In this episode, Tracey and Dan are joined by Imogen Aitken, National manager - Program

Innovation at Starlight Children’s Foundation. Imogen shares the work she has done focusing on both program innovation and wider innovation activity at Starlight.

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

• What does innovation mean in practice? How does Starlight define innovation and ensure they have fun with it?
• How they have built their innovation capability across the organisation and the journey of getting to where they are today
• Why they refer to the young people they support as customers, even though it doesn’t feel 100% right
• What structures and processes help Starlight Children’s Foundation to ensure they remain innovative and it is accessible for all staff
• The impact of initiatives such as the CEO’s Innovation Awards and the Captain Starlight Innovation Fund
• How do Starlight, a long-running and very successful organisation, become and remain so adaptive to change?

Links from the episode​

• The Starlight Children’s Foundation website: Click here
• The 'Innovate for Impact Self-Assessment': Click here
• Impacto Consulting on LinkedIn: Click here