Innovation needs collaborative creativity

In his last blog for our Innovation forum, Graham Thorburn offers ten brief thoughts about collaborative creativity he's gleaned in 35 years as an artist and teacher of artists. 

The real challenge of innovation

True innovation rarely comes from the mind of one person or in one blinding flash. Graham Thorburn says for innovation to work, everyone must be prepared to put their ideas on the table, be prepared to listen and to hear other people’s ideas.

The three phases of innovation: information, imagination and implementation

Is the agenda released by Malcolm Turnbull and Christopher Pyne this Monday enough to boost innovation in Australia? Graham Thorburn says to become truly innovative we first need to examine who we are with self-knowledge and honesty.

How Australia stifles innovation by its desire for consensus

With a culture that values consensus above all else Australia is a cosy place to live, but it can be toxic for creativity, a close cousin of innovation. Join Graham Thorburn on the search for clues to what is needed to make Australia a truly innovative society.