Creative Couch

Stories from Gen Z entrepreneurs

The average age of a successful founder has recently been placed at 45 years of age – why do you think this is? In our final episode exploring Gen Z, we will be joined by a couple of Wellington-based entrepreneurs who are of the Z generation, Ana Warnock, business manager at Sewing Depot, and Shuari Naidoo, CEO and founder of Moraka Menstrual Cups. We will be hearing first-hand from the founders what it’s truly like to live as a young entrepreneur in our current world, what current challenges Gen Z entrepreneurs face that other entrepreneurs don't and what unique opportunities they have, being born into this particular generation.  This episode of Creative Couch is hosted by Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Why is innovation so important to Gen Z?

What does innovation mean to Generation Z? What do younger generations make of our world and how do they see our/their future?  Continuing our voyage through the seas of Gen Z, we will dive deeper into the reasons many Gen Z'ers believe innovation to be a crucial way of thinking when surviving and succeeding in a post-COVID world.  Joined by special guests Elizabeth Pittman, Head of Young Enterprise Programme and Kadri Uljas, co-founder of VIVITA Aotearoa, we consider if innovation can be in fact taught or learned? Or Is Gen Z a naturally innovative generation? This episode of Creative Couch is hosted by Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Demystifying innovation - Part 3: Innovation for boards

In our final episode of “Demystifying innovation” on the Creative Couch, we are continuing to explore and de-mystify innovation. Today we are joined by special guests Margaret Maile Petty, Head of the College of Creative Arts at Massey University Wellington, Suse Reynolds, General Manager, of investment at Positively Wellington Business and Ben Gleisner, founder and global CEO of Cogo. On the couch, there will be discussions on what innovation looks like in the boardroom and how innovation could be integrated into the way directors interact and think. We will be exploring gender and innovation, measuring innovation and how we can implement a culture of innovation at the board level, because is this where it truly starts?   This episode of Creative Couch is hosted by Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Demystifying innovation - Part 2: Why innovation is essential for your organisation's success (and survival)

How can innovation change and impact the workplace? How does an organisation implement innovation in a productive and successful way? Continuing our journey to demystifying innovation, joining us on the couch in this episode are special guests Catherine Jones, CEO of Creative HQ) and Shannon Thorpe, CEO of Fortune Favours. We will be delving into innovation and why it’s essential for an organisation's success and survival. We discuss the advantages of a ‘culture of innovation’? What is the real risk of getting it wrong? Success (and failure) stories will be shared with a new lens on how COVID-19 has shaped our different ways of working.  This episode of Creative Couch is hosted by Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Demystifying innovation - Part 1: Defining innovation

Innovating. Innovative. Innovation. Innovate.  What does innovation look like, feel like and sound like and how do those in the sector define it? Welcome to the first episode of Creative Couch. This is the first episode in a 3-part series of “Demystifying innovation”. Each episode, we will be joined by experts in the industry who will be helping us unpack and understand what innovation truly is, and how we can all introduce and/or enhance it in our day-to-day lives.  We are joined by special guests Alexandra Lutyens, a senior innovation specialist at Creative HQ, Chris Jackson, founder of We Create Futures, and Finn Lawrence, founding director of Mevo, who will begin to unravel the inner workings of an innovative life.  What is innovation?  What is the actual benefit of us being innovative?  Together we will discuss these important, burning questions so many of us have, and what the impact innovation has had on us and our planet so far.  This episode of Creative Couch is hosted by Dr Colin Kennedy, Head of Creative HQ's School of Innovation and Senior Innovation Specialist. This episode was made possible thank you to the support from our friends at the Institute of Directors here in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.