by Gavin Heaton | Apr 14, 2025 | 21st Century Skills, Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work, Innovation
Artificial intelligence. You’ve heard about it, seen it in action, and maybe even interacted with it today without realising it. AI technology is zipping along at such a speed that businesses and innovators are practically getting whiplash trying to keep up....
by alvin | Mar 29, 2025 | Blog Posts, Customer Experience, Innovation, Marketing, Strategy
Want to increase the number of clients for your business? The four actions you can take to increase clients are: Integrate online and physical channels for your business Make your digital touchpoints stand out Align your brand with all your touchpoints Track and...
by Gavin Heaton | Mar 28, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Content Marketing, Innovation, Marketing
Let’s face it: marketers are always expected to be visionaries—but on a deadline. So when tools like ChatGPT drop new image generation features, we should be leaning in hard. Because this isn’t just fun with pixels—it’s a whole new way to ideate, visualise, and...
by Gavin Heaton | Mar 15, 2025 | Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Social Business, Social Impact, Social Innovation
In recent years, business innovation programs have emerged as powerful drivers of economic growth, promoting job creation, forging strategic partnerships, and nurturing a vibrant entrepreneurial culture. These programs establish a supportive ecosystem for businesses...
by Gavin Heaton | Mar 14, 2025 | B2B Marketing, Best Practices, Data Science, Digital Strategy, Innovation
The recently released 2025 B2B Benchmarks report by Benchmarkit offers invaluable insights into current trends and strategies within the B2B marketing landscape. With analysis from stellar B2B marketing leaders Carilu Dietrich (CMO, Hypergrowth Advisor), Jon Miller...
by Joanne Jacobs | Mar 3, 2025 | 21st Century Skills, Facilitation
Facilitation is generally misunderstood. Too many people approach it as a performance, imagining the facilitator as the focal point of a workshop, commanding the room with energy and expertise. In reality, effective facilitation is closer to coaching than performing....
by Gavin Heaton | Mar 2, 2025 | 21st Century Skills, Blog Posts, Digital Transformation, Diversity, Social Innovation, Startups, Workplace practice
Whether we’re running a hackathon, launching an accelerator, delivering an AI consulting sprint, or kicking off a new service design project, one factor consistently shapes outcomes: the structure and composition of the team. Time and again, research confirms that...
by Gavin Heaton | Feb 22, 2025 | 21st Century Skills, Business Ideas, Innovation, Innovation Strategy
The business world is pulsing with new tech, greener solutions, and a global market more connected than ever, offering some of the best business ideas for aspiring entrepreneurs. Standing on the cusp of this vibrant future, you, the aspiring entrepreneur, are ready to...
by Gavin Heaton | Feb 18, 2025 | Change, Change management, Innovation
To build a robust innovation strategy, organisations must not only implement cutting-edge processes but also foster an environment where innovative change is embraced rather than feared. Here’s how to tackle resistance to change in innovation processes and transform...
by Joanne Jacobs | Feb 17, 2025 | Design Thinking, Innovation
So in January 2025, an article called What comes after Design Thinking? piqued my interest. As a long-term practitioner of (and educator about) Design Thinking, I was initially concerned the piece would be full of some kind of pseudo-fashionable tedium with...
