Governance & Social Commentary
After 32 years of providing remuneration and associated governance services Geoff Nunn has stepped back from advisory work and now focuses on providing commentary on the major issues facing the business sector, government and community.
Good governance
across the globe is being challenged. Institutions which once formed the backbone of our democracies are being dismantled or rendered ineffective.
The world order is being reshaped in many ways.
The commentary on this website is designed to present some of the issues
in a non-political way. We believe in pro-active governance; taking action before a situation becomes a crisis, and key stakeholder engagement in policy development. The environment is at the forefront of our thinking.
An Independent Perspective
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We provide commentary on governance issues such as:
Governance Practice
Executive Remuneration
Shareholder Primacy
Corporate Conduct
Risk Frameworks
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We offer commentary on specific issues affecting Australia. Our commentary is based on the best available research, detailed analysis and an independent perspective. The issues we are confronting in 2026, and beyond, are of such magnitude that the very foundation of democracy is under threat. An environmental catastrophe seems just around the corner.
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Sometimes it’s hard to find a path through the maze of regulation and stakeholder interests. Our Strategic Navigation approach provides business, governments and community organisations with a model to chart the future in a disrupted environment.
We undertake in-depth research and analysis into specific issues. These could be governance or social issues. We share some of our research findings on this website, and the model we use for analysis. It is primarily targeted at community organisations.
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Sometimes the most intractable of problems need a fresh perspective. Structures that seem solid and impermeable get in the way. Yet most of these structures are made by human beings. And if a human being can make them then a human being can change them.
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Sometimes the structures and language that surround us inhibit creative thinking. Each of us have the potential to go beyond these limitations and tap into a rich wellspring of ideas. We just need to be present and let go of our preconceptions.
Disclaimer: the comments and opinions expressed in this website are the personal views of the author, Geoff Nunn, and do not represent professional advice.
The Rise of AI and the Case for a Minimum Basic Income
The term “Singularity” has many meanings. Let’s try this one and see how it flies:
“The technological singularity—or simply the singularity—is a hypothetical future point in time at which technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible, producing unpredictable changes in human civilization. According to the most popular version of the singularity hypothesis, I.J. Good's intelligence explosion model, an upgradable intelligent agent will eventually enter a "runaway reaction" of self-improvement cycles, each new and more intelligent generation more and more rapidly, causing an "explosion" in intelligence and resulting in a powerful superintelligence that qualitatively far surpasses all human intelligence.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity
According to Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI, we’ve reached the Singularity already (although many others contest this view). The prospect of reaching real “Plurality”, where technology and informed democracy co-exist as a complementarity, appears remote.
If a significant number of jobs disappear and/or no longer need to be performed by a human being there might be what some are calling a “jobs apocalypse”. Particularly entry level jobs and those of a routine nature. The rise of AI has again placed the notion of a Universal Basic Income on the agenda. In my view the concept needs to be modified, and some criteria set for eligibility. It should not be available to everyone. Certainly not the wealthy and high-income earners. Recipients should have some mutual obligations depending upon personal circumstances. This of course begs the question of whether the term “Universal Basis Income” is appropriate and another term such as “Minimum Basic Income (MBI)” might be more accurate.
In our latest newsletter we explore the notion of a MBI and look at a hypothetical case study. You can view the newsletter by clicking the button below.
Areas of focus on this website:
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Governance Issues
Recent Inquiries have highlighted the tension between the need for directors to pursue financial returns for shareholders, and to consider the interests of other stakeholders. Shareholder primacy is a hot topic in governance circles. Unfortunately sometimes the interests of other stakeholder groups get sidelined or elicit a tokenistic response. Our focus is on finding a sustainable balance.
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Social Issues
Sometimes what you read in the newspaper, or see on television does not hit the mark. Social media news is fragmented and unreliable at best. We make use of a wide variety of sources to formulate a balanced view.
We do not offer our commentary for commercial gain and have no political affiliations. The insights that we are able to share seek to offer viable solutions to seemingly intractable social problems.
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Strategic Navigation
Strategic Navigation usually has a business focus. It’s about charting the future and navigating all the obstacles and roadblocks that inevitably appear.
The techniques we describe are equally applicable to commercial, not-for-profits, government entities and community organisations. They have been developed based on over 50 years experience working with organisations of all types.
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Applied Intelligence
Sometimes the most intractable of problems need a fresh perspective. You can look at the same situation many times and yet become imprisoned in your own reality. It’s hard to find a solution. Structures that seem solid and impermeable get in the way. Yet most of these structures are made by human beings. And if a human being can make them then a human being can change them. Dare to have a go.
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Tapping the Wellspring
“We combine and recombine in different ways what we know, looking for a combination that clarifies something. We leave out pieces that previously seemed essential if they get in the way. We take risks, albeit calculated ones. We linger on the border of our knowledge. We familiarise ourselves with it, walking back and forth along its length, searching for a gap. We try out new combinations. New concepts.”
Rovelli, Carlo. White Holes: Inside the Horizon. Alan Lane, London, 2023. P51
Core purpose:
Our Core Purpose is to bring an independent perspective to issues confronting governments, organisations of all types, and communities. We provide informed commentary, strategic navigation and applied intelligence models to help chart the future.