2021 Best Innovation Experts & Creativity Speakers

Who are the Best Innovation Experts & Creativity Speakers ? – TOP Innovation Resources

Innovation and creativity are critical skills for the future. Innovation experts can help you become more innovative and solve more problems. The ability to develop solutions for a fast transforming and ever-changing world is a must-know skill for every individual, business and organisation. Australia has been very innovative with early inventions like the Hills rotary hoist, the Victa mower and the Eagle Boys double-decker pizza box just to name a few. All of these are on display at IP Australia in Canberra.

This page is dedicated to the top creatives and leading innovators in Australia.

So who are the Best Innovation Experts in Australia?

TOP AUSTRALIAN INNOVATION EXPERTS & CREATIVITY SPEAKERS

Adam Ferrier NSW Thinkerbell Creative Thinker & speaker
David Chiem NSW Mind Champs Entrepreneur, Thought Leader, & CEO
Dr Bruce McCabe NSW S2 Intelligence Pty Ltd Futurist, writer and international keynote speaker
Justin Baird NSW Head Of Technology, Asia Pacific at Imagination
Nigel Collin NSW Nigel Collin Maestro of ‘The Game of Inches’, Founder, Ingenious Oz Project
Nils Vesk NSW Ideas With Legs – Innovation Keynote speaker, Future trends Keynote speaker, Innovation consultant
Jonathan Holloway VIC Artistic Genius and Giant Thinker. Director of Festivals and Events
Rebecca Lazenby NSW Paragrafix Executive Visioning Strategist at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Ashton Bishop NSW Hellostepchange Brilliant Creative Strategy
Andrew Campbell QLD neuaudio Speaker, teacher, manager, philanthropist and innovator
Dr Amantha Imber Vic inventium Founder, Inventium, Innovation + Productivity Speaker, AFR 100 Women of Influence, Host, How I Work podcast
Charlotte Rush Vic inventium Innovation, Creative thinking, Facilitation, Idea generation, Change, Growth, Productivity, Focus, and Adapt
Andrew Horsfield Vic Power your performance, Amplify your impact, Get the job done
Cyan Ta Eed Vic Milkshake Founder of Milkshake.app, Hey Tiger, Envato & New Day Box
Gus Balbontin Vic Roshambo Creativity and Innovation Speaker
Jason Clarke Vic Mindworker Celebrated author, adventurer, gold medal Olympian and popular TV chef
Mykel Dixon Vic Creativity Guru and Innovative Teams Expert through experiences
Jason Fox Vic Bestselling author, leadership advisor & rogue wizard/philosopher. Specialising in Pioneering Leadership & Motivation Design
Jess Amy Gee Vic Think in Colour Director, Graphic Recorder, Trainer at Think in Colour; President at Graphic Recorders Australia; Board Member at IFVP
Tanya De Jong Vic Creative Universe Entrepreneur, Speaker, Soprano at Creative Universe, Creativity Australia, Mind Medicine Australia & Creative Innovation
Lynne Cazaly Vic Cazaly Communications Better Ways of Thinking & Working, Expert in Adaptability & Sensemaking, 6 x Author, Speaker, now Virtual & Online
Roger Lasalle Vic La Salle Matrix Thinking Expert in Innovation Training – Opportunity Capture and Technology Commercialisation worldwide
Dr Alan Finkel AO ACT Australia’s Chief Scientist – An entrepreneur, engineer, neuroscientist and educator

TOP INNOVATION CONSULTING & TRAINING COMPANIES IN AUSTRALIA

NSW Market Intelligence B2B market research, Industrial market research, customer satisfaction, benchmarking, engagement and loyalty research (incl. NPS)
NSW Central lnnovation Architectural design solutions, innovation, CAD design, and technology partner
NSW Phuel Learning Design and Delivery, Conference and Offsite Facilitation, Innovation – Change – Resilience – Profiling, and Behavioural and Technology based Simulations
NSW Coredata Global behavioural and strategic insight, Business intelligence, Market analysis, research, In-depth analysis, Commercial foresight
Tas Artibus Education Management
VIC Innovation Training – Roger Lasalle La Salle Matrix Thinking – Opportunity Capture and Technology Commercialisation worldwide
VIC Orange Squid Growth, Growth Strategy, Strategy, Transformation, and Innovation
VIC G2 Innovation Design Thinking, Innovation Training, Design Sprints, Transformation, Developing Innovative Ways of Working, and Employee Experience
VIC inventium Innovation, Creative thinking, Facilitation, Idea generation, Change, Growth, Productivity, Focus, and Adapt
WA Applied Innovation Performance Mastery, Innovation and Creativity, Customer Service, High Performing Culture

