When Max Wallace’s original project disappeared overnight, they didn’t retreat. They returned to the work that mattered most. Max Wallace was supposed to be designing workplace culture for a water services organisation that would never exist. Halfway through their Master of Change and Organisational Resilience at academyEX, the New Zealand government threw water reform 'in the can'... and Max's carefully planned research project with it. Faced with the loss of both their project and job, Max had a choice every adult learner knows: pivot or quit. They chose to pivot. Not to safety, but to the work that had been calling them all along.

A single moment of self-discovery ignited Roschelle's mission to revolutionise Pacific entrepreneurship in Aotearoa, challenging the status quo where less than 2% of business owners are Pacific. By embracing her cultural values and becoming a "pracademic," she’s not just transforming her own future but paving the way for an entire community to thrive. Are you ready to unlock your potential and be part of this impactful movement?

From lived experience to research to real-world change, Master of Change & Organisational Resilience graduate Lara Nettle shows how psychologically safe spaces help young people and their adults show up, learn, and thrive.