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Being the “first mover” – Part 2

This post continues from my previous post Are you a “first mover”? Each department in the Australian Public Service (APS) is faced with the problem of the first mover. In the private sector these disadvantages are offset by the positive factors that firms gain in being a first mover (such […]

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Are you a “first mover”?

My name is Lance Snell and I am a graduate in the Innovation Policy Branch. This opinion piece stems from the recent talk given by David Albury as part of the APS Innovation Action Plan launch events. Innovation occurs daily in the Australian Public Service (APS) – small yet efficient […]

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Weekly bits of interest – 21 February 2011

Developments and articles of interest from the last week: In this post, Tim Kastelle from University of Queensland advises organisations to be careful about looking to tools to solve their innovation problems. ”Tools don’t solve problems, people do: this is why innovation is still people-centric. It’s more important to remove obstacles to […]

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Weekly bits of interest – 15 June 2010

Some interesting articles from the past week: This piece looks at some of the reasons that innovation efforts can fail in organisations. Just as with any individual innovation, attention needs to be paid to sustaining an innovation drive and ensuring it ‘sticks’. This piece provides some tips for change agents. […]

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