at the organisation level. However, there are also a number of opportunities for individuals to engage their own sense of agency in preparing for the future of work. MAPNet report Download the report summary Download the full report

< Back Initiating Care and Career Check-ins at the WA Police Force: A Guide to Making Work, Work for You Read the report About the report This toolkit provides guidance on how police officers (or similar) can ask for support that helps them in times of difficulty (care check-ins), can help them develop professional mastery (learning check-ins), and can help them continue to grow (career check-ins). Gunson, H., Boeing, A., Hosszu, K., Chi, J., & Jorritsma, K. (2024). Initiating Care and Career Check-ins at the WA Police Force – A Guide to Making Work, Work for You. Toolkit by the Future of Work Institute, Curtin University funded by the Mental Health Commission of Western Australia. Citation: Previous Next

Undiagnosed Diseases Program Project members Project lead Professor Sharon Parker Project lead Florian Klonek Project lead Georgia Hay Overview We have partnered with Genetic Services WA and the Office of Population Health Genomics (OPHG) to study the Western Australian Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP-WA), an interdisciplinary ‘expert panel’ which reviews the cases of chronically undiagnosed patients. The aim The current project is to understand the cognitive, motivational, and social-psychological factors that contribute to or inhibit the success and sustainability of the program. Data collection is ongoing and includes interviews with the UDP-WA expert clinicians, short written surveys, and systematic observation of the monthly expert panel meetings. With the final goal being to develop a evidence-based recommendations on how to further enhance and sustain the success of the UDP-WA, specifically by improving clinician engagement and communication in the expert panel meetings. These recommendations will be developed in consultation with the OPHG and UDP-WA management team, and will include follow-up evaluations. Industry outcomes Building a fit-for-purpose framework The proposed immediate outcome of the project is a comprehensive, multi-level framework of the UDP-WA that describes the factors that contribute to the current program’s success. Communication of our findings Dissemination of these findings will provide significant support for the further globalisation and sustainability of UDPs internationally.

< Back Support Your Volunteers: Volunteer Leader Toolkit Read the report About the report The resource kit comprises three modules full of evidence-based, interactive and engaging videos, documents and activities that were developed in partnership with emergency service volunteers and their leaders. Support Your Volunteers: Volunteer Leader ToolkitNatural Hazards Research Australia Citation: Previous Next

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Engaging Scouts Leaders Partnership with Curtin University and The University of Western Australia research team Project members Project lead Professor Marylène Gagné Project lead Professor Patrick Dunlop Project lead Djurre Holtrop Project member Jane Chong Project member Professor John Cordery Project member Christine Soo Scouts research overview Volunteer Recruitment, Retention & Engagement to find ways to attract and retain more adult volunteers to deliver Scouts youth programs.Why have you committed to staying with Scouts Australia is important to us and with this understanding we hope to improve the retention of greater numbers of our leaders… – Chris Bates, former Chief Commissioner Scouts Australia (Chiefy) Read our Research poster As Scouts organisations across the country would know, developing effective recruitment, training and retention strategies are essential for non-profit organisations to deliver quality youth programs. Non-profit organisations such as Scouts often struggle to attract and retain a sufficient number of volunteers, resulting youth who would like to become Scouts, but often find the experience challenging due to long wait lists. The key purpose of this partnership was to help Scouts find successful, innovative solutions to attract and engage volunteers who are crucial for delivering its youth programs and vision. Prof Marylène Gagné, Dr Patrick Dunlop, and Dr Djurre Holtrop from the Curtin Future of Work Institute and Dr Christine Soo from the UWA Business School, along with Professor John Cordery from Curtin University, provided their expertise to improve recruitment and retention at Scouts from 2016-2020. Together with Scouts WA, Scouts SA, Scouts VIC and Scouts TAS, they have been awarded an impressive Australian Research Council Linkage Project Grant to try new state-of-the-art recruitment, training and communications strategies to improve the engagement and retention of Scouts volunteers.

< Back Thriving Sustainably: Navigating the Complex Landscape of Workplace Mental Health - A Thrive at Work Survey Insights Report Read the report About the report This report delves into key findings from the ongoing Thrive at Work Survey conducted among Australian workers and workplaces, and represents the culmination of our extensive efforts at the intersection of research and practice. Cham, B., Jorritsma, K., Griffin, M., & Parker, S.K. (2023). Thriving Sustainably: Navigating the Complex Landscape of Workplace Mental Health. A Thrive at Work Survey Insights Report. Curtin University. https://www.thriveatwork.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Thriving-Sustainably-A-Thrive-at-Work-Survey-Insights-Report.pdf Citation: Previous Next

< Back Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety in the mining industry – The MARS Program Landmark Study: Workplace policy and practice survey Read the report About the report This report presents the results of a workplace policy and practice survey that assessed the initiatives that mining companies report engaging in to support worker well-being. Drane, C.F., Yam, C., Anderson, M., Fruhen, L., Jorritsma, K., & Parker, S.K. (2023). Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety in the mining industry – The MARS Program Landmark Study: Workplace Policy and Practice Survey. A report prepared by the Centre for Transformative Work Design for the Government of Western Australia. https://www.wa.gov.au/system/files/2023-12/mars_workplace_policy_practice_report_2.pdf Citation: Previous Next

< Back How to make my Flexible Work SMART: A Guide for Workers Read the report About the report This guide provides practical, evidence-based strategies on how the worker can optimise their performance and well-being when working flexibly. Parker, K., Parker, S. K., & Jorritsma, K. (2020). How to Make My Flexible Work SMART. Commissioned Guide prepared for Western Australian State Government Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation. Future of Work Institute, Curtin University. Citation: Previous Next

< Back Mental awareness, respect and safety in the mining industry – The landmark study: A review and synthesis of the literature Read the report About the report This report provides an overview and synthesis of the current literature concerning the three focus areas: mental health and well-being, physical health and safety, and workplace culture and sexual harassment/assault. Yam, C., Parker, S., Fruhen, L., Anderson, M., Woodley, G., Hendriks, J., Burns, S., & Drane, C. (2022). Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety in the mining industry – The Landmark Study: A review and synthesis of the literature. https://www.wa.gov.au/system/files/2022-11/MARS_LMS_Preliminary_Report_2A.pdf Citation: Previous Next

< Back Impact of FIFO work arrangements on the mental health and wellbeing of FIFO workers Read the report About the report This report brings together findings from a literature review with a comprehensive analysis of 59 FIFO studies, a survey of more than 3000 FIFO workers, in-depth interviews, surveys of FIFO partners and former FIFO workers, and a study that tracks how workers’ experiences vary across five points of a swing. Parker, S. K., Fruhen, L., Burton, C., McQuade, S., Loveny, J., Griffin, M., Page, A., Chikritzhs, T., Crock, S., Jorritsma, K. and Esmond, J. (2018). Impact of FIFO work arrangements on the mental health and wellbeing of FIFO workers. Perth, Western Australia: WA Mental Health Commission. https://www.mhc.wa.gov.au/media/2547/impact-of-fifo-work-arrangement-on-the-mental-health-and-wellbeing-of-fifo-workers-full-report.pdf Citation: Previous Next

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