All Items on the topics Innovation & Collaboration
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The Hidden Human Dimensions of Innovation - Hargraves Institute Presentation (Presentation)
Wed Mar 11 2009 | Narelle Kennedy, Chief Executive, Australian Business FoundationSpeech by Australian Business Foundation Chief Executive, Narelle Kennedy to Innovation 2009 Conference, Sydney 10 March 2009. -
Inside the Innovation Matrix - Finding the hidden human dimensions (Research)
Oct 2008 | Australian Business FoundationThe latest research project from the Australian Business Foundation delves into the human kaleidoscope of innovation. Going well beyond old-school, linear stories about a brilliant inventor or creative entrepreneur, this project seeks to understand the transformative power of innovation by exposing the hidden intricacies of individuals, their networks and their interactions – the human dimensions of innovation.
This book is not about innovation for its own sake. It is about how to drive innovation-led prosperity, to enable Australia to continue to be a great place to live, work and play.
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The Reality of Innovation Unzipped (Research)
Nov 2006 | Deloitte; Australian Business FoundationThis joint venture project between Australian Business Foundation and Deloitte aimed to test the appetite for innovation in middle market firms through a series of focus groups with more than 50 businesses in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
The key findings of this collaborative project demonstrate that these businesses have a strong appreciation that they need to continually innovate to survive, and to compete on knowledge and innovation through business transformation, rather than on cost.
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National Innovation Systems: Finland, Sweden & Australia Compared (Research)
Nov 2005 | Professor Göran Roos, Chairman, VTT International; Intellectual Capital Services LtdNations need national innovation systems to foster an infrastructure of linkages or networks among firms, universties and governments to gain competitive advantage. By understanding the strides taken in Finland and Sweden, two showcases for development of national innovation systems, Australian firms and governments can identify what lessons might be applied in improving Australia's national innovation system.