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Innovation Managers are like truffles

Stinky, and hard to find. Innovation Managers don’t always smell like gourmet mushrooms, but they are rare. Great Innovation Managers are rare, because there are specific capabilities and preferences required to help drive an organisation’s innovation efforts forward. In my time at Inventium, I have met…

Judy Anderson • 5 June 2017

Adopt a ‘power pose’ to boost your creativity

If you have been to one of Inventium’s innovation workshops, you’ll know that one of the first things we do is help get people in the right mindset for creativity and idea generation. One easy, yet perhaps surprising way, to set the scene for creativity is to position your body…

Charlotte Rush • 9 May 2017

If it’s good enough for the Wright brothers

In 1903, Orville Wright, with his brother Wilbur watching from below, piloted history’s first ever powered, manned flight. That singular flight completely changed the course of history. There are now over 100,000 commercial flights in the air each day…(in fact I am writing from one now!). But the Wright Brothers…

Imogen Aitken • 5 May 2017

How to embrace the power of f**k-ups

The world has seen a fair few f*** ups over the last 12 months…and I think you all know what I’m talking about. I am, of course, referring to the travesty that has been the recent entire season of Married at First Sight. And as we reflect on months gone…

Charlotte Rush • 10 April 2017

The secrets to innovation from a parcel delivery company that doesn’t own a single vehicle

Providing your staff with plenty of time to innovate can be a tough nut to crack, but the parcel delivery company – Sendle – has it under control. We sat down with James Chin Moody (CEO) and Craig Davis (CMO) to uncover how they assign time to innovation.

Nick Johnston • 23 March 2017

Learn a thing or two, while I hang ten

Hi there, I’m Nick Johnston. I’m using my last name because Inventium has recently recruited two Nicks. I’m Melbourne Nick, or tall Nick, or Nick J – enjoy my blog! Recently I have made a sea change; I left the hustle and bustle of the ‘big smoke’ and moved down the Victorian coast. When people…

Nick Johnston • 17 November 2016