So many people in organisations crave to work in a culture that supports innovation, creative thinking and creative expression. They are the people who...

How to Champion Innovation in Your Team and the Workplace

Location:

Level 6 Terrace Entrance
2000 NSW
Australia

How to Champion Innovation

Featuring

Nicole Velik

Nicole Velik

Director of The Ideas Bodega

Nicole Velik is a creativity and innovation facilitator, trainer and consultant. She is the founder of an innovation company, The Ideas Bodega. Nicole believes we are all creative and with simple and practical tools and techniques she gets her audiences to experience light bulb moments where they too see how creative they really are.

Nicole has facilitated and trained organizations across The United States, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and Asia. Her clients include The United Nations, Nike, BBDO, TBWA, Coca-Cola, Caltex, Pepsi, JWT, One Green Bean, Edelman PR, eBay, Havas Worldwide, Johnson & Johnson, STW Group, Ogilvy PR, Hill + Knowlton, Foxtel, Seven Network, BBC and Google

Nicole spent four years working in New York City where she helped her clients keep a competitive edge by thinking creatively and creating cultures where innovation would flourish. She returned to New York to work with her dream client, The United Nations. Her task was to arm them with creative thinking skills and generate big ideas for a UN global initiative, World Humanitarian Day.

Nicole is a regular speaker on creativity and innovation and has educated, entertained and inspired audiences at global conferences such as Ad:Tech, VIVID Ideas, Promax BDA, Creative Innovation 2015, CREA and Emergence Creative.

A recognised thought leader on creativity and innovation, Nicole is regularly interviewed and has been part of round table discussions for the Australian Financial Review, The ABC, CMO Magazine and the Collective Magazine.

When she’s not overhauling brands and nurturing ideas, Nicole can be found pursuing her other passion, music. Her song ‘Tonight’ was used on a national Channel Ten promo for the American TV drama, Medium.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Access and Inclusion

  • Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.
  • Hearing Loop - A hearing loop (sometimes called an audio induction loop) is a special type of sound system for use by people with hearing aids. The hearing loop provides a magnetic, wireless signal that is picked up by the hearing aid when it is set to 'T' (Telecoil) setting. Many venues have an induction hearing loop system. Check if your venue has this system.

Event Details

So many people in organisations crave to work in a culture that supports innovation, creative thinking and creative expression. They are the people who believe in a higher purpose and see the possibilities for innovation. These are the people who haven’t been jaded by rules, their assumptions, red tape and bureaucracy.

Many people have the desire to make a change but don't know where to start. They can be leaders, managers or junior staff. They also think that you have to work at a Facebook or Google to experience a culture where ideas and innovation can thrive.

This talk is for those people, the people who want to champion innovation and creativity in their workplace.

In this highly interactive keynote, the audience will be given practical tools and techniques they can implement within their teams and workplaces.

They will fill out a Culture of Creativity Quotient that will highlight the biggest opportunities for change in their workplace. The audience will hear anecdotes and stories of individuals who have made significant changes to their creative cultures and how they did it.

This session will cover the following

  • What is the mindset of a creative champion and how an individual can make a huge positive impact on the culture
  • How to have confidence in your own creative ability and break down myths about where and who creativity comes from in an organisation
  • Anecdotes and stories of people and companies who have transformed their creative cultures. These stories come from a variety of organisations such as Nike, Caltex, Foxtel, AMP, The United Nations and Johnson and Johnson
  • Learn specific tools and techniques to generate creative and disruptive ideas — these are practical techniques that you can implement when back in the office
  • Many examples of weekly rituals that successful companies use to inspire and nurture creativity and how to sell these ideas internally
  • Reconnect professional adults with their creativity by 'nurturing the neoteny' — the childlike quality crucial for creativity
  • How to champion cross-pollination of ideas coming from all departments
  • Identify the biggest hurdles to innovation and how to overcome them
  • Three action steps to achieve when you get back to the office

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Access and Inclusion

  • Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.
  • Hearing Loop - A hearing loop (sometimes called an audio induction loop) is a special type of sound system for use by people with hearing aids. The hearing loop provides a magnetic, wireless signal that is picked up by the hearing aid when it is set to 'T' (Telecoil) setting. Many venues have an induction hearing loop system. Check if your venue has this system.