Meetup Announcement
Thursday, 15 October 2026 @ 6pm. Thoughtworks, Sydney
Join us for the launch of my new book Lead Change That Matters: Design the Conditions for Momentum!
Your ticket includes all the usual SydDT goodness… plus a set of limited-edition Lead Change That Matters cards that we’ll use on the night to catalyse conversation and help you choose your own journey. You’ll also get a special launch discount on my book.
300+ people shared their experiences, goals, frustrations, and hopes through the research behind the book – including so many of you from the SydDT community. Thanks for being part of the journey!
Lead Change That Matters is a call to action. It says the work matters, the people involved matter, and what we choose to do next matters.
This session is for you if you’re:
- Leading change you’re accountable for but can’t really control
- Navigating complexity with increasing ambiguity and uncertainty
- Caring for everyone’s wellbeing but dodging your own burnout
- Firefighting the tactical when you want to lead the strategic change that matters
At the heart of the book is a tension that ran through the research. Leaders are expected to juggle more as the work becomes faster, more complex, and more scrutinised… but the conditions around them haven’t kept pace with what’s being demanded.
We want people to collaborate, adapt, take the initiative, and deliver meaningful results. What are we doing to make that possible?
My premise is that leading change well is about designing the conditions for people to do meaningful work together – bringing purpose and performance together to build momentum and deliver results that matter.
We’ll explore these themes together… with a focus on how we design the conditions for momentum, so we can lead change that matters.
Come join us for some fun conversations with interesting people in and around the design thinking community. New members are welcome!
Speakers
Ben Pecotich
Design & Innovation Director/Founder, Dynamic4
Ben’s a designer, adviser, and founder of Dynamic4. He works alongside leaders and their teams on their most complex challenges across strategy, design, and tech.
For 30+ years, Ben’s led, designed, and delivered strategic change in financial services in Australia, NZ, Asia, the UK, and Europe – and co-founded 20+ startups and social enterprises across health and fitness, fintech, events, and community building. He founded Dynamic4 in 2001.
Ben takes a human-centred design and living systems approach to helping clients design, build, and launch ideas that customers and teams love, make money, and do great things for people and our planet while increasing wellbeing.
Everything he does is about accelerating the transition to more regenerative ways of living and doing business, creating the conditions for people and communities to be happier and live on a healthier planet.
Ben’s the author of Solve Problems That Matter and his new book Lead Change That Matters: Design the Conditions for Momentum is launching now. He’s also the co-founder of Sydney Design Thinking.
Event Sponsors
This event is brought to you by Thoughtworks, Shapeshifters, and Dynamic4.
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