Innovation needs the right mindset - 25 January 2012
Civil Engineers Australia (Dec 2011) reports on the Innovation Series Sydney event held in October, 2011 on Achieving global competitive advantage through innovation.
"Innovation requires an openness to change, according to Steve Vamos, president of the Society for Knowledge Economics, based in Sydney."
Collaboration powers innovation - 25 January 2012
Guess what collaboration just achieved? Innovation. Business Acumen Magazine 2011 reports on the Melbourne Innovation Series event.
"At the last Innovation Series in Melbourne, we learned of a seismic shift in the way GE – a company whose business DNA is innovation – has moved away from a culture of secrecy and protection in its research and development and embraces collaboration as its prime driver of innovation. The result? Breathtaking progress."