Dr Marcus Bowles is a consultant, researcher, entrepreneur and author; he holds a fractional academic appointment with the University of Tasmania and sits on a number of public and private boards. His main focus is on building strategic capabilities required to achieve desired futures. Marcus works with many government agencies, industry peak bodies and ASX Top 20 and Forbes top 500 companies on future foresighting, reframing national and industry training frameworks, development of workforce planning and skills strategies, and research into the adoption and use of technology to enhance learning, industry and regional development, and businesses competitiveness.