Steve Donaghy
Innovation and Transformation Consulting
Innovation Director, Consultant, Fractional
An R&D and Innovation Director with 35 years experience in technology services delivering major transformation programmes for national and international organisations with 20 years focused on innovation.
I have helped 100s of organisations create innovation strategies that successfully delivered real, impactful and transformational outcomes.
"Over 80% of executives surveyed say that innovation is among their top 3 priorities, yet less than 10% report being satisfied with their organizations’ innovation performance."
McKinsey: What is innovation?
.. for a confidential no-commitment discussion on how I can help you get more from your innovation strategy
I am available to assist wherever my experience may add value, but I have specialised in the following areas:
Innovation Strategy
Having worked with hundreds of corporate innovation strategies, I’ve seen clear patterns in what makes them powerful.
Clarity of purpose, insightful analysis of markets and gaps, intelligent use of strengths and differentiation, cultures of positivity, creativity and best practice, and the ability to select the best opportunities rapidly — all consistently distinguish leading organisations from the rest.
I will share the lessons, frameworks, and insights that have proven to make innovation strategies succeed in practice.
Best Practice
When best practice is embedded, organisations can focus their energy on informed creativity — identifying, investing in, and delivering the best innovations at speed.
The challenge isn’t finding good practice; it’s selecting and adapting the right blend for your organisation’s culture, market, and goals.
Having worked with global enterprises across hundreds of innovation programmes, I will share what I have seen consistently turning best practice into measurable impact.
Invention Selection
With strong practice in place, the focus shifts to selection — identifying which ideas are truly most likely to deliver impactful change.
Well-informed teams, AI and other stakeholders, can all generate ideas, but separating meaningful opportunities from the crowd remains one of innovation’s greatest challenges.
Having spent many years helping organisations refine how they prioritise ideas, I will share proven approaches for identifying those most likely to deliver real and sizeable impact.
Delivery & Speed to Market
With good practice in place and the strongest ideas being selected, the focus turns to delivery — achieving speed to market, rapid validation, and continuous improvement.
Having led global R&D and delivery teams, I’ve spent many years refining how organisations move from concept to market successfully at speed.
I will share what I have seen consistently driving faster, successful delivery.