capacity for resilient futures
Building resilient futures
Resilience is the capacity to cope with disruption and continue to function in positive ways.
We build this capacity in government, groups and communities through strategy, leadership and collaboration.
Founded in 2008, the Australian Resilience Centre works with people, groups and governments across places, scales and boundaries to build capacity for resilient futures.
Our work is grounded in science, guided by care and shaped by decades of experience across Australia and internationally.
We have facilitated over 1,500 resilience workshops and capacity building programs in rural, regional and remote Australia, our capital cities, and beyond to Africa, Asia, America, Europe and the United Kingdom.
We bring our depth and breadth of resilience experience to every conversation.
Our Services
Leadership & CONNECTION
Navigating uncertainty through leadership and networks
We work with people to develop leadership that is adaptive and connected. Our programs equip leaders with the skills to work with uncertainty and strengthen the networks that enable collective action across rural, regional and remote communities.
We apply resilience principles across scales and sectors, from local communities to global challenges.
Our work spans:
1,560
Workshops delivered
Practical training sessions building skills and capacity for resilient futures
30,000
Participantstrained
Leaders and Changemakers equipped with tools to lead through disruption
17
Years strong
A trusted presence guiding resilience, adaptation and transformation
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
CEO, NRM Region
The work that is being done by the centre is instrumental in bringing thinkers, scientists, planners and policy makers together to consider challenges, share ideas, and devise more strategic approaches that encourage focused learning and improvement.
Program Lead, NSW Govt
Working with Paul and the ARC has proved invaluable. Paul is highly skilled in facilitating discussions, teasing out different viewpoints and slowly bringing the group around to seeing the issues through a resilience lens.
Program Lead, Vic Govt
Exceptional facilitation skills. I expected more tension in the room between the different individuals - thanks to the vibe that Paul has created there is now a very neutral, easy atmosphere where the usual tensions and prejudices seem to fade away."
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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country across Australia, who for tens of thousands of years have cared for lands, waters, and communities with deep knowledge and resilience. We honour Elders past and present, and recognise that sovereignty was never ceded.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples please be aware this website may contain images, voices or names of deceased persons in photographs, film, audio recording or printed material.