Be Brave. Have Fun. Make a Dent.

Human-centred innovation for leaders who want change that sticks.

Transformation leaders are drowning in frameworks that stop exactly where the real work begins. How do we turn good ideas into lasting organisational change?

Close the innovation implementation gap and build change that lasts.

Most innovation fails not in ideation but in implementation. The workshops generate ideas. The frameworks stop at testing. And then, the stakeholder dynamics, the organisational politics, the behaviour change required to make anything stick – suddenly you’re on your own. That’s the innovation implementation gap. And it’s where most transformation investment disappears.

I help transformation leaders close that gap – through consulting, workshops, and capability programmes that take teams from problem discovery all the way through to lasting organisational change. I use the DUCTRI framework – the only innovation system with Resourcing and Implementing built in as core phases – developed and refined over 10+ years of real-world practice. Field-tested with 350+ leaders across healthcare, public sector, agriculture, and commercial organisations across 20+ sectors.

"Vaughan was fantastic at progressing the innovative changes we need"

Sanjay Dutt – Commercial Manager, Christchurch City Council

Make innovation stick.

“The essential playbook for turning ideas into impact.”

Jeremy Utley

Adjunct Professor of AI & Design Thinking, Stanford d.school.

"The experience was so positive and impactful, he is a valued member of the team that is transforming our organisation"
Nick Scott
Nick Scott
GM, Service Delivery, Brackenridge
"Vaughan gave us a clear, shared direction, stronger cohesion and renewed commitment"
James Thopmson
Regional Manager/Group Controller, Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency Management

Find out more about how I can help your team's innovation capability and transform your business.