We use the Swiss Cheese Model to explain how failures happen—but what if we flipped it? This article explores how Swiss Cheese Thinking can transform traditional strategic planning into a resilience-based, investor-grade framework that absorbs shocks instead of collapsing under them.
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Luxury isn’t about wealth—it’s about what’s missing. From postwar security to digital-era silence, what we call “luxury” keeps evolving. This essay explores how rarity shapes desire, how the luxury industry sells emotional scarcity, and why the most coveted experiences today are often the quietest.
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As more banks close their doors across rural Australia, communities are turning to post offices for basic services—but can they really replace what’s been lost?
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That overpriced chocolate bar at Gate 14 wasn’t about hunger—it was about control. In this in-depth essay, we explore how Mood Repair Theory explains airport retail behaviour, especially in high-stress domestic terminals, and what airports can learn from global best practice to meet travellers’ emotional needs.
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With Bendigo Bank closing its Yarram branch, locals have a unique opportunity: start a Community Bank, backed by state grants through the Future of Yarram program. This article explores the model, the costs, and the step-by-step process to bring essential banking back under community control.
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Inside every old town lives a new story—emerging not instead of, but because of what came before.
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Regional towns struggle not with invisibility—but with oversimplified mental maps. Drawing on schema theory, this article explores how Gippsland, Daylesford, and New Zealand have reshaped public perception—and what councils can learn from them.
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There’s a moment that keeps coming back to me from October 2023. Netanyahu, standing before Israeli troops, invoking a three-thousand-year-old biblical commandment: “Remember what Amalek has done to you.” Most heard heated rhetoric. But for those listening carefully—it was something far more specific.
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How spiritual manipulation hides within respectable Christian communities—from campus ministries to prosperity churches. An exploration of psychological entrapment and the true cost of leaving.
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