WORLD’S BEST INNOVATION EXPERTS & CREATIVITY SPEAKERS

Cyril Kortleven Belgium Global professional & TEDx speaker on Innovation and Creativity
Jeremy Gutsche Canada Trend Hunter Expert in Creativity, Innovation, Management and Artificial Intelligence
Stu Lloyd Hong Kong Hotheads Innovation Cutting-edge creativity and innovation training courses
Fredrik Haren Singapore Global Speaker and Creativity Expert
Saul Dobney South Wales Dobney market research, business-to-business research, web surveys
James Taylor UK SpeakersU Keynote Speaker on Business Creativity, Innovation and Artificial Intelligence
Richard Foulkes UK The Paradise Experiment Experimenter
Daniel Levine USA Avant-Guide Institute Trends Analyst, Online & Live Trends Presenter

BEST INNOVATION CONSULTING COMPANIES WORLDWIDE

Finland Viima Innovation management, Idea management, Software as a Service, Open Innovation, Online co-creation, and Employee Engagement – Innovation Tool
UK GlobalWebIndex Digital Media Consumption, Audience Profiling, Research and Trends, and Consumer Insights
UK b2b International opportunity within a new market, assess your new or existing product/service portfolio, improve your customer experience, or reposition your brand
USA Netmind Business Agility, Digital Innovation, Digital Transformation, Change Management, LEGO Serious Play, Management 3.0, IIBA, PMI, SAFe, Design Thinking, and IC Agile
USA New and Improved New & Improved, Become a powerhouse of innovation
USA Sis international Competitive Intelligence
USA Crayon.co marketing and competitive intelligence
M Brain – Market Intelligence, Monitoring Services, Strategic Analysis & Advisory, Social Media monitoring, Intelligence Software, and Intelligence Best Practices
Innovation in Practice new product development, innovation, technique, creativity, inventors, brainstorming, ideation, business innovation
Board of Innovation new business models, trends, innovation consulting, monetization, service innovation, ideation workshops, design thinking, innovation transformation, and design thinking
Europe Strategyzer Innovation, Business Tools, Online Learning, Masterclasses, Innovation Platform, Books, Management, Strategy, and Innovation Metrics

INNOVATION EXPERTS AROUND THE WORLD

Clayton Christensen
Larry Keeley
Ed Catmull
Peter Thiel

BEST BOOKS ON INNOVATION

The Innovator’s Dilemma by Harvard professor Clayton Christensen disruptive innovation.
The Innovator’s Solution by Clayton Christensen et al
Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation & Customer Choice by Clayton M. Christensen.
The Innovator’s Guide to Growth by Scott D. Anthony, Mark Johnson, Joseph V. Sinfield and Elizabeth J. Altman.
Ten Types of Innovation by Larry Keeley, co-founder of innovation consultancy Doblin.
The Innovation Manager’s Handbook Volume 1 & 2 by Steve Glaveski.
The Ten Faces of Innovation by Tom Kelley.

Books that were Early Classics on Innovation

Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Peter Drucker.
Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore. Tech Adoption Lifecycle
Diffusion of Innovations – Everett M. Rogers

Books on Creativity & Being Creative

Creativity, Inc: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration – Ed Catmull (Pixar) and Amy Wallace
Originals by Adam Grant, a Wharton professor of organizational psychology,
Thinkertoys by Michael Michalko. – techniques to boost creativity
The Creative Mind: Myths and Mechanisms by Margaret A. Boden.
Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal.
Human-Centered Design Toolkit by IDEO.
Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price – Madhavan Ramanujam, Georg Tacke
Subject To Change: Creating Great Products & Services for an Uncertain World – Peter Merholz, Todd Wilkens, Brandon Schauer, David Verba

Books on Start-up Innovation & Lean Startup

The Lean Startup by Eric Ries.
Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works by Ash Maurya
Reality Bites by Guy Kawasaki
The Startup Owner’s Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company by Steve Blank.
Zero to One by Peter Thiel. VC and Paypal founder
Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares. Works by Ash Maurya.
Lean Enterprise: How High-Performance Organizations Innovate at Scale – Jez Humble, Joanne Molesky, Barry O’Reilly

Books On Innovative Strategy

Playing to Win by A.G. Lafley
Good to Great by Jim Collins.
Good Strategy/Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt
Transforming NOKIA by Risto Siilasmaa
The Curve Ahead: Discovering the Path to Unlimited Growth by Dave Power.
Blue Ocean Strategy by INSEAD professors W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne,

Books On Implementing Innovation – Developing an Innovative Culture

Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality – Scott Belsky
High Output Management by Andy Grove
Only the Paranoid Survive by Andy Grove from Intel
BOLD by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler – go big and impact the world
From Impossible to Inevitable – for IT Businesses
Loonshots by Safi Bahcall
Blitzscaling by Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn
Extreme Ownership – Jocko Willink and Leif Babin from the U.S. Navy Seals
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday’s
The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz

Here are some similar Hot Conference TOPICS related To Innovation & Creativity

Better Decision Making
Design Thinking
Thinking Fast and Slow
Neuroscience
Brainstorming
Agile
Scrum
Business Model Canvas
Visual Thinking
Graphic Thinking

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