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142 this allowed some start-ups that would otherwise have struggled to get past traditional procurement approaches to out-compete some major multinational corporations . It served us well .”
Collaboration is critical to addressing existing and future challenges . The world is too complex and fast-paced for single entities to deliver all the solutions . “ We have a way to go , but we ’ re getting better at working across government , business and academia here in Australia ,” he explains . Kent points to the relationship between Monash Business School and FBC and believes that collaboration has been important . “ Our respective networks help us to draw out profound insights . Perhaps the greatest indicator of the depth of the relationship is that FBC recently appointed last year ’ s Monash-FBC MBA scholar , Suzanne Paynter , as its new interim CEO .”
Similarly , Resilient Melbourne works with many universities , but its relationship with the University of Melbourne ’ s , City of Melbourne Chair in Resilient Cities , a co-funded position , has delivered particular value to Melbourne ’ s work on resilience . Beyond that , Kent highlights impressive
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