Gaia Grant, Author at HRM online

Gaia Grant

Gaia Grant is the author of The Innovation Race: How to change a culture to change the game (Wiley August 2016) along with a number of other international bestselling books and resources. As one of the directors of Tirian International Consultancy, she helps to create innovation cultures for a range of international organisations (from Fortune 500 companies through to NFPs). Gaia is a top-ranking keynote speaker, an HD researcher and guest lecturer at Sydney University Business School.

Most recent articles

Why good innovation needs a human connection

December 14, 2017

Although different cultural perspectives can be seen as fuel for disagreement, they can in fact provide the positive creative dynamic needed for innovation.

What does empathy have to do with innovation?

November 14, 2017

Why this human-centred connection is the key to innovation and will help you produce a superior product for your customers or clients.

The art of innovation in the workplace

October 9, 2017

How taking an artist’s multidimensional perspective can help you to broaden your mindset and change your approach to innovation at work.

What is the leadership quality of the future, according to CEOs?

September 4, 2017

Many leaders may not be adequately prepared for rapid change environments. So here are some strategies for getting leaders and organisations future ready.

What can we learn from the most innovative cultures in history?

June 23, 2017

This article explores how to identify, train and retain the best creative talent for more innovative results, looking at history's greatest examples.

Do diverse teams produce more creative results?

March 31, 2017

What difference can diversity make for innovation? In this article we explore why diversity is critically important, and how diverse teams are able to move beyond mediocre ideas to great ideas. It has long been recognised that diversity is important for innovation – and there is now more evidence than ever to support the case […]

Generating genius: The best way to foster creative talent

February 24, 2017

Despite what people might believe, creative talent can be nurtured in the right environment. Here, we reveal the important dynamics that can fuel creative growth. There has long been a fascination with detecting the factors that can lead to genius. Although there are no magic bullets, there are some clear indicators from research about what […]

The 6 secrets to building the best innovation team

January 30, 2017

The most innovative companies know how to leverage collaborative approaches. Here we identify six essential strategies for ensuring more a more collaborative innovation team that harnesses co-creation.

Why you need to be careful about competition

December 16, 2016

Most of us love to watch a race. We love to see winners, losers, the eliminations. Here, in an adapted extract from their book The Innovation Race: How to change a culture to change the game, Gaia Grant and Andrew Grant talk about how competition plays out in organisations. Arguably the concept of the ‘innovation […]

Innovation and implementation: Why you need to have both

November 24, 2016

When it comes to innovation, there are two types of people in this world. Here's why businesses need both to get things done.

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