Innovation

Innovation at GHD is all about acting on the great ideas of our people, clients and business partners. We are harnessing our market sector knowledge and technical talent across our global network to identify the opportunities and challenges facing the world and then deliver the solutions.  This all takes place through the global innovations program which we researched, designed, built and now manage.

 

Successful innovation is essential to survival. Organisations must keep learning, growing, and collaborating with their stakeholders, particularly when faced with strong competition and challenges such as climate change.

However, successful innovation is not just about coming up with good ideas. The appropriate culture, people, structure, systems and tools are required to successfully generate, select & most importantly, deliver great ideas.  This is where GHD can assist your organization.  Our global team of innovation specialists has experience in all facets of designing, implementing and managing an innovation program.

We offer three main streams of service that can be tailored to your needs:

Implementing an innovation program in your organisation

  • Innovation strategy development and alignment with core business and the company's strategy plan;
  • Assistance with program design and roll out;
  • Development and integration of supporting people, systems and processes;
  • Change management and stakeholder engagement strategies;
  • Creativity facilitation and training;
  • Technology platform end user brief and appraisal;
  • Innovation reviews and audits.

Developing innovative solutions

  • Challenge definition and idea generation through facilitated workshops;
  • Idea evaluation and feasibility studies;
  • Market analysis and business case development;
  • Technical solution design by tapping into the knowledge of GHD’s global network;
  • Solution implementation and project management;
  • Success criteria definition, measurement & reporting.

Connecting innovators

Our Global Communities of Innovation provides a forum for our clients, people and business partners, who are committed to innovation, to discuss and identify the opportunities, challenges and issues associated with our five global market sectors.  The key element of the initiative is to then to work together to develop and implement the ideas that create the greatest value.

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For further information contact:
Jeremy Stone
Tel: 61 3 8687 834
Email: Jeremy Stone

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Jeremy Stone

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Jeremy was responsible for the planning, design and implementation of GHD’s award winning global innovation program incorporating 6,000 staff operating in 16 countries.  He now manages this successful program.  He also works with governments and private industry to build innovation capacity to identify opportunities and then to deliver on the new ideas and concepts that add value.

He has held the position of Non Executive Director for a number of companies, with involvement primarily relating to strategy, global operations and governance.

He has lived and worked in a variety of locations (lived for 14 years in Asia and the UK) and specifically in the following countries: Philippines, Singapore, England, China, Oman, Vietnam, Malaysia, Pakistan, Nepal, Thailand, Myanmar and Indonesia.

Project experience is wide ranging, relating to both small and multi billion dollar project development/management.  Projects are typically in the sectors of infrastructure, such as water, transportation and urban development.  Input has occurred throughout all phases from due diligence/feasibility, planning, design and implementation, through to asset and maintenance management.

Jeremy was previously the Regional Director - Asia for GHD and was responsible for the strategy, establishment and management of a number of offices in Asia.

Position: Group Manager - Innovation
Tel: 61 3 8687 8341

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Nicole Keating

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Nicole Keating is an Innovation specialist who combines consulting experience in the private and public sectors with entrepreneurial endeavours such as starting a successful manufacturing business. Her most recent project experience being a two and a half year, full time role project managing the global implementation and management of GHD's Innovation program.

Some of her key achievements working on GHD's Innovation program have included:

  • Innovation Training & Facilitation: Developing and delivering training material in idea generation and opportunity identification;
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Supporting culture change through the coordination of a communication and engagement strategy;
  • Technology Development: Preparation of business requirements and end user documentation for the construction of GHD's innovation technology platform; and
  • Commercialisation: Involvement throughout all stages of the technology commercialisation process including analysing and building business cases for investment consideration.


Nicole holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Swinburne University's Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship

Position: Commercial Strategist - Innovation
Tel: 61 3 8687 8943

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Julie Frost

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Julie comes from an entrepreneurial background in product design which combined with studies in business  has given her a diverse range of skills including marketing and communications, opportunity identification, idea analysis and education. Some of her key achievements whilst working on GHD’s Innovation program have included:

  • Commercial Analysis: Intensive market research, identifying opportunities and developing business cases for innovative ideas;
  • Communication: Designing and implementing marketing and awareness campaigns as well as creating artwork for the program’s activities;
  • Innovation Training & Facilitation: Conducting ongoing brainstorm sessions to generate and develop ideas as well as workshops to train and develop innovation integration into daily business; and
  • Internal engagement: Building internal integration of the program and providing support to idea generators.

Position: Commercial Analyst - Innovation
Tel: 61 2 9239 7027

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