#Business Innovation
Disrupt your thinking, transform your business
Truly innovative companies pay attention to the things that most people ignore and ask questions that no one else thinks to ask.
How innovation friendly is your business governance?
Governance is the framework of rules and practices that governs your business, and how it operates day-to-day.
Innovation made easy for SMBs
Stretched for time, money and resources – getting new ideas off the ground is often the last thing on an SMB’s priority list. How then should smaller companies approach innovation in the digital age?
4 ways to organise new ideas and drive innovation
Your company’s next great idea could come employees, customers, even strangers. With so much input, some ideas can get lost in the shuffle. Here, four ways to keep them top of mind.
The Darwinian approach to business survival
“It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.” This insight, attributed to Charles Darwin, could easily be the most important business management mantra for the decade – here’s why.
Need to increase productivity? You must innovate
Many business owners make the mistake of assuming that productivity means working themselves and their employees harder, but putting more pressure on your staff to get more done can actually be counterproductive. When it comes to increasing productivity, what most businesses need is innovation.
Don’t get sidetracked by unnecessary innovation
Maintaining focus on your key competencies is important and sometimes the need for diversification is required – after all, innovation is good. However, it’s far too easy for organisations to become sidetracked with unnecessary innovation, in the wrong areas.
3 ways thinking creatively can help your business
Changing the way you think can help you to approach old problems in new ways and be more innovative and customer-centric than your competitors. ‘Design Thinking’ is a different way of thinking that draws on the creative and intuitive as well as the analytical and rational mind.
Can you use constraints as fuel for innovation?
Psychology of Creativity researchers have found that constraints can actually make us more innovative. These constraints and limitations can be used to challenge us and fire our imagination – giving us the food we need to fuel our innovation.
Lessons in innovation from Steve Wozniak
Taking inspiration from Steve Wozniak’s recent trip to Australia, Sharon Williams shares her 10 top tips for inspiring innovation in your business.
The award-winning businesswoman connecting regional SMBs
As the 2012 Telstra Businesswomen’s awards open for nominations, Dynamic Business is chatting to 12 former winners about the impact the program has had on their business. According to VisitVineyards founder Robyn Lewis, her venture made it through the GFC as a result of its success in the program.
Lessons in innovation from Richard Branson
Consider Richard Branson, Apple, Samsung, Madonna and Lady Gaga. They continually top best sellers lists because they’re always innovating – reinventing themselves in ways that captivate and capture their audiences. The good news is, your small business can do the same.
Learning from others to break the ‘rules’
Neil Tilley blogs about finding the inspiration to do things differently in your business. “One area SMBs can look for inspiration is businesses outside their own industry. Looking at the market leader within another industry is a great habit to get into.”
Small business urged to innovate under new incentive
The Gillard Government’s research and development tax incentive could allow thousands of small businesses to innovate and boost business operations.
How to avoid self sabotage in your workplace
Rhondalynn Korolak offers tips to avoid sabotage and foster innovation in your business. “For every daring and outlandish new idea that is proposed by one hopeful soul, there will be a long list of sceptical colleagues who are willing to offer 20 reasons why the idea might fail…”
$100,000 up for grabs by innovative entrepreneurs
The University of Queensland (UQ) is offering a $100,000 prize to the emerging Australian entrepreneur that delivers the most innovative business plan.
Business Start Up
If you’re looking for ways to ease the start-up phase or grow your business through innovation, technology parks and business incubators are a good place to start. The start-up or early phase of a business can be tough. Sometimes new kids on the block are isolated from the expertise and resources provided by technology parks […]
Innovative Business
Innovation is key to survival in business to keep financial services relevant and stay ahead of the competition – Just like business, financial services need to evolve to stay in the game – The latest innovation in financial services is Individual Managed Accounts (IMA), which provide a synergy between service and product. A standard IMA platform […]