Crazy Might Work
Issue #27 | April 2025
What Actually Creates High-Performing Teams?
(Hint: It’s not just psychological safety)
Thanks to studies by Amy Edmondson, Google and others, it is now well understood that psychological safety is an important factor in team performance. Defined by Edmondson as, “A shared belief held by members of a team that the team is safe for interpersonal risk taking” (Edmondson, 1999, p. 354) psychological safety is crucially important to high performance in teams. However, it does not, on its own, create a high-performing team…
Crazy Might Work are Finalists in the AUS Space 25 Australian Space Awards
Crazy Might Work is a finalist in the category ‘Workforce Initiative Program of the Year’ for our reinvention and rollout of the 4-Dimensional program for High-Performing Teams, initially made famous by NASA. Leader learning innovations with AI and simulations based on the current space program have made this an immersive and transformational program for organisations around the world. Keep your fingers crossed for us as winners are announced at the sixth annual Australian Space Awards 2025 and join us at the Crazy Might Work booth at the AUS SPACE Summit at the International Convention Centre on Wednesday, 28th and 29th May in Sydney. There is a stunning line-up of international speakers at this year’s event, so not to be missed! Use our code: HAWKINS at registration to get 10% off. Register here.
Join us In-Person at Kennedy Space Center (or Virtually) for the Launch of the 4-D Program for High-Performing Teams Made Famous by NASA
Kennedy Space Center Experience
We are running a program over three consecutive days at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA with two days of core content (Day One and Two). On Day Three, leaders are invited to a VIP tour of the Kennedy Space Center, culminating in their graduation and accreditation in the NASA 4-D program. Please apply to: info@crazymightwork.com
Next Virtual NASA 4-DImensional Leadership Program Starts 10 June 2025
This program runs virtually from 10 June to 4 July 2025, over 4 weeks with two sessions per week from 12:00pm to 2:00pm AEST (noting that session 1 is on Tuesday). Register here.
In-House Programs
The 4-D program can also be delivered in-house face-to-face, or virtually, and can be fully tailored to your organisation using the NASA Playbook. Want to find out more get in touch with us at: info@crazymightwork.com
PODCAST: Fireside Chat: Charlie Pellerin and Paul Hawkins
Charlie Pellerin (Former Director of Astrophysics, NASA) and Paul Hawkins (Chief Combobulator, Crazy Might Work) discuss the origins of the NASA Four-Dimensional Leadership Program and why it has been so transformational globally since launching in the late 1990’s. Paul and Charlie discuss the revamped program which now incorporates simulations and updates from the current space program. Listen on your preferred podcast platform here:
“Having studied Leadership for many years, the NASA 4-D Leadership Program was an amazing life changing journey, helping me to build better teams and navigate the most hostile environments I could imagine. The program brought together a group of intelligent professionals and challenged them to see the world differently. The logical pathway from building people to developing them into a team and designing strong systems to create the ideas to drive progress makes sense and I have been applying it to my everyday life. I can’t highly recommend this excellent program enough. Now I just need my own rocket!”
– Former Commander, Raptor Squad (Australian Organised Crime Unit)
CRAZY MIGHT WORK OUT & ABOUT
INNOVATION TRANSFORMING AGED CARE
Innovation Transforming Aged Care Conference, 12 & 13 March 2025 in Melbourne
It was a privilege to be part of the judging panel for the Innovation Transforming Aged Care (ITAC) Awards 2025. Brilliant to see so many organisations going well beyond compliance and the requirements of the new Aged Care Act to re-invent aged care in Australia. The winners in each category were announced on the dinner on 13 March 2025 and you can find them here.
SENIOR CHEERLEADING SQUAD OPENS THE WORLD AGEING FESTIVAL IN STYLE
When an ageing conference starts with pom poms and a senior cheerleading squad, you know you are in for something different! Crazy Might Work is Ageing Australia’s Strategic Innovation Partner and we attended the 16th World Ageing Festival together in Singapore. At the event, Ageing Australia announced an MoU with Ageing Asia, thereby unlocking the $4.6 trillion opportunity that is ageing in Asia. Paul Hawkins spoke on “Why leadership development in aged care does not have to be boring, and how the NASA 4-D and Leading4Breakthrough® programs build deep innovation in the sector. Audience reaction.
NOT A TALK FEST: A CHANCE TO EXPAND YOUR STRATEGIC INNOVATION SKILLS
Strategic Innovation Program on 13 & 14 May at Novotel Darling Harbour, Sydney.
Join executives, senior leaders and experts, gaining skills to drive real innovation in the areas that matter most. This is more than a training event, it’s an investment in your organisation’s future. You will get to work on something of critical strategic significance to your organisation and return with a new set of world-leading innovation skills, relationships and an innovative solution for pilot. Register Here.
JOIN US AND WIN A CHANCE TO JOIN OUR LAUNCH AT CAPE KENNEDY!
AUS Space Summit on 28 & 29 May 2025, at International Convention Centre, Sydney
Join us to hear Paul speak on ‘How NASA Selects Astronauts and Builds High-Performing Teams’ and enter our competition at the Crazy Might Work stand to win a place on the launch of our NASA 4-D High-Performing Teams program, at Cape Kennedy in July, 2025. There is a stunning line-up of international speakers at this year’s event, so not to be missed! Use our code: HAWKINS at registration to get 10% off. Register here.