Demand Asset Management - Ft. Rachel Smith - Behaviour Change and Business Case Consultant who SOLVES Billion-dollar Government Problems
Creating Australia
English - April 26, 2020 23:06 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBCareers Business Society & Culture development ideas career queensland Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On this episode, Jessica Reynolds interviews Rachel Smith, an International Transport Planning, Demand Asset Network Management, Behaviour Change and Business Case Consultant who solves billion-dollar government problems. Rachel is also an author, a columnist and a speaker.
Jessica and Rachel will discuss Asset Demand Management house businesses and government, own planning change in relation to COVID-19, and meeting the mayor of Bogota, Columbia.
Time Stamps
0:59 Jessica and Rachel talk about their experiences the past few weeks of self- isolation and working from home because of COVID-19.
6:10 Jessica and Rachel discussed that nobody predicted the world wide shut down which resulted to transportation and establishments limit their operations.
8:32 Jessica read an article that if a Global Financial Crisis (GFC) or recession hits, people will still spend money on small luxury items just to get that “little kick’ of feeling better
9:31 Introduction of Rachel Smith
10:39 Rachel explains what is Demand Management
11:04 Rachel gives example on how Demand Management can help the Australian government save and generate money after COVID-19
15:10 Demand Management’s image problem and Rachel’s mission to educate people about it
17:18 Rachel shares on how effectively she communicates to people using her “litmus test” on planning and transport infrastructure
19:46 Challenges on the general public be interested on transport planning and get their support to make change
21:30 How the government, experts and people can make changes on urban planning during COVID-19
26:39 The Australian’s community mindset and how work from home literally changes their lives
28:25 Rachel’s opinion on people’s craving for connection with other people and what will happen 18 months from now.
31:15 Jessica and Rachel talks about if there will be changes or innovation after COVID-19 and how strong leadership will take an important role.
33:33 Rachel shares her biggest win of her career, the AITPM Janet Brash Memorial Scholarship
37:30 Rachel shares her Bogota trip and how she met Enrique Penalosa, Bogota’s Mayor
40:18 How Rachel found out her passion