Peter Christo

Archive for the ‘Innovation’ Category

I get regular requests for two things, a buisness plan template, which I warn people may be a poison challice, and the screening framework we use at Christo Partners. I am very selective to whom I pass on out Business Plan template, but if you would like the screening framework, here it is.
Note that the [...]

The fundamental challenge in innovation is the underpinning framework within which we engage opportunities. It is similar to the underpinning framework of something like contract law. Contract law underpins our commercial ecosystem that allows us to manage our risk and assure ourselves of the various inputs to our business.

Corporations are creating a new executive role as a way to foster innovation, undertake corporate venturing and create a competitive advantage for themselves as part of their operations. Say hello to the Innovation Manager!

I have entered into a collaborative deal with RMIT’s Bachelor of Business Entrepreneurship to “kill two birds with one stone”.  Students need for experience, and new ventures need for commercial evaluation, strategy and planning.
I am inviting new venture and startup business opportunity owners to nominate their ventures as prospective projects for the Entrepreneurial Venture Class [...]

Vision of the future: Organization 2.0
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19 Aug, 2008

Re-thinking Innovation in the workplace.

Posted by: Peter Christo In: Innovation| Intraprenurship

There is a common directive communicated down through organisations that permeates in many cases to the coalface: - “Be more innovative!”, of course this means taking risks and trying things that have never been tried before, and in most cases even thought of. This request and policy in some cases, is generally met with the cynicism considering the very fabric of the organisation rests on process and the eradication of risk and uncertainty.


About

I have been self employed or involved in business ventures (in one form or another since 1995), having only worked for 2 years in industry after my undergraduate degree. I undertook a number of business ventures some more successful than others. After a wild ride between 1999 and 2002, I undertook a Masters degree in Innovation and Entrepreneurship and simultaneously got married and became a dad soon after. These two events re-orientated my perspective on life as I knew it. I am now involved in multiple business ventures. I also lecture in entrepreneurship and I am a “doting dad”. This blog is mainly about that revised perspective, and is an opportunity to reflect on the current juxtaposition between business ventures, fatherhood and just being a man. Thanks for visiting!