Build the capability to turn strategy into momentum
Most leadership teams are not short on ideas. They are short on traction.
The Accelerated Innovation COMPASS™ Leadership Lab is an immersive, practical lab designed to help leadership teams diagnose what is really getting in the way of progress and put in place the structures, behaviours, and rhythms required to move.
It is hands-on work with your leadership team, focused on your context, your constraints, and your priorities.
Interested in a Leadership Lab?
If you are interested in running an Innovation COMPASS™ Leadership Lab with your leadership team, the next step is a short conversation to confirm fit and timing.
Register your interest below and we will take it from there.
What it is
The Innovation COMPASS™ Leadership Lab is a facilitated working session that helps leaders:
- Build a shared view of what innovation actually means for your organisation
- Identify the systemic blockers slowing delivery and decision making
- Align leadership around a small number of clear priorities
- Create practical momentum without blowing up governance or resourcing
It gives leaders a common language, a clear diagnostic, and a practical way forward.
Who it is for
The Leadership Lab is designed for:
- Executive teams
- Senior leadership teams
- Boards and executive groups
- Strategy, transformation, innovation, and product leaders
It works particularly well for organisations operating in complex, regulated environments where change is hard, budgets are constrained, and everything feels important.
These conversations span strategy, innovation, delivery challenges and what it really takes to move complex organisations forward.
Leadership Lab Alumni
Testimonials
“David’s innovative and strategic approach unlocked invaluable insights for future planning.”
— Adam Novak, Head of Member Experience
CBHS
“Working with David was great. His insights and industry knowledge helped focus on the key issues quickly and get everyone engaged.”
— Sharon Waterhouse, CEO
Phoenix Health
“David’s knowledge and expertise has been invaluable in helping the team focus on strengths and hone opportunities to set us up for future success.“
— Sonia Danielewski, Director of Healthcare Programs and Claims Innovation
Bupa
“Working with Accelerated Innovation has provided a fresh point of view and a new lense through which to view the business. You can see that David Worldon enjoys what he does, is motivated to assist and results driven.“
— Jody Burgoyne, Fund Manager
ACA Health
The Innovation COMPASS™
The Lab is built around the Accelerated Innovation COMPASS™, a practical framework that looks at seven dimensions that determine whether innovation actually gets delivered:
Rather than treating innovation as a single problem to solve, the COMPASS helps leadership teams see where the real friction points sit and where effort will have the biggest impact.
What happens in the Lab
Each Leadership Lab is tailored, but typically includes:
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Pre work diagnostic
Participants complete pre-read materials and Innovation COMPASS™ Scorecard to surface perceptions, misalignment, and constraints before the session.
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Facilitated Leadership Lab
A highly interactive session where we explore the diagnostic results, identify the most critical blockers to progress, and understand the long-term impact of inaction.
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Clear outcomes and tangible assets
Leaders walk away with a shared view of where risks are compounding, effort is being diluted, which trade-offs matter most, along with practical artefacts that make priorities, implications, and next steps easy to explain and act on within existing constraints.
What makes this different
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Designed for real world constraints, not greenfield innovation
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Focused on leadership alignment, not idea generation
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Built to complement existing strategy and governance, not replace it
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Practical, structured, and outcome focused
Leaders consistently say the Lab helps them see their organisation more clearly and have better, more productive conversations.
Format and investment
- Delivered as a 2 hour facilitated session + 1 hour playback
- Can be run with leadership teams or at an organisational level
- Delivered in-person* or virtually
*There is a minimal charge for in-person Labs.
Is this right for you
The Leadership Lab is a strong fit if:
- You have strategy but struggle to execute
- Decision making feels slow or overly complex
- Teams are busy but progress is hard to see
- You want momentum without large scale transformation programs
The Innovation COMPASS™ Leadership Lab is valued at $10,000.
To protect quality and depth, a limited number of Labs are delivered each quarter to Innovation Insiders at no cost.
Next steps
If you are interested in running an Innovation COMPASS™ Leadership Lab with your leadership team, the next step is a short conversation to confirm fit and timing.
Register your interest below and we will take it from there.