Innovation: What does it really mean?
Innovation is not new. We have been innovating for millennia. The key driver through all of this was our desire to improve the way we do things.
How Shopify’s chief and founder Tobi Lütke uses priming to change employee behaviour
Time and again the use of environmental primes, or nudges, have been set up in the Shopify offices as a way to shape employee behaviour.
A message for those who feel they’re on the outside, from Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins
Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins shares her thoughts on overcoming negativity, determination, a support system and what to do when the going gets tough.
The x-factor in great product design
Being aware of the forces that push, pull and sustain a product over time will ensure you design a more sustainable product.
Comparing brand strength with Google Trends
A great way to check the strength of your brand is to do a search on Google Trends and put it up against similar businesses or companies in the same niche.
“It’s smoke and mirrors”: Why Michelle Bridges doesn’t want it all
Michelle Bridges flew to prominence during the early-2000s after a long-running stint on The Biggest Loser and is now a household name.
Tools that make us superheroes: A case for embedding behaviour into design
Good behavioural embedding is invisible. The best products embed existing behaviour into them, extending existing gestures.
The brand result checklist: 36 frequently overlooked considerations about brand outcomes
When thinking about brand, marketing gets most of the love, so here is a list of things you should consider when you think about achieving a brand result.
“To a worm in horseradish, the world is horseradish”: Avoiding single-perspective thinking
Brands too often fall to single perspective thinking, with marketing dominating the view. Leaders need to ensure they avoid single-perspective thinking.
Business Chicks chief Emma Isaacs on productivity, professional relationships and parenting
Emma Isaacs acquired Business Chicks when she was just 26 years old, and turned it into the largest women’s networking group in Australia.
Why misspelling a name is more of a problem than you realise
Our names are central to our identity, so misspelling them can be detrimentally interpreted as attacking someone at very their core.
An Aussie in Dallas: Poolwerx founder John O’Brien on what it’s really like doing business in the States
The differences between Australian and American approaches to business might be subtle — but ignore them at your own peril.