Recently the Hargraves Victorian group met at the amazing offices of AGL to collaborate, share and inspire each other. I was amazed to see how quickly the group engaged and got right into sharing their challenges and were so open to new and diverse opinions in such a short space of time. So what did…
With 66% of attendees, representing over 20 industries, rating radicalCX 4 and 5 stars for overall experience, this one-day workshop was a success for the innovation leaders and practitioners participating. Designed as an open conference, the biggest highlight was the opportunity to share and learn from each other during the team-based workshop exercises. Other highlights included: Augmented, virtual and mixed reality demonstrations that gave everyone a chance to experience HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Microsoft Hololens and Vuforia marker based AR. UTS student poster gallery with 9 research projects on display from the School of Software and the School of Computing and Communication.
Event Summary from the Women’s Lunch hosted by Griffith Hack on 26 July 2016 Women in Innovation Leadership has become a hot topic for Hargraves members, so it was great to welcome 16 female leaders of innovation at the recent Women’s Lunch hosted by Griffith Hack. Thank you very much for a very informative and…
Event Summary from the Leaders Lunch hosted by FIAL on 18 August 2016 We all know that having the right mindset, skillset and toolset matters for both innovation and entrepreneurship. When considering mindset, key features include creativity and risk taking; add skills like spotting opportunities, gathering resources and building teams; while design thinking and lean…
It’s rare to be present at an event or point in time when a significant change occurs but our Conference2016 was one of those points and it was a privilege to be the host. The need for innovation is well understood. There are now many tools and methods available. There are many consultancies, old and…
Hargraves’ Executive Director, Allan Ryan, welcomed participants from a diverse range of organisations to this event, hosted by AMP Services. Allan suggested that the role of innovators to inspire and achieve through collective wisdom had never been more pertinent as many organisations struggled for greater productivity and business transformation on every level. Event host Mathew…
Early in my career, a mentor said “The important things are dollars and numbers and the bigger the better’. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been very proud and excited about two examples of where our collaboration efforts have led to measureable dollars – and big numbers. At the recent Disruptive Innovation Group meeting, Phil…
How to compare projects within a portfolio when some look like apples and other look like oranges. Delivering Strategic Innovation Group – Event Summary Hargraves’ Delivering Strategic Innovation Group met last week hosted by CSIRO Manufacturing Digital Productivity and Services Sector, with 7 participants in Melbourne, 5 in Sydney and others dialling-in via video conference…
Over the last couple of months, as we’ve been meeting with Hargraves members, the topic of Disruption has become foremost in these discussions. For most of our members, disruption is a challenge. They are well versed in what’s required to continually improve and even make step changes in their offerings to their customers. However, whilst…
At the recent meeting of the Hargraves Step Change Commercialisation Group, members discussed the topic “How to develop a step by step process for radical change that can be incorporated into a Portfolio Management Approach that balances today’s requirements with future viability”. Members heard 2 case studies. The first from Cochlear about how they bring…