The Top Innovation Coaches

24th April 2023

Innovation is key to staying competitive in today’s fast-paced world. To give you the best insights on fostering innovation, I reached out to some top innovation coaches.

They shared their strategies and experiences, helping you understand how to enhance your innovative capabilities.

From conducting thorough evaluations to leveraging cross-industry expertise, these coaches offer practical advice and proven methods to boost creativity and drive success in your organization.

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In Brief : The Top Innovation Coaches

Robert F. Brands – Robert advocates for assessing innovation progress through audits, offering both short and in-depth evaluations.
Dr. Ripi Singh – With a rich background spanning diverse industries, Dr. Ripi Singh brings over 30 years of expertise in innovation and productivity coaching.
Linda Sands – Linda Sands combines her academic background in biomedical science and business with a decade of marketing experience to provide grounded and practical innovation coaching.
Ellia Harris – Specializing in coaching new managers, particularly in sustainability, social enterprise, and nonprofit sectors, Ellia Harris focuses on facilitating effective problem-solving and fostering innovation within teams.
Ravi Kant – With over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, Ravi Kant brings a wealth of expertise in defining and executing strategic initiatives for business transformation.

Robert F. Brands

The best way to assess how far you are in creating and sustaining innovation is to first do an Innovation Evaluation or Audit. No matter if you are an experienced innovator or a beginner, there is always room for improvement. The audit, in person or online, short or in-depth, will have you answer a series of questions and provide you an immediate image and assessment of your strength and potential weaknesses in creating and sustaining innovation.

Choose between the Short Evaluation or the In-Depth Evaluation and create a baseline to assess corrective actions, find out best practices, and create an action plan.

Dr. Ripi Singh

Ripi Singh, Ph.D., is an innovation and productivity coach with 30+ years of learning and experience in product, technologies, process, and people leadership, spanning aerospace and defense, renewable energy and power, healthcare and medical devices, advanced manufacturing, and IT.

Linda Sands

Linda’s approach to helping individuals and organisations adapt involves finding what works – that is, what is grounded in theory and proven in the real world, thereby established as best practice. With a PhD in Biomedical Science and Executive MBA from Melbourne Business School, Linda applies her ability to research across multiple domains of science, including behavioural science, and business to seek out those nuggets of wisdom that will help people adapt.

Beyond the theory, she also brings her 10 years of experience as a marketer in a global life sciences company, with real-world understanding and experience of the challenges encountered in creating change in large companies.

Ellia Harris

’m an Innovation Coach working with new(ish) managers, often in sustainability, social enterprise, and nonprofit organizations, as well as in other sectors. My mission is to help you facilitate your team’s problem-solving so that they create better solutions, and you become a more effective manager.

Ravi Kant

With over 25 years of experience in the Information Technology (IT) industry, I have been instrumental in defining the strategy and execution plans for leading and transforming business units, large technology delivery teams, and cross-functional multi-location strategic initiatives to improve customer experience, reduce cost and enhance people engagement levels in an organization.

I was most recently working as a Business Head at the Royal Bank of Scotland for more than 15 years, managing Investment, Corporate and Retail Banking Technology Business Units for the organisation.

Conclusion

Each coach brings unique insights and methods to the table, offering valuable guidance on fostering innovation.

Whether you are a new manager or an experienced leader, these strategies can help you create and sustain an innovative culture within your organization.

By applying their advice, you can overcome challenges, improve team problem-solving, and achieve lasting success.

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