Making Innovation REAL™
Helping organisations make innovation a disciplined, measurable management practice through strategy, systems, capability, and leadership.
My work sits at the intersection of innovation management, ecosystem development, governance, research, and thought leadership.
Innovation Management
Helping organisations build innovation as a disciplined management capability through strategy, governance, operating models, capability-building, and standards-aligned practice.
Innovation Ecosystem Building
Connecting leaders, institutions, government, investors, and industry to strengthen the partnerships, networks, and conditions that enable innovation to thrive.
Research, Writing, and Thought Leadership
Contributing to the field through research, writing, public commentary, frameworks, and practical ideas that make innovation more actionable, credible, and measurable.
MAKING INNOVATION REAL™
A connected body of books, research, white papers, models, frameworks, and organisational diagnostic tools designed to strengthen innovation as a systematic and professional management discipline.
From Innovation Intent to Innovation Discipline
Innovation is too often treated as a slogan, a workshop, or a side project.
Real innovation performance requires direction, governance, capability, learning systems, and leadership.
I help organisations move beyond ad hoc activity towards repeatable, measurable, and outcome-oriented innovation practice.
Chairperson, Australian Innovation Management Institute (AIMI)
Chair, Blak Angels Investment Network
Ambassador, Global Council for Innovation Organisations (GCIO)
Member, Western Australian Government Innovation Advisory Board
Researcher and doctoral candidate
Author of Making Innovation Real: A Practical Guide to Innovation Management
Looking to strengthen innovation capability, leadership, or ecosystem engagement?
If you are building an innovation management approach, shaping a capability agenda, exploring collaboration, or seeking speaking or strategic input, let’s connect.