New research by Australian innovation consultancy Inventium, in partnership with business and finance newspaper AFR, has identified Australia and New Zealand’s leading innovation professional services firms.
Now in its eighth year, the ‘Most Innovative Companies’ ranking focuses on companies in Australia and New Zealand that excel in innovation. These companies either unlock innovation internally to improve their customer service, proposition and/or operations, or use innovation to reshape their business model and develop meaningful new business.
The list praised a total of 100 companies in ten different categories. Overview of the ten most innovative professional services firms:
1. Deloitte
Sector: Accounting and consulting
Headquarters: Sydney, New South Wales
Number of employees: 8,896
2. Veritas Group
Sector: Information Technology
Headquarters: Perth, Western Australia
Number of employees: 32
3. Nova Systems
Sector: Professional Services
Headquarters: Mile End South, South Australia
Number of employees: 397
4. Aurecon
Sector: Engineering
Headquarters: Docklands, Victoria
Number of employees: 7,500
5. CompliSpace
Industry: Consulting
Headquarters: Sydney, New South Wales
Number of employees: 98
6. Allens
Sector: Accounting
Headquarters: Brisbane, Queensland
Number of employees: 1,210
7. Resonate Holdings
Sector: Computer software
Headquarters: North Sydney, New South Wales
Number of employees: 40
8. Flight center group
Industry: aviation
Headquarters: South Brisbane, Queensland
Number of employees: 1,150
9. Accenture
Sector: Information technology and consulting
Headquarters: Melbourne Victoria
Number of employees: 5,000
10. Gilbert + Tobin
Field of study: Law
Headquarters: Barangaroo, New South Wales
Number of employees: 750
To enter the competition, companies had to be based in Australia and/or New Zealand, have at least 30 permanent full-time employees and be in business for at least two years, meaning early-stage start-ups are excluded from the competition. analysis. Participating companies were asked to submit their innovation track record over the past year, after which a panel of experts – which included Inventium founder Amantha Imber – reviewed the entries and scored them against several innovation characteristics.