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Why giving people choice is the secret ingredient to changing behaviour

Demanding that someone change their behaviour is as frustrating as trying to accelerate your car out of quicksand. The more you put your foot down, the further you sink in. The reason why is because all humans have an innate psychological need for autonomy. Autonomy is a desire to feel…

Charlotte Rush • 17 December 2019

5 insights from Australia’s Most Innovative Companies…

Let’s face it, innovation is a tricky game. It requires patience and persistence and often comes with many unexpected challenges along the way. If you’re responsible for driving innovation in your organisation, I’m sure you find it a tough slog at times. And I’m guessing that you’d welcome any inspiration…

Zoe Aitken • 17 December 2019

Three ways to proudly take on the f-word

Failure, the f-word most of us find more devastating than the one that instantly came to mind! It often sparks dread and fear. Yet one of my memorable takeaways from our recent Masterclass, where I spoke to some of the category winners from this year’s AFR Boss Most Innovative Companies…

Martine Barrie • 17 December 2019

Micro-Productivity: How Leaders Can Make Small Changes to Create Huge Leaps in Performance

Every minute of every workday, there are several (or, in fact, many) managers who are inadvertently killing their team’s productivity. They are doing this through expecting their team to be at their beck and call, responding to IMs or emails within a few minutes. They do this by constantly interrupting…

Dr. Amantha Imber • 17 December 2019

It’s High Time you Focus on Innovation

“How do I find time for innovation in my organisation?” This question comes up a lot, working at an innovation consultancy like Inventium. And I wish I could give you a definitive answer. The problem is there is no one-size-fits-all solution. There are only 40 (or a bit less) hours…

Nick Johnston • 17 December 2019

50 years on, the first moon landing is as inspiring as ever.

On the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, I unleashed my inner nerd and immersed in a weekend of binge-watching of “Chasing the Moon”. Heaven! Five decades later, I was still mesmerised by Apollo 11 hurtling a total of 953,054 miles to the moon and back. And it inspired me…

Martine Barrie • 17 December 2019

How amazing team performance amplifies innovation

How good is when you join a team that just seems to have it all going on…?! SO GOOD is the answer if you were unsure! Tell-tale signs of working in a high performing team include: people being open to giving and receiving feedback, sharing opinions freely and not being…

Kathryn Foster • 17 December 2019

Case study: how to actually ‘do’ innovation culture initiatives!

Earlier this year I participated in an initiative aimed at increasing the culture for innovation within the Property Group at Lendlease. Thanks to research, we know that there are 14 specific ‘dimensions’ necessary to create a climate of innovation. These include things like risk-taking, top management support and a sense…

Charlotte Rush • 10 September 2019

Three Powerful Customer Observations that Lead to Meaningful Innovation

One of the biggest myths about innovation is that it starts with a great idea. But if we want meaningful innovation, we need to start by understanding the customer’s deeper needs and frustrations. To do this, we need to use exploratory research methods, such as observing how customers actually interact…

Faustina Delany • 23 August 2019