Humanacy:
the nascent opportunity to
Shape our collective future.
In the wake of a global pandemic, children have borne the greatest cost.
Rates of anxiety, depression and suicide are the highest recorded.
Children who experience disability or social or economic disadvantage are at even greater risk.
Our collective mission is to develop magical learning technologies that nurture the core ‘human’ skills - referred to as Humanacy - to help children thrive now and into the future.
We do this from the earliest age possible, drawing on the wisdom and joint inspiration of the parent or carer, and empowering the teacher and their pedagogy.
We envision
A world of lifelong human flourishing starting in early childhood.
Our Values guide how we behave as humans.
They are our north star for making big decisions and for our day-to-day interactions. They allow us to create big-hearted, magical experiences for the children, families, and teachers we serve:
Inclusion first
Devising ways to co-design, nurture, and showcase inclusion as our foremost value drives us to build impactful experiences for our team and the children, families and teachers we serve. We are courageous, open-minded, curious and optimistic in designing the world we wish to see.
Diversity
=
Innovation
We celebrate the unique strengths of all humans. We strive to be world leaders in creating a diverse and inclusive team in the tech startup sector. We believe in the collective power of diverse talents, lived experiences, perspectives and wisdoms as the seed of continuous innovation.
Choose magic
We seek to build a meaningful bond between children, parents, teachers through creativity and delight. By leading with magical interactions modelled by our puppets, we show the world how to nurture connection and soft-skills growth for the next generation.
Seek growth
We work on growing and expanding ourselves each and every day. We recognise that everyone’s journey is unique, so we seek feedback and help in our own development, while supporting others when asked.
Meet our team.
In six times zones and growing each month, we are 40% persons living with disability, and 20% family members of persons living with disability, we have a deep passion for raising the Humanacy Generation.
Dr. Joanne Jakovich
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Dorothy Siemens
Visual Storytelling Lead at Humanacy.
Artist at DorothyDotCool.
PORTLAND, OREGON, USA
Benjamin Phillips
Immersive Education Lead at Humanacy.
Actor, Early childhood educator.
KIAMA, AUSTRALIA
Nicholas Flanagan
Scriptwriting Lead at Humanacy.
Playwright, academic, director and composer.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Jonny Higgins
Composer and Sound Lead at Humanacy.
Film and TV composer.
NELSON, NEW ZEALAND
Connor Gibson
Full stack developer and AR expert.
Advisor to Humanacy.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Kelly Stewart
BALLARAT, AUSTRALIA
Stacey Touma
CEO, Kindred Ltd.
Advisor to Humanacy.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
Nerida Bodycote
Finance professional and inclusion expert.
Advisor to Humanacy.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Jennifer Wilson
PR and communications expert.
Advisor to Humanacy.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Dr Annick Janson
Positive psychology and strengths expert.
Advisor to Humanacy.
RAGLAN, NEW ZEALAND
Sylvia Jakovich
Life coach.
Advisor to Humanacy.
PERTH, AUSTRALIA
Tish Creenaune
Education Leader and Consultant.
Senior Manager, UTS.
Advisor to Humanacy.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Lou Piccolo
Developmental editor of children's fiction at Humanacy.
MODANE, FRANCE
David JG Doyle
Voice artist at Humanacy.
BLUE MOUNTAINS, AUSTRALIA
Celeste Notley-Smith
Voice artist at Humanacy.
Actor, composer, educator.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Jules Sawyer
Voice artist at Humanacy.
Actor and vocalist.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Keegan Jones
Voice artist at Humanacy.
Host of the Keegan Jones Show.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Evie Atkins
Voice artist at Humanacy.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Rae Pastuszak
Voice artist at Humanacy.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Hayden VanEarden
Digital artist at Humanacy.
LOS ANGELES, USA