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I currently work as part of the social media team at Telstra, I am also an online publisher and community engagement manager for Telstra Exchange. Besides developing online media, I also freelance as an innovation scout and innovation facilitator. I mainly work with not for profits, businesses in Beta, online start ups, local and State Government agencies. Read my Brendan O'Keefe online resume here.

Specialties

Creative direction, generative thinking, innovation environments, design thinking, ideation facilitation & evaluation, social media and online strategy, digital storytelling, web development. world cooking & humour.

I have 20 years experience in idea generation, design thinking, branding, visual identity, marketing, web design & development, online research, seo, mobile applications, reverse mentoring, youth work, pathway planning, personal development, public speaking, team building, workshop design, social enterprise, mind mapping, music composition, performance, change management and media production.

I'm known in my network as the 'ideas guy' and a 'rapid prototyper'. I'm obsessed with expressing my creativity and passion for life long learning has brought me many blessings and wonderful experiences in the past 20 years.I have more recently re-focused my pathway and has spent the past 3 years training in the world's leading creativity techniques. 

Social Innovation

I have a couple of projects in the pipeline. Check out my projects portfolio.

Education 3.0 Transformation and 21st Century Skills

I am deeply passionate about life-long learning and education transformation. I could fill this page but it wouldn't look pretty. Go and see the Reinventing School Challenge to find out more about the actions I'm taking with all kinds of amazing people from everywhere.

Select Clients

The Alannah and Madeline Foundation, TEDx Macquarie University, The Thinking Network, Creativity OZ Conference, VicHealth (Victoria Walks), City of Port Phillip, Innofuture, Melbourne Citymission, HFC Australia, Global Trendz Marketing, Inner West Community Transport, The Jeepney Magazine, Unang Hakbang Foundation, (Reconnect) Department of Families, Housing, Community Services, Understanding Babies, The O'Keefe Group, Change & Switch, Slingshot Community Employment & Enterprise Centre.

Where the Heart Is

Happily married to Narvi and a father to two daughters Hanee Gem and Cassiopia, I enjoy a dynamic life in our family of four.

Please note: The opinions expressed herein are my own and do not represent my employer’s views in any way. Nothing posted here should be considered official or sanctioned by my employer or any other organization I’m affiliated with.