1. Innovation at Yarra Ranges
Joelle McKay
Executive Officer – Innovation Lead
Yarra Ranges Council

2. 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)

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Innovation Sessions
IDEA mindset

8. 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

9. Barriers to innovation

10. IDEA model Discover Imagine Develop Evaluate Act Dreamer Designer
Decider
Doer

11. 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!

12. craziness time 30 1 INTERESTING! been done what are you, NUTS?

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

14. value effort Value vs effort high value low effort go for it 10 9 8 76 5 4 3 2 1
high value
low effort
go for it
value
effort

15. Michael Fearne
Pivotal Play
Training provider of LEGO Serious Play Facilitation Certification

16. 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

17. 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?

18. 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

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

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

21. 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

22. What the duck?

23. Innovation Experiment
Hack Days – May 2017

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

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

26. 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

27. 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)

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

29. Innovation at Yarra Ranges
Joelle McKay
Executive Officer – Innovation Lead
Yarra Ranges Council