Travels From New South Wales
Speaker Topics
Everyday Innovation
Stop the Innovation Theatre
Innovation belongs to everyone. But most programs fail because real innovation isn’t about one-off projects orelite teams. It comes from unlocking the ideas of your people. This keynote shows how to tap into that ingenuity with a simple, practical process. One study found 38% of employees believe their ideas won’t be implemented. But when empowered with the right mindset and method, innovation happens fast. Drawing on the Ingenious Oz Project and corporate case studies, Nigel shows how bottom-up innovation drives lasting growth.
- Unlock innovation across every level of your organisation
- Be known for ideas that deliver real results
- Align grassroots ideas with top-down strategy
- Cut through the noise and ditch the innovation theatre
- Walk away with one clear action to implement
Growth Mindset of Change
Shift Your Thinking. Lock In Growth
Mindset is the hidden switch behind adaptability and growth. Without it, no strategy sticks. In a world of constant change, most people resist change because it feels too big but various studies show that a growth mindset can reduce that resistance by up to 40%, and boost adaptability by 30%. This keynote delivers practical tools to help individuals and teams embrace change with confidence. Based on insights from psychology, neuroscience, and real-world transformations, Nigel makes mindset real, practical, relevant, and scalable across organisations.
- Shift from change resistance to change readiness
- Master 3 key behaviours that build a growth mindset
- Build momentum by embracing disruption
- Learn from real stories of transformation
- Leave with one clear, immediate action
The Game of Inches
Adapt Fast. Grow Steady
In a fast-changing world, the goal isn’t to eliminate uncertainty, it’s to be more adaptive. But real adaptability doesn’t come from one-off initiatives. It’s built through small, consistent steps that drive momentum and measurable growth. This keynote
introduces theGame of Inches® methodology, a research-backed approach making adaptability your strategic edge. Studies show building adaptive capability can boost productivity by 24% to 30%. Through real stories fromIngenious Oz Project Nigel shows how you and your team can become, and stay, adaptive.
- Discover how small steps lead to lasting impact
- Apply 4 proven actions and 3 behaviours to drive measurable growth
- Future-proof your career with adaptable thinking
- Build a culture of continuous improvement
- Leave with one powerful action to implement
Nigel Collin
Profitable Growth through Better Business Process, Ideas and Conversations
Nigel started his first business at 20 and sold it at 21. He then built one of Australia’s largest creative entertainment design companies within the Business Events Arena. Nigel earned his MBA with high distinction at La Trobe University, where he recently accepted an appointment as a casual lecturer and course developer.
Nigel has a passion for understanding why businesses and organisations are successful. In 2013, armed with a video camera, Nigel set off on an initiative, solo on his motorbike, to discover ingenious Australians and share their stories. As founder of ‘Ingenious Oz Project’ and author of ‘Game of Inches’ He travels Australia finding the most ingenious business and professional success stories, takes out the key learnings and presents them back to you and your team.
He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD), the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and a Golden Key International Honours Society recipient. Nigel is past chair of Meetings and Events Australia (MEA).
He is the only speaker to be awarded outstanding contribution to Meetings and Events. Show Director of Australia’s largest ever corporate event in 2005. He is a Certified Professional Speaker (CSP), the highest accreditation Internationally. He is an alumnus of the Disney Institute, a Ted-Xer, and author of three books, (with a fourth on the way).
Nigel works with organisations and their leaders to draw the best from their people by shifting their mindsets and adopting a process of consistent small steps. His message is simple. Sustainable growth is ‘Game of Inches’ and not a one-off explosive moment.
When not speaking, working with clients, writing or riding his motorcycle he spends his time between Sydney and the rural mid-north coast of NSW with his family.