1. Education & Experiences
Experience Wayang Puppetry in 2026
An unforgettable experience supporting language learning, performing arts and intercultural understanding. Sumardi, one of Indonesia’s leading master puppeteers, is returning to Australia in 2026.
In a captivating one-man performance, the celebrated Dalang brings traditional Wayang puppet theatre to life through expressive puppetry, character voices and live music. Experience the performance from both sides, with a rare behind-the-screen view of wayang in action. Featuring puppets more than 100 years old, this unforgettable experience connects audiences with generations of Indonesian storytelling and craftsmanship.
Available Programs
Learning Hub is Live, with More Resources and Tools for Teachers!
Our reimagined Learning Hub brings updated lesson plans, digital tools and teacher resources together to spark rich conversations and deepen intercultural understanding.
Discover New Cultural Experiences for Schools and Communities
From Italian tarantella rhythms to Afro-Colombian percussion, explore new hands-on performances bringing music, dance and story into your school or community.
Building Intercultural Capability in Victorian Schools
The Intercultural Citizenship Ambassador Program (ICAP) continues to grow across Victoria, helping students build empathy, leadership and confidence through facilitated conversations and collaborative activities.
Discover the Cultural Story of Your School Community with Atlas
Atlas for Schools offers a secure, anonymised way to explore your school’s cultural profile, helping you move beyond assumptions and better understand the people you serve.
2. The Atlas Platform
Our Atlas platform turns anonymised cultural data into clear, actionable insight for schools, workplaces and communities. Here’s what’s new this month.
AIRI Has Landed
Our AI Readiness Survey (AIRI) is, well, ready! AI is reshaping every workplace but most organisations don’t know how ready they really are, and the gap between what leaders believe and what staff experience is often the biggest risk. AIRI is a two-stage survey: one set of questions goes to leaders, the other to staff, from which our data scientists build a perception-gap analysis across six pillars, from ‘Preparation’ to ‘Output’ to ‘Crystal Ball’.
Atlas at the TechDiversity Awards
See Atlas in action at this year’s annual awards in Sydney, recognising great work organisations and people are doing. If you haven’t booked your tickets, there’s still time. We’ll be revealing the cultural diversity in the room and contributing to the TechReflects study.
White Paper Research
Do you work in HR? We’re preparing a white paper on the intersection of company values, company culture and human identity. Complete the questionnaire and we’ll send you a benchmarking report as thanks.
PCI: The People & Culture Index
Not yet properly launched, but already taking many sign-ups: PCI is an anonymous data-collection project on real-world behaviours and cultural norms in the workplace, shaped by hundreds of interviews with HR leaders worldwide.
Getting B Corp Certified Made Easier
This Atlas product is taking off, with multiple customers (mainly in the UK) using it for their B Corp aspirations. As Andy Hawkins of Business on Purpose put it, it’s a “no-brainer”, safely and expertly collecting evidence for up to 15 B Lab 2.1 standards.
3. Key Events
Cultural Infusion Renews Media Partnership with Global Insight Conferences
Cultural Infusion, through its Atlas platform, is once again an official media partner of Global Insight Conferences for the 8th Annual Diversity & Inclusion Conference, taking place 10 September 2026 at The Copthorne Tara Hotel, London. Building on a successful partnership from the April 2026 edition, the collaboration will help elevate evidence-based, culturally intelligent insights for the 31+ senior D&I and HR leaders expected to attend. The one-day event tackles practical DEI strategy, from neurodiversity and psychological safety to measuring what matters in inclusion.
The Wellbeing Workout 2026, Brighton
Head of Culture & Engagement Kasia Hayward gives practical tools to bridge the gap between people data and real human experience in her keynote, "The CODE for Organisational Fitness: Designing Organisational Fitness through Culture, Opportunity, Data and Experience."
Melbourne Build Expo 2026
Cultural Infusion is once again a media partner for the Melbourne edition, and CEO Peter Mousaferiadis takes the stage to share thoughts on inclusion and culture in an industry that affects everyone. Free & open to the public.
4. Voices of Cultural Infusion
5. Cultural Infusion Organisation
Intern With Us!
The Cultural Infusion Internship and Fellowship Program is officially open, and this is your chance to gain real experience, real mentorship, and an internationally recognised cross-cultural training by one of Australia’s most awarded cultural organisations.
6. Our Cultural Calendar
Key dates across the world worth knowing about, and marking on your own calendar.
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples | 9 August 2026
Representing less than 6% of the world’s population, Indigenous people speak the great majority of the world’s ~7,000 languages, protecting and enriching our shared human heritage. Last year Cultural Infusion proudly sponsored meals for 85 representatives of the Munduruku people of Pará, Brazil, who travelled more than 1,600km to COP30 in Belém. Mark the day with our range of Aboriginal cultural experiences led by First Nations presenters across Australia, or our professional learning workshop for educators.
Thanks for reading! Keep your definitions sharp, be well, and see you next month.
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