Innovation advisory
Innovation that works where it's hardest: inside the machine. I help large organisations build evidence-based innovation practices that move the numbers.
Most corporate innovation programmes are expensive and prove nothing. Teams are busy. Workshops happen. Prototypes get built. Showcases fill calendars. But nothing changes. The core assumptions were never tested. The evidence was never gathered. The practice produces slide decks, not learning.
I have spent 20 years building innovation practices that work inside organisations designed to resist them. The methodology I use has driven measurable, operational impact at scale. I work with organisations that are ready to replace theatre with discipline.
Engagements
Innovation Practice Audit $8,000 - 12,000
A 2-day diagnostic. I assess where your innovation programme leaks value, where the evidence gaps sit, and what to fix first. You get a written report with prioritised recommendations, not a slide deck with platitudes.
Operating Model Design $25,000 - 40,000
A 4-6 week engagement to design your innovation operating model from the ground up. Team structure, cycle design, governance, evidence systems, and stakeholder management. I deploy the full Innovation at the Core toolkit and train your team to run it.
Fractional Innovation Advisor $5,000 - 8,000/mo
Ongoing strategic guidance, 2-4 days per month. I join your cycle reviews, coach your leads, advise on stakeholder dynamics, and keep the practice honest. For organisations that have the team but need the experienced hand.
Keynote + Workshop $12,000 - 18,000
A 45-minute keynote on corporate innovation followed by a half-day hands-on workshop. Your team leaves with the Innovation at the Core toolkit deployed on a live initiative, not just inspiration.
Innovation at the Core
An operating system for corporate innovation teams. Seven working templates that bridge the gap between framework and practice. Built from two decades of leading innovation inside Kmart Australia, WorkSafe Victoria, and other large, operationally complex organisations.
How it works
Diagnose
Understand where your innovation practice stands today. What is working, what is theatre, and where the critical gaps are.
Design
Build the operating model. Team structure, cycle rhythm, evidence systems, governance, and stakeholder communication. Tailored to your organisation, not a template dropped in.
Deploy
Train your team on the tools. Run the first cycle together. Build the muscle memory that makes the practice stick after I leave.
Sustain
Ongoing advisory to keep the practice honest. Cycle reviews, coaching, and course correction. The goal is to work myself out of a job.
Large, operationally complex organisations. 5,000+ employees. Physical operations. Retail, government, manufacturing, logistics. Organisations where innovation has to survive procurement, politics, and a board that wants certainty before evidence exists.
If your innovation programme feels busy but unproductive, or if you are building one from scratch and want to get it right the first time, we should talk.
Start a conversation
Email fabiosoliveira@gmail.com or connect on LinkedIn.
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