Innovation at Yarra Ranges Joelle McKay Executive Officer – Innovation Lead j.mckay@yarraranges.vic.gov.au Yarra Ranges Council

Innovation at Yarra Ranges Strategy & Innovation Team (April 2016) Innovation at Yarra Ranges (August 2016) Innovation sessions (October 2016) Facilitation methods (February 2017) The ‘Innovation Experiment’ (May 2017)

Innovation at Yarra Ranges Goals and purpose – August 2016 Powtoon – Innovation at Yarra Ranges

Innovation at Yarra Ranges “At Yarra Ranges, we aim to foster an innovation culture where everyone is constantly engaged in the application of new ideas to produce better outcomes. We continually look for different ways to deliver*.” * Our Philosophy

Innovation at Yarra Ranges “At Yarra Ranges, we aim to foster an innovation culture where everyone is constantly engaged in the application of new ideas to produce better outcomes. We continually look for different ways to deliver*.” * Our Philosophy Aspiration Practice Results

Innovation Sessions IDEA mindset

Innovation Sessions IDEA mindset Innovation Sessions – Brief Outline Innovation at Yarra Ranges 10 min Innovation continuum 20 min Barriers to innovation in the workplace IDEA mindset Innovation for fun 50 min Innovation for real 70 min Coming up… 5 min Session time approx. 2 ½ - 3 hours

Barriers to innovation

IDEA model Discover Imagine Develop Evaluate Act Dreamer Designer Decider Doer www.mindsatwork.com.au

Thoughts not decisions. Quantity not quality. Innovation for fun -1 Remember: Anything goes, obvious, interesting, crazy, don’t judge, write it down / draw it / stick it, don’t over explain, collect ideas, explore. Thoughts not decisions. Quantity not quality. Speak before you think! www.mindsatwork.com.au

craziness time 30 1 INTERESTING! been done what are you, NUTS? www.mindsatwork.com.au

“Insert your team challenge / problem / question here?” Innovation for Real “Insert your team challenge / problem / question here?” Discover Imagine Develop Evaluate Act www.mindsatwork.com.au

value effort Value vs effort high value low effort go for it 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 high value low effort go for it value effort 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 www.mindsatwork.com.au

Michael Fearne michael@pivotalplay.com.au Pivotal Play Training provider of LEGO Serious Play Facilitation Certification

Facilitation Methods Innovation Sessions using LEGO® Serious Play® Introduction 10 min Skills building 20 min Question: e.g. Build a model to represent… 30 min X 2 Build: Individual responses to the question Share: Stories and questions Capture: Take a photo Finish there…or move on to advanced methods Varied Session time approx. 90 mins

What is Lego Serious Play? Why does it work? Who uses it? Introduction What is Lego Serious Play? Why does it work? Who uses it?

How many different ways can six LEGO® bricks be put together? Introduction How many different ways can six LEGO® bricks be put together? 915,103,763

Build a tower with you in it! Skills building Build a tower with you in it!

Insert your question here??? Basic method Insert your question here??? Question Build Share Capture

Simple guiding principles Advanced methods Finish there… or move on to other advanced methods Shared models Connections Landscape models Agents Individual models Skills building Team identity Quick builds Simple guiding principles Team life Past / future Strategy

What the duck?

Innovation Experiment Hack Days – May 2017

Innovation Experiment Inspiration from (realestate.com.au) Google “REA hack day 101” for more info

Innovation Experiment Opportunity to come together, play with ideas and bring them to life!

Innovation Experiment Committee and advanced planning Establish crew Start planning Promotion and participation Communications Online registrations The event (3 days) Imagine (day 1), establish teams Develop, Evaluate, Act (days 2 and 3) Showcase and presentation End of day 3 – marketplace People’s choice award Follow up and evaluation After the event Measure success

Innovation at Yarra Ranges Strategy & Innovation Team (April 2016) Innovation at Yarra Ranges (August 2016) Innovation sessions (October 2016) Facilitation methods (February 2017) The ‘Innovation Experiment’ (May 2017)

Innovation Experiment “…You’ll find the future wherever the people are having the most fun!...” Hack Days – May 2017

Innovation at Yarra Ranges Joelle McKay Executive Officer – Innovation Lead j.mckay@yarraranges.vic.gov.au Yarra Ranges Council