11 Dec 2024
Dr Kate Raynes-Goldie is a cultural anthropologist, keynote speaker, certified facilitator and the creator of SUPERCONNECT®, a methodology built on LEGO Serious Play those boosts human connection, engagement and wellbeing and has been used by organisations including RSM, RAC, the Department of Finance, RUAH Community Services and Murdoch University.
Dr Raynes-Goldie has a monthly innovation column in the Business News and is a regular media commentator, appearing in the Australian Financial Review, the Sydney Morning Herald, ELLE, The Globe and Mail (Canada), NPR (US) and on MTV.
She currently teaches at the School of Business and Governance at Murdoch University and has previously taught at the Curtin School of Business and the Canadian Film Centre's New Media Lab post-graduate program in Toronto. Dr Raynes-Goldie has also been a judge for the NASA Space Apps Challenge and Startup Weekend.
She has spoken at numerous conferences around the world, including at TEDxPerth, SXSW (Austin) and NXNE (Toronto).
Dr Raynes-Goldie was named a Business News 40under40 winner, as well as the Australian Computer Society's Digital Disruptor Professional of the Year. Her work has been featured at the Toronto International Film Festival, the National Theatre in London and the new Western Australian Museum, as well as play festivals across the US and Europe.
She holds a PhD from Curtin University's Internet Studies Department, where she is also a past Senior Adjunct Research Fellow.
