Discover more about Griffith Innovate
Find out what makes Griffith Innovate tick, including our purpose, our innovation ecosystem, our people and our governance structure.
If you'd like to know more, we'd love to hear from you.
Sustainable Development Goals
Griffith University is aligned to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is committed to promoting quality education, decent work, and industry, innovation and infrastructure, working towards a world where innovation drives sustainable development.
Our purpose
We realise the importance of innovation across sectors and disciplines. Innovation is becoming an essential capacity that enables individuals and organisations to respond to their changing environment with intention and success.
Every time we engage in a process of change, or seek to do something differently, we are presented with an opportunity to innovate – whether we do this well depends on the skills, tools, processes, and connections we have at our disposal.
Griffith has recognised the importance of developing innovation capabilities by committing to a target of 70% of students, regardless of their discipline, engaging in innovation and entrepreneurship development during their time of study.
Fostering innovation capability, practice, and outcomes is best achieved by taking a holistic approach. This means building an ecosystem that combines capacity development, community building, programs and processes, specialised spaces, enabling resources, active facilitation, and adaptive management.
Griffith Innovate will enable and empower staff, across the University, to play an active role in Griffith’s strategic and ambitious future plans.
Our Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
The Griffith Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem is made up of a vibrant community of students, researchers, academics and professional staff.
We collaborate with our highly successful alumni, industry mentors and industry and community partners to provide our students with a remarkable student experience that equips them with enterprise skills, innovative thinking and practical industry experiences.
Our people
Griffith Innovate brings together expertise from across the University to deliver a comprehensive range of activities that engage students, staff, business and the broader community. This includes:
- Griffith Business School – Business Strategy and Innovation
- Yunus Social Business Centre
- Griffith Enterprise
- Experts from Health, Sciences, Engineering, Education, Queensland College of Art and Design
- Digital Solutions.
Advisory group
Governance of Griffith Innovate activities is provided by the Innovation and Entreprenurship Advisory Board.
- Chair: Professor Mark Loon – Head of Department, Department of Business Strategy and Innovation, Griffith Business School
- Secretary: Simon Barclay – Project Coordinator Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Contact us
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