Why Driven Outcomes?
Three converging crises. One research-backed solution. Discover why schools choose us.
Our model: DRIVE
Three Crises Demanding a Response
25.7%
of young Australians aged 16–24 reported high or very high psychological distress in 2024
ABS National Mental Health Survey
35.9%
of secondary students report high levels of anxiety, depression, or both
State of the Nation Report, 2023/2024
40–50%
of students report high levels of disengagement and falling levels of hope
98%
of young Australians reported experiencing feelings of anxiety or depression at least once in the past year
Monash University Australian Youth Barometer, 2024
What This Means for Schools
School-based, proactive wellbeing programmes delivered consistently across a student's journey have been shown to reduce depression and anxiety outcomes. Driven Outcomes' TalkNOW! and whole-school wellbeing incursions directly address this need.
The Evidence Behind DRIVE
"Since 2012, rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide among teens have more than doubled across the Anglosphere."
— Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation (2024)
The shift from a play-based childhood to a phone-based childhood has caused four foundational harms:
- Social deprivation
- Sleep disruption
- Attention fragmentation
- Addiction
What This Means for Driven Outcomes
Every MiniBOSS and TRIPOD session is deliberately phone-free, face-to-face, and hands-on. We rebuild exactly what the phone-based childhood has eroded — real social interaction, collaborative problem-solving, and the experience of presenting ideas to peers in person.
The DRIVE Framework
DRIVE is Driven Outcomes' Future Ready Human framework — five core capabilities that every student needs to thrive in an AI-augmented, rapidly changing world.
Dare to Think
Critical Thinking
Plain language: Question everything. Think for yourself.
What It Looks Like
- →Defining problems in a Hackathon
- →Evaluating customer feedback in Game On!
- →Asking "Why?" five times before accepting an answer
WEF Evidence
Analytical Thinking ranked #1 — essential for 69% of employers by 2030
Microsoft Research
AI use without critical thinking practice creates cognitive dependency
Curriculum: Critical and Creative Thinking — Reasoning, Analysing, Evaluating (Vic Curriculum)
DRIVE Curriculum Mapping
| Pillar |
|---|
| D — Dare to Think |
| R — Resilience |
| I — Inspire & Connect |
| V — Vision |
| E — Execute |
DRIVE is not taught in a classroom. It is built through:
- • Hands-on, face-to-face, phone-free enterprise experiences
- • Real products, real pitches, real customers, real feedback
- • Collaborative teams, competing under real time pressure
- • Showcase moments that celebrate learning out loud
DRIVE maps directly to:
- • Victorian Curriculum & Australian Curriculum General Capabilities
- • WEF Future of Jobs 2025: Top 5 skills for 2030
- • CASEL SEL Framework: All five competencies
- • OECD Learning Compass 2030: Three transformative competencies
Ready to transform your school's approach to future-ready learning?
Let's start a conversation about what DRIVE can do for your students.