PARTNERSHIPS OzMedicann Nucleate UNE Business School welcomed the Oz Medicann Group (OMG) to campus in July this year to present to our MM200: Managing People and Organisations students for their case study assignment. OMG are a patient-centred health care company at the forefront of identification, discovery and development of new technologies in the medicinal cannabis industry. This industry is relatively new to Australia, with impact across a range of sectors and there is a need to further innovate the medicinal cannabis space in Australia. UNE Business School students examined Oz Medicann Group as a sustainable organization, critically comparing their outcomes and processes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Stemming from this guest lecture, Oz Medicann have partnered with the UNE Business School to deliver a brand new 6 week unit of study called Nucleate. Nucleate involves an intensive, design thinking bootcamp that will work with OzMedicann to generate solutions to the problem: “How might we build this new industry in Australia so that there are maximum benefits for Australian patients?” The official launch evening for Nucleate was held in mid-November, involving a panel discussion to introduce the topic and inspire thinking. This was followed by the two-day intensive school for the 40 Nucleate students, focusing on Design Thinking methodology and applications to the opportunity for innovation at hand. Students, staff and community members attended a public lecture from Oz Medicann Group. Students worked together during the intensive to learn more about the value of Design Thinking. 2018 Retrospective / 13
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