Innovation Fundamentals

Innovation Fundamentals

Built to help business leaders, decision makers and professionals leverage innovation as a practical tool to spot the right opportunities, solve problems, grow and respond to change through taking small steps.



Overview

Innovation starts with a problem, not a big idea.

It’s not just for tech startups, big businesses or breakthrough inventions. Every business innovates, often without realising.

Innovation is about finding better ways to solve problems, create value and respond to change and it can start with a small improvement in any business or team. It is a skill and capability that can be learned, practised, and built into a business.

Led and delivered by world-class local and international experts with examples and insights from real businesses, this practical program helps you spot opportunities, challenge the status quo and turn ideas into action.

Explore the mindsets and conditions that support innovation, identify what may be holding it back in your business, and use practical tools to move from opportunity to experimentation.

You’ll gain a clearer view of where innovation can happen in your business, find one opportunity worth exploring, and a practical next step to get started.

We welcome early expressions of interest ahead of the program launch.

Program Structure

9 online and self-paced modules:

Module 1: Is Innovation
for me?

Module 2: Am I solving the right problem?

Module 3: Do I understand what my customers need?

Module 4: How do I find the right opportunity?

Module 5: How do I test an idea without spending too much

Module 6: How do I grow my business?

Module 7: How can the business run smoothly without me? 

Module 8: Bring people
with you 

Module 9: Build an
innovation habit

Who is it for?

Built for people who make things happen. Whether you’re leading a business, shaping a team or solving problems, this program gives you a practical understanding of how innovation works.

  • Owners and leaders of small and medium Australian businesses
  • Managers and team members looking to bring more structure to how their business innovates
  • Individuals curious about how innovation actually works in practice, beyond the buzzwords, regardless of current role

Benefits

  • A practical, repeatable way of thinking about innovation in your business, instead of waiting for a lightbulb moment.
  • The ability to spot problems and opportunities actually worth your time.
  • A low-risk way to try new ideas. Small, intentional tests let you find out what works and what doesn’t before committing real time or money to it.
  • A way to get your team behind new ideas and involving the right people early.
  • A method for making innovation part of how your business runs, not a one-off project. Build a habit into everyday routines, reinforcement, and the direction the business is already heading.

Facilitator

Katelyn Sharratt (PhD)

Innovation Expert & Wade Institute Fellow



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