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The 4 secrets behind top-performing innovative teams (and how to build them)

In building innovative teams, HR and hiring managers should ask themselves whether they are hiring someone who is different from the other members, especially in terms of their skill set, knowledge and experiences. …

Dr. Amantha Imber • 3 June 2019

Three things you can do over the Easter holidays to enhance your creativity

Have you ever wondered why some people can come up with brilliant ideas effortlessly, while the rest of us need a little bit more help? (Picture me staring blankly at my computer screen for hours trying to come up with something to write for this blog post). If you’re like…

Zoe Aitken • 3 April 2019

The journey to becoming a “creative-type”

Creativity is an important part of innovation. The more creative ideas we can come up with, the more likely we are to find a new way to solve a customer problem, and therefore, to be innovative. Given creativity is important for innovation, have you ever thought how “creative”…

Dr. Linda Sands • 26 October 2018

Do instant messaging applications kill creativity?

I’ve been doing a lot of keynote speaking of late on the topic of creating the perfect workday. I discuss things such as how to get focused work done in the age of digital distraction, how to free up time for innovation, how to best structure your day to remain…

Dr. Amantha Imber • 26 October 2018

Three ways to drive greater creativity in innovation

It seems logical to think that the more resources you have available for creativity (be that time, money, people, scope etc.) that the more creative you will be. I mean, why wouldn’t you be more creative without limitations? That’s what blue-sky thinking is all about, right?! Interestingly, research tells…

Zoe Aitken • 27 April 2018

Want to be more creative? Go on holidays!

How good is an overseas holiday?! Personally, I find there’s something so completely life-affirming and enlivening about immersing myself in a new culture; exploring new architecture, food and landscapes and seeing first-hand how other people live in different parts of the world. Maybe I’m just nosey, but I’m always fascinated…

Zoe Aitken • 25 January 2018

An exclusive peek into one of Australia’s most wanted innovation labs

Chances are that if you have innovation in your job title or are responsible for the innovation program at your organisation, you have considered creating your very own innovation lab. Whether you are still on the fence, or fully converted, it can be difficult to know where to prioritise your…

Charlotte Rush • 24 November 2017

Adopt a ‘power pose’ to boost your creativity

If you have been to one of Inventium’s innovation workshops, you’ll know that one of the first things we do is help get people in the right mindset for creativity and idea generation. One easy, yet perhaps surprising way, to set the scene for creativity is to position your body…

Charlotte Rush • 9 May 2017

Learn a thing or two, while I hang ten

Hi there, I’m Nick Johnston. I’m using my last name because Inventium has recently recruited two Nicks. I’m Melbourne Nick, or tall Nick, or Nick J – enjoy my blog! Recently I have made a sea change; I left the hustle and bustle of the ‘big smoke’ and moved down the Victorian coast. When people…

Nick Johnston • 17 November 2016