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May 20, 2024

What’s Next in the World of Sustainability and Data Analytics

Craig here, CEO of Toustone. Over the past decade, the data and analytics space has rapidly grown and evolved, shaping your business and ours in both anticipated and unexpected ways……
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May 15, 2024

CSIRO Selects Toustone to Join Their AI Ecosystem Platform

Toustone has been selected by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) - Australia’s national science agency, to join their esteemed AI ecosystem directory. This partnership marks a significant…
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May 14, 2024

Redefining Efficiency: How Can Decision Intelligence Save Time and Costs?

Author Adam Sharp, Services Delivery Director Visit Adam's LinkedIn ProfileAdam shares how an Australian Rail Operator challenged the status quo and leveraged decision intelligence to streamline their data processes. See…
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May 7, 2024

Let’s get SIRI-ous about Passenger Customer Experience in Transport

Author Adam Sharp, Services Delivery Director Visit Adam's LinkedIn Profile In a world where instant information is becoming more and more important, in fact expected, it goes without saying that…
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May 7, 2024

Visualising a Sustainable World with Data Storytelling

Author Craig Lefoe, CEO Visit Craig's LinkedIn ProfileHow do we inspire others to make pragmatic sustainable change? In my lifetime, a key barrier I have observed is humanity’s weakness of…
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April 23, 2024

AI in HR – The Role of Predictive People Analytics in 2024

Author Craig Lefoe, CEO Visit Craig's LinkedIn Profile When it comes to technology, timing is everything.. You could have the most incredible game changing solution; yet the people you are…
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April 17, 2024

What’s the Difference between Business Intelligence & Decision Intelligence?

The global demand for the business intelligence market was valued at USD 33.36 billion (AUD 50.4 billion) in 2023, and is expected to reach USD 65.25 billion (AUD 98.63 billion)…
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March 29, 2024

ESG Data Findings: Shocking Spreadsheet Reliance for Companies

In their recent survey, KPMG found that almost half of large organisations are still using spreadsheets to manage their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) data. Reported in ESG Today, survey…
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March 18, 2024

Rolling Towards Green: Fuelling Sustainability in Transport with Predictive Analytics

Now more than ever, sustainability in rail is an important factor to the future operation of the industry and to achieving Australia’s net zero targets. To do this, understanding and…
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March 14, 2024

Women in STEM: International Women’s Day Interviews

In celebration of International Women's Day, we interviewed some of our talented professionals at Toustone about their career and jobs in the STEM industry. In a sector that is continually…
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March 11, 2024

Toustone Celebrates ARA Membership

Toustone is excited to announce that we are now proud members of the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) in recognition of our many years working in the transport sector. This membership…
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March 1, 2024

Toustone Announces Sustainability Advisory Board

Two core values for Australian advanced and predictive data analytics company, Toustone are offering excellence and walking your talk. This is why the company has carefully selected experts from diverse…
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February 28, 2024

Sydney’s Ghost Buses Problem and How to Solve it

One in 10 buses in Greater Sydney is a ghost bus. These are the buses that run late, leaving you in the dark about when they will arrive. Rain, hail…
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February 25, 2024

Transportation Transformation: Data-Driven Insights & Future of Innovation

Interview on the Railway Transportation Systems Podcast Co-Founder of Toustone and Services Delivery Director, Adam Sharp, was recently invited to the Transportation Systems Podcast to discuss his decision intelligence expertise…
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February 15, 2024

Leveraging Data Analytics to Revolutionise Transport Reporting: A Case Study

Author Adam Sharp, Services Delivery Director Visit Adam's LinkedIn ProfileServices Delivery Director and Co-Founder, Adam Sharp talks about how one of Australia’s largest rail operators revolutionised their reporting with Toustone’s…
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January 30, 2024

Tackling Visibility Issues in Business with Advanced Analytics

Author Craig Lefoe, CEO Visit Craig's LinkedIn Profile As any C-Suite professional knows, making informed decisions with clarity and accuracy has a huge impact on strategic initiatives, operational efficiency and…
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January 24, 2024

Transport Big Data Analysis: Transforming Data Points into Actionable Items

Author Adam Sharp, Services Delivery Director Visit Adam's LinkedIn Profile Reflecting on the new National Rail Manufacturing Strategy unveiled at the AusRAILPLUS 2023 conference, I can’t help but think about…
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January 16, 2024

A Distinguished Leader Shares His Insights: Craig Manson

Welcome to a comprehensive repository of decades-worth of business and leadership expertise encapsulated on a single page. Meet Craig Manson, a distinguished Non-Executive Director and Board Chair at Toustone. His…
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January 8, 2024

How Staff Turnover Impacts your Bottom Line and Team

No matter what industry you work in, staff turnover is a costly issue. It incurs major financial costs and impacts the stress level and morale of current staff, affecting your…
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January 8, 2024

A People and Culture Strategist Explores the Value of Predictive Insight

In today's business landscape, predictive insight has emerged as a critical aspect of People and Culture. As organisations aim to make data-driven decisions that can help them attract, retain, and…
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December 6, 2023

2023: Our Founders Share Their Reflections on a Transformative Year

As the year winds down, it's natural to reflect on what we've achieved, the events that shaped us, our teams and businesses, and what lies ahead. Two key figures at…
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October 19, 2023

Proactively Navigating the Future of Energy Transition – Our CEO’s Learnings

Recently our CEO, Craig Lefoe, attended a Directors' Briefing held by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) on the topic: Our Energy Our Future event. ESG and sustainability reporting…
ESG REPORTINGHUMAN RESOURCESSTAFF RETENTION
July 26, 2023

How does Staff Turnover fit into the ‘S’ in ESG

Improving the social component of the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) framework has a significant impact on business performance, especially when it comes to staff retention – yet many businesses…
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July 25, 2023

Understanding how electricity consumption fits into the ‘E’ in ‘ESG’

As businesses strive to thrive in an era defined by sustainability and long-term viability, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting has emerged as a formidable tool. In Australia, the winds…
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July 4, 2023

Revolutionising ESG: Unlocking Performance, Defying Fatigue, and Redefining Benchmarks

ESG reporting has become super important for Australian companies to attract investors and show their long-term sustainability. Australia's new sustainability standards will soon be mandatory, so being open and honest…
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June 25, 2023

A People and Culture Strategist Explores the Value of Predictive Insight

Predictive insight has emerged as a critical aspect of People and Culture. As organisations aim to make data-driven decisions that can help them attract, retain, and develop their workforce. With…
DATADECISION INTELLIGENCE (DI)TRANSPORT
September 1, 2022

How manual reporting jeopardises your profitability and performance

For most large companies, manually generating reports to evaluate operational performance and service deliveries can take weeks, if not months. How much time do you spend fiddling with spreadsheets, moving…
AGRICULTUREDATA
May 18, 2022

How big data enables greater opportunities for agribusiness

Growing population, climate change, and increasing costs put huge pressure on the agricultural industry to continue to provide food for our planet while using fewer resources. Agribusinesses must constantly innovate…
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May 5, 2022

How to build a solid data foundation for effective insights

You can be sitting on a gold mine of data but if you don’t know how to extract its value, you’re wasting one of your organisation’s biggest assets! The key…
DECISION INTELLIGENCE (DI)TRANSPORT
April 16, 2022

Decision Intelligence: Practical Application and Benefits for Transportation

In a previous article, we discussed how Decision Intelligence (DI) has evolved from Business Intelligence to deliver more effective decisions and better business outcomes. In short, DI combines the decision-making process with BI and…