{"id":180984,"date":"2026-01-20T10:52:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T02:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/?post_type=pd&#038;p=180984"},"modified":"2026-01-28T13:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T05:44:11","slug":"innovative-project-workshop","status":"publish","type":"pd","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/prof-development\/innovative-project-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Applied innovation: from idea to implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The ability to frame problem, identify and select solutions, and bring innovative ideas to fruition is rare, yet crucial for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organisations depend on innovation to establish and maintain competitive difference and advantage. Customers buy from providers who deliver what they need, but customer needs are dynamic and evolving, meaning that organisations need to innovate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;Because the purpose of business is to create a customer, the business enterprise has two\u2013and only two\u2013basic functions. Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are costs. &#8221; Drucker, 1954<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Innovation is difficult for most organisation because over time, organisations and the people within them become focused on maximum efficiency and effectiveness within the current structure (i.e. organisational culture). The ability to frame the problem through a different lens, come up with solutions that are different to the status quo and be able to gain support for them is rare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So how do we re-ignite that sense of innovation within the organisation and help people within the organisation to bring reframe the problem and bring an innovation to life? How do we capture the ongoing support of key stakeholders? Design the solution and experiment with it? Get internal and external customers to adopt the innovation even for trial? Support ongoing innovation and people to transition to the next innovation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People with the vision for innovation struggle to gain traction in many organisations focused on quality and efficiency. Such people need a range of soft skills, process steps and tools to garner support, select and develop the innovative idea, and to trial that idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This one-day program will provide participants with an opportunity to consider their own their organisation\u2019s innovative capability, to work through a process, and to apply tools to their innovative project. This is an ideal opportunity to bring your project, your team and your sponsors to an environment where innovation is supported and time is provided for the project to be considered and developed. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Learning-outcomes\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Learning-outcomes\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Learning-outcomes\">Learning outcomes<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Learning-outcomes\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ul>\n<li>An understanding of what innovative thinking means and why it\u2019s important for organisations.<\/li>\n<li>An in-depth understanding of the major elements of innovative thinking and organisational components of innovative thinking.<\/li>\n<li>Understanding of the development, testing, prototyping and launch processes.<\/li>\n<li>Understanding customer adoption processes and strategies to encourage.<\/li>\n<li>A range of tools and approaches that participants can apply immediately and directly to your innovative project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Who-is-the-program-for?\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Who-is-the-program-for?\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Who-is-the-program-for?\">Who is the program for?<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Who-is-the-program-for?\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>This program is designed for people who want to lead innovative thinking in any context (hopefully that is everyone at some stage of their career) and have an innovative idea or need for innovation that can be developed in the workshop.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Program-schedule\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Program-schedule\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Program-schedule\">Program schedule<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Program-schedule\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <table width=\"597\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6\">\n<td width=\"185\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><strong>Title <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"194\"><strong>Facilitator <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"185\">9:00am \u2013 10:30am<\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Framing the Right Innovation Problem<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Self-evaluation (innovative resilience)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Unpacking and reframing your project<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Problem statement crystallisation<\/td>\n<td width=\"194\">G Ferguson &amp; B Thomas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6\">\n<td width=\"185\">10:30am \u2013 11:00am<\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Morning tea<\/td>\n<td width=\"194\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"185\">11:00am \u2013 12:30pm<\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">End-user\/Stakeholder Discovery and Value Creation<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 End-user and Stakeholder mapping<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Value proposition development<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Solution ideation, enhancement and crystallisation of innovative ideas.<\/td>\n<td width=\"194\">G Ferguson &amp; B Thomas<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6\">\n<td width=\"185\">12:30pm \u2013 1:15pm<\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Lunch<\/td>\n<td width=\"194\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"185\">1:15pm \u2013 2:30pm<\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Hypothesis Testing and Experiment Design Sprints<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Testing ideas<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reducing uncertainty<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Success indicators<\/td>\n<td width=\"194\">G Ferguson &amp; 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