Humanacy:
the nascent opportunity to

Shape our collective future.

Graphic image of an iceberg with with words Literacy and Numeracy above water, and the word 'Humanacy' below water with a child punching the air.

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.

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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.

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Dr. Joanne Jakovich


CEO, cofounder and chief creator at Humanacy.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA


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Dorothy Siemens


Visual Storytelling Lead at Humanacy.
Artist at DorothyDotCool.


PORTLAND, OREGON, USA


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Benjamin Phillips


Immersive Education Lead at Humanacy.
Actor, Early childhood educator.


KIAMA, AUSTRALIA


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Nicholas Flanagan


Scriptwriting Lead at Humanacy.
Playwright, academic, director and composer.


SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA


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Jonny Higgins


Composer and Sound Lead at Humanacy.
Film and TV composer.


NELSON, NEW ZEALAND


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Dr Kathy Cologon


Inclusive Education expert, Macquarie University.
Founder TEDI - Toward Equity, Diversity & Inclusion


CENTRAL COAST, AUSTRALIA


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Kelly Stewart


Advisor to Humanacy.

BALLARAT, AUSTRALIA


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Stacey Touma


CEO, Kindred Ltd.
Advisor to Humanacy.


BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA


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Nerida Bodycote


Finance professional and inclusion expert.
Advisor to Humanacy.


SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA


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Jennifer Wilson


PR and communications expert.
Advisor to Humanacy.


SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA


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Dr Annick Janson


Positive psychology and strengths expert.
Advisor to Humanacy.


RAGLAN, NEW ZEALAND


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Sylvia Jakovich


Life coach.
Advisor to Humanacy.


PERTH, AUSTRALIA


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Connor Gibson


Full stack developer and AR expert.
Advisor to Humanacy.


SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA


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Tish Creenaune


Education Leader and Consultant.
Senior Manager, UTS.
Advisor to Humanacy.


SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA


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Lou Piccolo


Developmental editor of children's fiction at Humanacy.


MODANE, FRANCE


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David JG Doyle


Voice artist at Humanacy.


BLUE MOUNTAINS, AUSTRALIA


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Celeste Notley-Smith


Voice artist at Humanacy.
Actor, composer, educator.


SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA


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Jules Sawyer


Voice artist at Humanacy.
Actor and vocalist.


SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA


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Keegan Jones


Voice artist at Humanacy.
Host of the Keegan Jones Show.


SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA


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Evie Atkins


Voice artist at Humanacy.


SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA


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Rae Pastuszak


Voice artist at Humanacy.


SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA


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Hayden VanEarden


Digital artist at Humanacy.


LOS ANGELES, USA



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