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Thinking in Practice

Considered thinking shaped by leadership experience, real-world complexity and work across sectors.

TEDx Talk

The Unspoken Conversation

In his 2017 TEDxTauranga talk, Nick Harvey explored the conversations that remain beneath the surface of teams and organisations — and why trust, self-awareness and the willingness to confront our own fears matter to leadership. It revisits the enduring idea behind the talk and its continuing relevance to how Deep Waters thinks about meaningful change.

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Thinking in Practice

Leading Through Complexity

Complexity does not always offer leaders a complete answer before action is required. It explores how leaders can create clarity, alignment and momentum when certainty is absent — enabling people to act, learn and adapt without losing sight of what matters.

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Thinking in Practice

Public Stewardship in Practice

Public leadership carries responsibilities that extend beyond immediate delivery and the tenure of individual leaders. It explores stewardship as the practice of meeting today’s obligations while strengthening the institutions, capability, relationships and public value that others will inherit.

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