Apr 6, 2020 | Build & Support
The situation presents a unique opportunity to support those at the intersection between traditional economic development and innovation. The sentiment above was shared by panelists in a recent Australian Innovation Leaders panel session that focused on...
Apr 4, 2020 | Interviews, webinars and podcasts, Research & Measurement
The Australian Innovation Community Slack network has been pretty active in its first two weeks. With over 550 members and 1500 interactions, we look at the data to explore how virtual communities emerge and where we find value. How do you measure the real value in...
Apr 4, 2020 | Build & Support
We introduced a pulse survey function this week into the Australian Innovation Community leaders slack platform. The aim is to engage leadership thought around a specific topic, help normalise feelings so people know they are not alone, and provide a means for...
Apr 2, 2020 | Build & Support, Interviews, webinars and podcasts
How can local government and the entrepreneur and innovation communities best work together during COVID-19 and beyond? We explored this question in a practical conversation about how to support innovation, entrepreneurs, and economic diversification during a crisis....
Mar 29, 2020 | Build & Support
Change is a constant at the moment. There is a significant need for reliable, accurate, and concise information. There is also a need to learn from others as well as share and normalise feelings so we know we are not alone. This is the driver behind research being...
Mar 28, 2020 | Build & Support, Interviews, webinars and podcasts
Over the past week, over 300 leaders have engaged and created over 3,000 interactions in the Australian Innovation Community Slack platform. Chad and Di share a bit of the background behind the project, the purpose and who it is for, a walkthrough of what you might...
Mar 27, 2020 | Build & Support, Interviews, webinars and podcasts
We are in an unprecedented situation. Leaders who support innovation and entrepreneurs are themselves asking questions. How do innovation leaders support entrepreneurs in uncertain times, while being sustainable themselves?What are our main challenges and...
Mar 26, 2020 | Build & Support, Interviews, webinars and podcasts
Uncertainty is familiar territory in entrepreneur ecosystems, but a global pandemic is a whole other level. As supporters of entrepreneurs and local communities, how can we best respond, remain viable and grow value? As we head into uncertain times, five presenters...
Mar 26, 2020 | Build & Support
We are experiencing an unprecedented change to the structure of how we do business. Usual discussions about business disruption refer to change that occurs over years or decades. The taxi industry, the video store, 24-hour photo booths all had time to adjust. What we...
Mar 22, 2020 | Research & Measurement
Last week we ran a webinar to discuss the coronavirus impacts on leaders in the Australian entrepreneur support community. Around 200 people registered in six hours. As part of the registration process, we asked leaders two questions: What do you see as your...
