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15-10-2009 |
Video: Innovation - without it we're screwed |
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 | | Developed for the latest InnoFuture Momentum event, this video looks at the current innovation practices (or lack thereof) of Australian businesses.
We hope you find it challenging, informative and interesting!
You can view the video on YouTube by following this link
Or download the high definition version to your computer by right clicking this link and selecting "Save Target As" (it's 10mb but shouldn't take too long) |
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04-04-2009 |
March Newsletter |
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 | | Here's our second Dynamic Horizons newsletter.
This issue contains heaps of interesting information including some fantastic sources of innovative ideas, Jason's Innovation Rant, and where to find great images for presentations.
Download the newsletter here |
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27-03-2009 |
Tony Buzan in Australia |
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 | | Tony Buzan, the inventor of Mind Maps and founder of the World Memory Championships is visiting our shores as part of the Australian Innovation Festival. Regarded as one of the world’s foremost authorities on thinking and the brain, Tony is a regular keynote speaker on memory, creativity and innovation.
Two events are planned as part of the Innovation Festival, in Melbourne on May 19 and Brisbane May 21. In each city Tony will be presenting a half-day Creativity & Innovation Seminar followed by an afternoon Advanced Mind Mapping Master Class.
Visit the Buzan Australian website for more information and to view Super Early Bird rates only available until the end of March.
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18-02-2009 |
February Newsletter |
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| | The first ever Dynamic Horizons newsletter has now been released!
We've been saying we'll start a regular newsletter for months and have finally got our act together. This issues provides solid evidence to the argument that an economic downturn is the best time to invest in innovation. It also features some great up-and-coming innovation events throughout Australia. Finally, it showcases an innovation that could even overshadow the iPod!
Download a pdf of the newsletter here |
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12-02-2009 |
Our improved Innovation Challenge Program! |
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 | | We reckon it takes more than a couple of brainstorming sessions to uncover and commercialise new ideas... in fact we know it does.
To really make innovation happen your business needs a program that repeatedly uncovers, develops and implements significant ideas.
That's just what we help our clients do through our Innovation Challenge Program.
The Innovation Challenge is a seven month competition that uncovers substantial ideas and trains teams of employees in building those ideas into successful innovations. Companies that have implemented the Innovation Challenge Program have launched innovations contributing millions of dollars to their bottom line, as well as significant environment and social initiatives.
For more information download a flyer here
Alternatively contact us on (03) 9350 3678 or tim@dynamichorizons.com |
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10-02-2009 |
Blue Ocean Strategy Symposium - Melbourne 3 March & Sydney 5 March 2009 |
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 | | Margaret Manson at InnoFuture has developed another intriguing event, this time hosting two one-day symposium with Professor Chan Kim, co-author of the best selling Blue Ocean Strategy book.
If your business is stuck in the red ocean of bloody, head-on competition, then this workshop is for you. In a nutshell, Blue Ocean Strategy provides a set of frameworks and tools that help companies move into new markets and make the competition irrelevant.
For more information please visit the InnoFuture website |
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07-02-2009 |
Innovic's Next Big Thing Award |
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 | | Innovic's Next Big Thing Award 2009 for new inventions and innovations is now open!
This year’s Next Big Thing Award offers $60,000 in cash & prizes and over $100,000 of promotion for your invention, including a six week exhibition of finalists at Melbourne Museum. Categories include sustainability/green, innovation excellence, community benefit and people's choice.
To find out more or enter visit www.nextbigthingaward.com
Applications close 16 March 2009. |
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22-09-2008 |
Business Innovation Addressed... but few actions proposed |
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 | | The Green Paper from Australia's National Innovation Review has been released! We're extremely happy to see that the report emphasises the responsibility of firms to drive innovation in Australia. It also proposes that the 'new' innovation system should focus on equiping businesses with the skills and capabilities to innovate. All good stuff.
What we're not so happy about is the absense of any tangible initiatives to help businesses get better at innovation. Most businesses understand why innovation is a good thing... what they lack are the skills to harvest, develop and implement great ideas. The Green Paper addresses this issue at an extremely high level. It provides little new thinking about how to get more Australian businesses innovating, let alone propose concrete strategies for building capability.
Guess it's up to (re)innovate challenge to address those issues :-) |
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18-08-2008 |
Will National Innovation Review address Business Innovation? |
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 | | No doubt most people are already well aware of this, but the Federal Government is about to complete a review of the Australian Innovation System. A green paper is due to be released for public comment at the end of September... the big question from our perspective is "will the paper adequately address business / organisational innovation?"
We believe much more needs to be done to encourage innovation in existing businesses, especially those in industries normally regarded as "non-innovative".
Up to now Australian innovation policy has focused heavily on high-technology, R&D intensive industries - despite the fact they only make up a tiny portion of the economy.
Will this focus shift following the review? Guess we've only got a couple of days until we find out! |
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12-07-2008 |
Dynamic Horizons supporting InnoFuture |
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 | | The 2007 InnoFuture conference was so good we're throwing our support behind the 2008 event, to be held in Melbourne in September.
We're also big fans of the regular InnoFuture Momentum events, as they're a great way to stay in touch with others in the innovation community. The next Momentum event is on in Melbourne on July 31.
If you would like to know more visit www.innofuture.com.au
Look forward to seeing everyone there! |
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30-05-2008 |
Our biggest initiative yet! |
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 | | In July Dynamic Horizons is launching (re)innovate challenge - a national business planning challenge that will inspire businesses and teach them how to innovate.
Teams representing Australian businesses enter their innovative ideas and then receive extensive training to turn those ideas into viable business plans. To spice things up (re)innovate challenge culminates in state-level awards and national-level prizes!
For more information go to www.reinnovate.com.au
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26-05-2008 |
DH welcomes Peter Alderson |
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 | | Dynamic Horizons is pleased to announce the newest member of our team, Peter Alderson. Peter joins us with an extensive background in entrepreneurship and technology commercialisation.
Peter's first assignment is with South East Water as their Commercialisation Manager.
For more information about Peter's background please visit the 'Our People' page. |
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15-11-2007 |
Dynamic Horizons has moved! |
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 | | We have now settled into our new office in the very cool Aquavista Tower. Located in the heart of Melbourne’s waterfront precinct, our new home is Suite 1421, 401 Docklands Drive, Docklands.
If you’re ever in the area make sure you pop in for a coffee!
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20-10-2007 |
Brain Waves wins award! |
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 | | Dynamic Horizons is delighted to announce that one of our long term clients (South East Water) recently won the Victorian Engineering Excellence Award for Workplace Innovation.
The judges saw Brain Waves as a highly innovative project resulting in positive community and company outcomes and were particularly impressed with the collaboration achieved amongst the project team and its stakeholders.
Dynamic Horizons designed Brain Waves for South East Water in early 2005 and has been running the program with great success since. |
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