Innovation Tour – Reflections four weeks in, with video
3,500km, 75 interviews, 2 terabytes of video footage. I’m four weeks into a national tour, exploring who supports entrepreneurs in regional Australia. I spent a… Read more
Unpluging and Inspiration from a performer – Vance Joy lessons
I spend so much of my time learning that I often miss opportunities to learn. It feels as though my days are consumed with learning… Read more
An innovation hub is more than a space – the example of Innov8 Logans
The Innov8 Logan innovation hub launches this Friday. The hub provides a great example of a community coming together to form a virtual innovation hub. Defining an innovation… Read more
The case for local government involvement in innovation hubs
New innovation hubs are popping up across Australia, and local governments are getting involved. In some cases they support existing hubs in their regions. In… Read more
Pretty lights and what’s important
I realised this week that my version of the Microsoft Surface Pro would not allow me to edit video as fast as I need for my… Read more
What is a startup? In search of a Startup Status
There is no current centralised definition of a ‘startup’ in Australia. Competing definitions exist across existing programs, requiring startups to requalify for each scheme. As… Read more
Writing simple words about innovation takes a long time
I pumped out another blog post last night about the upcoming launch of the Logan startup hub. The blog took about 45 minutes to write, and… Read more
Drone tracking test, and considering the publishing process
So I published my tour Saturday on LinkedIn. Within about 12 hours, the post had 428 views, 10 reshares, 116 likes, and 41 comments mostly of… Read more
Australian tour of innovation ecosystems, 2018-2019
How are our entrepreneurs and innovators best supported across Australia? What are some of the unique opportunities and challenges experienced by entrepreneurs in major city… Read more
Publishing the innovation ecosystem tour, making it real
I first had the idea to visit every innovation ecosystem in Australia around 12 months ago. I had just returned from the Australia Post Regional Pitch… Read more
What difference could you make? Impact Academy inspiration
If you could make any difference in the world, what would it be? Prevent suicide in tradies? Bring families together? Increase efficiency and governance in… Read more
We will never stop learning “new”
We live in an age where we will never stop learning “new”. Professions are either advancing or retracting, forcing constant change. New technologies force a… Read more