3 reasons and 3 actions I have just finished reading the Financial Review, which I still see as Australia’s premium newspaper. One of the overwhelming impressions for me of the reports today related to how conservatively Australian businesses think and act Australian business seems to me to be so much more conservative that business in the […]

3 reasons and 3 actions I have just finished reading the Financial Review, which I still see as Australia’s premium newspaper. One of the overwhelming impressions for me of the reports today related to how conservatively Australian businesses think and act Australian business seems to me to be so much more conservative that business in the United States for example. This I believe is reflected in a lack of lateral thinking and a lack of lateral action. One of the results is a relatively low level of innovation I would argue that Australian business needs to embrace and leverage superior innovation. This requires developing innovation oriented cultures and a customer focus. It also involves developing the capacity to think and act laterally There is no doubt that a key component of the success Apple, Google, Dyson and many other highly successful corporations has been their capacity to think and act laterally…