by Joanne Jacobs | Aug 14, 2016 | Coders / Hackers, Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Disruption, Innovation
For decades we have been looking to unlock the secret science of innovation. We apply the scientific method and work our way through the process – building on our learning and analysis. We document our hypothesis and test it with a live audience. A buyer. A customer....
by Joanne Jacobs | Jul 17, 2016 | Employee Engagement, Hackathons, Innovation, News
Following the success of 2015’s Qantas Codeshare Hackathon, the 2016 event is now open for applications. Last year’s event was an amazing experience for all involved, from participants, mentors and judges to all the Qantas subject matter experts, sponsors and...
by Joanne Jacobs | Apr 18, 2016 | Hackathons, HealthTech, Innovation, Startups
Every conversation, article and blog post about disruption or innovation carries with it a subtext. And that subtext is loaded with fear. Suspicion. Trepidation. All of us – from entrepreneurs and innovators, artists, creatives, small business owners to “captains of...
by Joanne Jacobs | Jan 27, 2016 | Digital Transformation, Hackathons, Innovation
2015 could well have been called the “Year of the Hackathon”. It seemed like every second weekend there was a hackathon of some kind – focusing on fashion, technology, transport, publishing or even health – with the idea of unleashing innovation in a previously...
by Joanne Jacobs | Aug 19, 2015 | Innovation
In our latest Handbook, we explore how to foster innovation with what we call the Distributed Research and Development (‘Distributed R&D’) method. This differs from traditional enterprise oriented R&D, not just because it takes advantage of Lean...
