Pathfinder

Eligibility

This award is only applicable to individual nominations. Team entries are ineligible for this award as are self-nominations.

Category

For individuals finding and delivering creative solutions to business challenges and showing operational excellence and innovative spirit that may not otherwise be recognised, including managing transformation, change or challenge within their organisation and/or positively impacting the wider industry.

Winners of this award will be able to link the innovative solution to their organisation’s strategic objectives and be able to demonstrate tangible benefits, whether that be commercial, social or environmental outcomes.

Criteria

Please note the criteria are not a guide, nominations that do not address the criteria specifically may be at a disadvantage.

Career profile – 20% weighting (Limit 800 words)

Outline the entrant’s career profile with a focus on how they have consistently driven innovation and forward thinking both within their organisation and more broadly across the property industry and community. Include details such as:

• Employment history
• Examples of leadership in innovation over their career
• Internal business contributions and contributions to the industry (e.g. Committee / board appointments) related to innovation and forward thinking.

Key innovation description and impact – 60% weighting (Limit 800 words)

Describe one key innovation in more detail, including details such as:

• Description of the innovation itself and the problem it addresses
• Why it is innovative or transformational
• The impact it has had across either commercial outcomes, social outcomes or environmental outcomes.  Provide supporting evidence from those that have benefitted from the innovative and creative solution (a minimum of three referees, preferably not all from the same organisation).
• Challenges faced and how they were resolved 
• Knowledge sharing via published articles, speaking engagements, certificates and media coverage.

Referee/testimonial interview – (20% weighting)

Please provide contact details of ONE industry referee who will support this nomination.

Note

Please note nominations MUST be submitted by COB Friday 14 March 2025.

All nominations will go through a strict judging process prior to finalists and winners being selected.

If a sufficient number of applications is not received for any award category, the Property Council reserves the right not to proceed to awarding a winner.