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The Hargraves Institute is named after the aviation pioneer and inventor Lawrence Hargrave who believed in open communications and that his inventions were there to benefit anybody who wished to use them.
Background and Vision
The Hargraves Institute was founded in July 2006 to provide a unique and exclusive community of major enterprises to share knowledge, wisdom and experience in a non-competitive environment for the purpose of growth and development.
The Institute takes its vision from one of Australia's most accomplished inventors, Lawrence Hargrave, who refused to patent his inventions, preferring them to benefit anybody who wished to use them. Hargraves willingness to share his ideas with the world enabled others to achieve manned flight, and this principle of sharing and collaboration to advance knowledge is indeed the cornerstone of Hargraves Institute.Hargraves membership provides a platform for people to collaborate, learn and engage with peers who are leaders in their field. Organisations join Hargraves to develop their people and be recognised as leaders who grow with current and future employees, suppliers, customers and society.
Integral to the value of collaboration within the Institute is the diverse range of industries of our members. By collaborating with like-minded peers outside of their own industry sector, members can gain a new and different perspective.
As a member driven services enterprise, Hargraves Institute uses facilitation and collaboration to develop collective wisdom that addresses issues generated by members.
All programs and events are developed with extensive member input. The majority of our events are free to members and held at member premises, with many exclusive to members.
Founders of the Hargraves Institute
The Hargraves Institute is supported by twelve founding member organisations who form the Hargraves Institute Advisory Council. The Advisory Council and Hargraves Institute work closely together to ensure the following:
- Relevance of Hargraves activities to members and effectiveness in achieving member satisfaction and the Institutes objectives.
- To formulate opinions regarding future activities and determine if these should be considered for removal or addition to the activities schedule.
- To maintain awareness of other members needs and opinions and take these into consideration when forming opinions for the purpose of making recommendations.
Founding Members
Aristocrat Technologies Australia
Australian Wool Innovation
BlueScope Steel
Boeing Australia
Caltex Australia Petroleum
Cerebos (Australia)
Cochlear
George Weston Technologies
Jacobs Australia
Mars Food Australia
Roche Products
Westpac Banking Corporation
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