Tourism, arts & creative industries

Governance, leadership, and performance management research is my area of focus and as Director of the CERM Performance Indicators, I work closely with industry to benchmark and manage performance of sport and leisure organisations. CERM PI allows organisations to review its current performance against internal and industry-wide benchmarks, helping identify opportunities for improvement and growth.

Professor Ian O'Boyle
Director, CERM Performance Indicators

As a housing researcher I work collaboratively with industry to create new housing typologies across infill, density, diversity, ageing in place, suburbia, heritage and character. One challenge faced by councils today is how to retain low scale, leafy and character-filled suburbs, while increasing housing numbers and avoiding gentrification and lack of housing variety. So together with industry, including the SA Planning Commission and Unley, Burnside, Walkerville and Prospect councils, we applied my Bluefield Housing model, to deliver new small-scale cohousing solutions located around shared gardens.

Dr Damian Madigan

My research navigates the complexities surrounding arts and cultural work, investigating creative micro-enterprise; social inclusion, diversity and creative employment; and the importance of location and strong creative ecosystems to grow cultural and creative industries. In collaboration with Guildhouse, my team has examined the impact of mentorship on creative careers and determined the key features of a successful mentorship program for mentors and mentees. This research has informed enhancements to Guildhouse’s current Catapult mentorship program.

Professor Susan Luckman
Director, Creative People, Products and Places Research Centre (CP3)