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Three tools that are proven to drive meaningful change in people’s behaviour

When was the last time you were able to change either your own or someone else’s behaviour? And what exactly was it that you did that led to that successful change? A few months ago, in an attempt to find my own answers to these questions, I decided that…

Dr. Amantha Imber • 13 February 2019

Do you work for a calm company

I caught up with Janine Allis (founder of Boost Juice and a shark on Shark Tank) this week for a chat on the How I Work podcast and it was fascinating hearing about how one of Australia’s leading innovators and entrepreneurs works. Janine has a bunch…

Dr. Amantha Imber • 13 February 2019

One thing that the top performing Silicon Valley companies have in common

I was lucky enough to spend the first week of November on Inventium’s Silicon Valley Tour, visiting some of the world’s most innovative organisations in and around San Francisco. There was a huge range of amazing takeaways from the week, but one that really stuck with me was…

Imogen Aitken • 13 February 2019

What leaders of the world’s most innovative companies do differently

Have you ever noticed how some organisational leaders thrive in the face of change and disruption, while others somehow manage to lead their company into an abyss of irrelevance? (Did someone say ‘Kodak’?). There’s a whole lot of factors that can contribute…

Zoe Aitken • 26 October 2018

How to talk innovation like a pro

If you have ever sat in on a meeting about innovation, chances are you probably heard a lot of jargon and buzzwords being thrown around. If you want to talk buzzwords with the best of them, use this article as a cheat sheet to help you out. Alternatively, if you…

Dr. Amantha Imber • 27 April 2018

For the best innovation, get out and experiment

I’ve just realised that everything I thought I ever knew about Market Research, when it comes to testing innovation, was either flawed or is fast becoming redundant. If, like me, you have employed traditional market research approaches (i.e. concept tests, market simulation tests, focus groups, etc) to evaluate and validate…

Zoe Aitken • 22 December 2017

How to ensure powerful disruptive innovation makes the cut

Disruptive ideas are like an 80’s aerobic class. You know it’s good for you, but it would be so much easier to avoid all that spandex and stay on the couch. When choosing which ideas to progress, organisations often take the easy way out. This can be because incremental innovations…

Judy Anderson • 31 July 2017

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