The Australian creative industry innovation ecosystem – a sample and snapshot
The ultimate intellectual property – the one that really replaces land, labour, and capital as the most valuable economic resource – is the human creative… Read more
Connecting practitioners with entrepreneur research – reflections on the 2019 Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange (ACERE)
Entrepreneur research is needed now more than ever. The impact of innovation policy may not be seen for years, long after short term election cycles…. Read more
7 principles for resilient innovation ecosystem services
Why are some communities better at supporting entrepreneurs than others? Are some communities just destined to become entrepreneur hot spots, or are there changes a… Read more
Reflections from a tour of regional Queensland innovation ecosystems
I recently toured regional innovation ecosystems in Queensland to better understand how entrepreneurs can be supported in regions. As we pause for the end of… Read more
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
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
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
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
Hackathon criteria
I had the opportunity today to respond to a request to facilitate a series of hackathon style events. The process provided an opportunity to reflect… Read more