LuminUS Insights

Our Insights explores what it means to lead with mastery, intention, and humanity. We share perspectives on elevating leadership, building cultures where people and organisations genuinely thrive, and the co-creative approaches that unlock the best in teams and the people within them.

Moving at the speed of trust

We are custodians, not owners - and that changes everything

What water has always known — and what we need to remember

 
Moving at the speed of trust

Carolina Garcia on regenerative leadership, the crisis of disconnection, and why wonder is a business strategy.

A conversation with Carolina Garcia, Co-Founder & CEO of Myzelio

When Carolina Garcia ...

Continue Reading...
 
We are custodians, not owners - and that changes everything

Victoria Edwards came to water from an unlikely starting point - a career as a concert pianist. Six years into building FIDO Tech, a company using acoustics and AI to transform how we detect and manag...

Continue Reading...
 
What water has always known — and what we need to remember

Cindy Wallis-Lage on indigenous wisdom, the power of asking why, and why the water sector's greatest shift might be moving water from a need to a want.

Cindy Wallis-Lage has spent 39 years in the wat...

Continue Reading...
 
From scarcity to stewardship — a new story for water

Nicole Brown on abundance thinking, the invisible industry, breaking barriers to belonging, and why curiosity might be the most radical act available to the water sector right now.

Nicole Brown has s...

Continue Reading...
 
Clarity, legacy, and the $1.6 billion responsibility of getting water right

Kristen Atha, Director of Columbus Water & Power, on leading through rapid growth, stitching past to future, and why slowing down at the right moment is one of the most powerful decisions a leader can...

Continue Reading...
 
Regenerative leadership — bold roots, not just bold ideas

Dr Angela MacOscar, Head of Innovation at Northumbrian Water, on what it really means to lead boldly, why innovation is a contact sport, and how a five-day design sprint sparked a billion-pound impact...

Continue Reading...
 
The truths the water industry needs to stop avoiding

Alisha McFetridge, founder of Rainstick, on short-term thinking, the courage to build differently, and why the most important conversations are the ones we're not quite having yet.

When Alisha drew t...

Continue Reading...
 
Water is having its moment and the industry needs to be ready

Kamakshi Sharma, Director of Marking & Strategy at Aquatech, on the forces reshaping the water sector, the technologies driving change, and why industrial reuse might be the most important conversatio...

Continue Reading...
 
What if work was designed for flourishing, not fear?

Eleanor Allen on audacious goals, human potential, and why the water sector may be the perfect place to start.

In conversation with Annyse·Eleanor Allen, P.E., NAE·CEO, World Flourishing Organization...

Continue Reading...
 
Wrapping Up Series 1 of Meaningful Conversations

As we close out the first series of Meaningful Conversations, we have been reflecting on the incredible voices we’ve had the privilege of learning from and the common thread that has run through them ...

Continue Reading...
 
Power and Purpose: A Conversation with Brianne Nakamura

What does “power” really mean when we think about the future of water? Is it about technology, policy, or infrastructure? Or is it something more personal — about influence, intention, and how we show...

Continue Reading...
 
Disrupting with Purpose: Co-Creation, Trust, and the Future of Water with Dr. Mirka Wilderer

In a recent episode of Meaningful Conversations with Annyse, I had the great pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Mirka Wilderer, CEO of AqueoUS Vets, a bold leader known for scaling companies, navigatin...

Continue Reading...
1 2

THE LUMINUS NEWSLETTER

Sign up for our newsletter and get the latest blog posts on heart-centered leadership, co-creation, and collaboration—delivered straight to your inbox!

You're safe with us We will never spam you or sell your contact info.