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V.RMH.0131 - Development and delivery of Capability Building Modules

MLA supports innovation across the red meat sector by co-funding innovation managers for a term of three years. To improve the performance of these managers, MLA has engaged an outside consultant to develop capability building modules.

Project start date: 15 August 2022
Project end date: 30 December 2023
Publication date: 17 April 2024
Project status: Completed
Livestock species: Grain-fed Cattle, Grass-fed Cattle, Sheep, Goat, Lamb, Grass-fed Beef
Relevant regions: National
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Summary

The Hargraves Institute develops capability building content, plans and delivers network meetings and surveys of program performance for the MLA Co-Innovation Program.

Objectives

To develop and deliver the following four modules:

1. Responding to unexpected change.
2. Building and maintaining cross industry collaboration.
3. Establishing and maintaining strategic research partnerships.
4. Building a business case using financial analysis and forecasting.

Key findings

The modules delivered social benefits under MLA’s Triple Bottom Line (TBL) framework with 90% of attendees saying they would recommend the event to others in industry (workshop survey June 2023). These tools improve the innovation and management skills of the Co-Innovation cohort accelerating innovation adoption, reducing innovation timelines, contributing to an improvement in the willingness to innovate and assisting innovation mangers achieve their objectives.

Benefits to industry

This project assists in building the capability of innovation managers across industry to implement projects aligned to the MLA strategic plan.

MLA action

Publish the final report. We will also add PDFs of the modules to MLA's Co-innovation website.

Future research

Yes, we should continue to build on the positive momentum we have by reengaging the Hargraves institute in 23/24.

More information

Project manager: Garry McAlister
Contact email: reports@mla.com.au
Primary researcher: Hargraves Institute Pty Ltd