R&D Tax Incentive - Information Sessions

The R&D Tax Incentive is a major part of the Australian Government's commitment to boost industry investment in research and development (R&D) activities. The program is broad-based, market driven and accessible to companies in all industry sectors. It provides a tax offset to support Australian companies to be more innovative, productive and competitive in the global marketplace. - Read more

The MIT Factor

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has led the world into the future for 150 years with scientific innovations. Its brainwaves keep the US a superpower. But what makes the university such a fertile ground for brilliant ideas? Yo-Yo Ma's cello may not be the obvious starting point for a journey into one of the world's great universities. But, as you quickly realise when you step inside - Read more

Are You Asking the Right Question?

As we know, a good definition of Innovation is “Change that adds Value” and embracing this term opens the way to make innovation a relatively straight forward exercise, providing you are asking the right question. How many times do we solve a problem and even implement a solution, only to then realise had we asked a better question we may have come up with a much better solution. How many - Read more

The Role of University Research in Business and Market Innovation

A recent report explores how collaborations between universities and business can have a positive impact on the economy. The report, by the Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE) was part of a study supported by Research Councils UK (RCUK) to understand more about the distinctive advantages that companies found in collaborating with university researchers. The research - Read more

Big ‘I’ or Little ‘i’ - What’s it to be?

When it comes to understanding innovation further, some texts refer to so called big ‘I’, and little ‘i’. The former refers to big or disruptive innovations that totally change the landscape of a business, its products or the dynamics of the market. In contrast, little “i” refers more to incremental changes or improvements to businesses and products. In theory, or more likely with the - Read more

Ted Talk: How to Use Experts

We make important decisions every day -- and we often rely on experts to help us decide. But, says economist Noreena Hertz, relying too much on experts can be limiting and even dangerous. She calls for us to start democratizing expertise - to listen not only to "surgeons and CEOs, but also to shop staff." - Read more