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Innovate for Impact

By: Dan Bentley and Tracey Newman
  • Summary

  • A podcast for leaders in the social sector who want to deliver more impact through innovation. Each week we deliver tips on how you can be more innovative and speak to leaders from across the sector to share best practice.
    © 2024 Innovate for Impact
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Episodes
  • Ep #133 - Measurement and communication of your mission
    Apr 28 2024

    In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley discuss the importance of measuring and communicating progress towards an organisation's mission and ambitious long-term goals.

    Here is a taste of what Tracey and Dan cover in the conversation:

    • Measuring and communicating progress towards achieving an organisation's ambitious goals.
    • Measuring progress towards a goal using visualisation and communication.
    • Measuring success in social impact initiatives through co-design and lead/lag indicators.
    • Goal setting, measurement, and communication in social impact organisations.

    Links from the episode:

    • The Impacto Consulting website: Click here
    • Impacto Consulting on LinkedIn: Click here
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    16 mins
  • Ep #132 - How could technology free your team to innovate?
    Apr 21 2024

    In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley discuss how organisations can use technology to free up employees' time and mental capacity, so they can focus on innovation, improving the client experience, and perform higher value work.

    Here is a taste of what Tracey and Dan cover in the conversation:

    • How technology empowers team to innovate and focus on client experience.
    • Organisations must free up capacity for high-value tasks by automating repetitive, small tasks.
    • Successful organisations use AI to enable their teams to focus on high-value activities, such as content creation and meeting minute taking.
    • Fear of AI replacing jobs is misplaced; it can actually free up time for employees to focus on innovation and improvement.
    • Automating routine tasks to free up time for more value-added work and mental load for employees.
    • Introduce enabling technology to improve resourcing and productivity.

    Links from the episode:

    • The Impacto Consulting website: Click here
    • Impacto Consulting on LinkedIn: Click here
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    16 mins
  • Ep #131 - How anyone can innovate for impact
    Apr 14 2024

    In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley discuss how individuals can help create a culture of innovation within their organisation, regardless of their formal leadership role. It provides insights and strategies for demonstrating creative leadership, aligning work with organisational mission, understanding client needs, and empowering others through collaboration.

    Here is a taste of what Tracey and Dan cover in the conversation:

    • Deepen understanding of mission and align daily activities with it.
    • Protect time and resources by ensuring mission-critical projects are prioritised.
    • Embrace failure as learning, lead by example, and demonstrate creative problem-solving skills.
    • Gain a deep understanding of client needs through research, frontline work, and client interactions.
    • Seek feedback from clients to improve services and demonstrate understanding.
    • Collaborate with allies across the organisation to drive change and co-design solutions.
    • Cultivate innovation mindset, embrace learning, seek feedback, and share improvements.

    Links from the episode:

    • The Impacto Consulting website: Click here
    • Impacto Consulting on LinkedIn: Click here
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    20 mins

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