The Mind Lab offers programmes designed to enable educators and leaders to harness transformation to inspire positive change and foster resilience within teams, community groups, schools or organisations.

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The Mind Lab was created in 2013 to develop leaders who lean into uncertainty and change. We recognise that highly effective leadership is situationally responsive regardless of context, sector or location. We believe that leading positive change means not only responding to unexpected situations but being able to proactively recognise when changes in leadership are required to create supportive and effective work and learning environments. Our programmes have been developed for educators, business and community leaders who strive for impact, sustainability and measurable outcomes.

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LearnLearn contemporary learning and system-change models that open minds and develops confidence and curiosity to explore new concepts.

DiscoverDiscover how to use every-day digital technologies, in the classroom or workshop, to enhance learning and engagement, whether in-person or online.

ExpandExpand your awareness of sustainability and how people and purpose can be the energy to make positive lasting change.

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Starts 30 October. A Masters qualification for those leading transformation in complex, fact-changing environments. Learn to build organisational resilience, manage systems change and lead with empathy AND strategic clarity.

Master of Change and Organisational Resilience

Starts 19 January 2026 Designed for educators, leaders and learning designers who want rethink what learning can be and create a future ready educational system. It&#039;s less about theory for theory&#039;s sake and more about action, impact and purpose.

Master of Contemporary Education

Starts 30 October. Built for professionals who want to lead innovation explore emerging technologies and shape the future of work and industries. It&#039;s about creating real-world impact by applying foresight, systems thinking, and disruptive tech to today&#039;s complex challenges.

Master of Technological Futures

Starts 21 October. Skillup in essential AI &amp; Digital Tools in 7 weeks. Designed for immediate application, this Micro-credential is your ticket to levelling-up in the digital world and unleashing your true potential in the ever-evolving workplace landscape.

Digital Skills for the Workplace

As leaders, we are constantly under the pump to make good decisions, often with far-reaching and sometimes unintended consequences. Many of these decisions are instinctive, reactive and without significant prior consideration or insight. We too often move into a form of autopilot, trading on experience, past knowledge and experiences that have worked before. As our work, classroom, organisation or community needs change we need to develop new ways to bring contemporary knowledge and decision-making to the forefront of our response. The Mind Lab is a faculty dedicated to sharing the frameworks and systems needed to create positive change through planned action and strategically sound decision-making. We support the development of new methodologies to help form sound strategies that enable problem-solving and actions that produce long-term benefits for all. Learn how to align all areas of your organisation to not only respond to change and complexity, but to thrive in and benefit from uncertainty.

Regardless of the position or level you currently hold in your organisation, you can become a great leader. Not all leaders are extroverted, charismatic or highly experienced. Many leaders quietly excel in building trusted relationships, built upon consistent communication and a sense of reliability. Leadership actions and responses are not fixed, but rather they change as circumstances morph and shift. This requires the ability to understand the need for new inputs that support the development of a strong team culture, led by clarity and transparency. Whether you are looking for a Master&#039;s qualification, or you just need better insights on how to build the skills to lead an effective team culture, we have a programme option for you.

Programme Lead - MCE

Dr. Herbert Thomas

Research Director

Dr. David Parsons

Lead Facilitator - DSW & Entrepreneurship

Evey Burilin

Postgraduate Director - DCL

Milla Inkila

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