Bio

As an Innovation Catalyst I help organisations substantially increase revenue and decrease costs by equipping them with the tools and techniques to get all employees to THINK and BE more innovative in everything they do as opposed to (just) having an innovation department. I believe that the long term success of any organisation is largely dependent on its ability to continually adapt and respond to the constantly changing world in which we exist. Those organisations that cultivate a culture of continuous transformation enabled and accelerated by appropriate governance, process and technology, are best placed to leverage change for competitive advantage and they are able to respond in a proactive manner to the impacts and implications that current and future changes will have on their staff, their business models, their industry ecosystem, consumer behaviours and society in general. Responsive organisations such as these have the ability to shape the future, as opposed to simply reacting to it. I have led innovation, transformation and new product development initiatives for over 30 years across a variety of roles and industries, constantly stimulating innovation and leveraging technology for efficiency gains and new revenue streams resulting in significant business growth and transformation. I am regularly called upon to provide insights based on my technology scanning and scouting activities for board briefings, innovation stimulation, input into strategy, opportunity evaluation and proposition development purposes via keynotes, workshops and retained advisory services. I can help you shape the future of your organisation by stimulating innovation and transformation, disrupting, agitating, leading and inspiring groups and individuals. I am experienced in building Global Innovation and Scanning & Scouting capabilities, frequently working with organisations developing their own idea incubation labs or in-house foresight and trends tracking services. I spend the bulk of my time curating volumes of news, research and information across a diverse range of sources in order to stimulate ideas and fuel innovation based on actionable insight. I am focussed on driving technological transformation of the bottom line, leveraging the impact of current and emerging technology. I firmly believe that if you don't write your own story of how you would like to see the future unfold, you will be reading about it as history made by someone else, so let's work together to create the next bestseller!