1. Opportunities for women
in innovation friendly workplaces

2. Three reasons: Demand for a different style of leadership
Recognition of the value of diversity for innovation
Possibility and benefits of flexible working conditions

3. What prevents women progressing?
perception about the challenges associated with competing work-life priorities and
the fact that women’s style is different from men’s—and not as valued;
What stops women from reaching the top? Confronting the tough issues Bain & Company, 2011

5. 1. Demand for a new style of management
Traditional management
Innovation management
Task orientation
People orientation
Organisational control
Individual empowerment
Individual
Team/Network
Day-to-day work
Tomorrow work
Risk minimisation
Experimentation /learning
Individual outcomes
Team outcomes
The knowable
The unknowable
Reactive
Proactive
Internal focus
External and internal focus

6. 2. Value of diversity
“Valuing diverse styles is key to improving gender equality in Australian companies” What stops women from reaching the top? Confronting the tough issues Bain & Company, 2011

7. “Successful innovation is not a single breakthrough. It is not a sprint. It is not an event for the solo runner. Successful innovation is a team sport, it's a relay race.” Nguyen Quyen
Sponsor
Critic
Doer
Specialist
Ideas person
User
Opportunity finder
Connector
Listener

8. 3. Possibility and benefits of flexible working
Enablers
Inhibitors
Collaborative culture
Lack of trust
Managers support and encouragement
Peer perceptions of selfishness
Supporting technology (devices and systems)
Viewed as a privilege
Awareness of availability and potential benefits
Fear of increased management workload
Organisational policy and procedures
Concerns about damage to promotional prospects
Source: Julian Thompson, Prof. Edward Truch, The Flex Factor, RSA Action and Research Centre, July 2013, UK

9. Flexible work as a conscious strategy
Improves innovation capacity
Results in higher productivity
Creates cost savings
Creates motivation
Source: Julian Thompson, Prof. Edward Truch, The Flex Factor, RSA Action and Research Centre, UK, July 2013,

10. Innovation centred people
Centering
Engaging
Enabling
Recognising
People centred innovation
Mindset
Ability
Opportunity
Motivation

11. An innovation friendly workplace will
Enable and inspire everyone to innovate
Build a collaborative culture, based on trust
Recognise the multiple roles and skills required for innovation
Use technology to enhance work flexibility
Adjust the notions of merit to reflect the new and different needs of organisational culture
And therefore provide opportunities for women and other diverse groups.