Why Join Hargraves?

Members highlight the key benefits of Hargraves membership as:

"Networking with companies outside your normal area of professional/sector contact. Focus on innovation in all its manifestations. Industrial/commercial focus rather than academic focus."

"Opportunity to collaborate across industries on common topics/problems in a non-competitive manner."

"Networking with other large Australian companies to identify and share best practices."

"Diversity of innovation collaboration/experience. Connection and discussion with peers."

"No need to reinvent the wheel. Your issues are probably dealt with by the broader group. Collaboration is a strong value and all participants are more than willing to share. The depth/breadth of participating members."

The Hargraves Institute offers its members:

• Networking at a senior level with a wide range of organisations outside your normal area of professional/sector contact to learn and share best practice.
• Focus on innovation in all its manifestations with a practical industrial/commercial focus rather than simply a theoretical focus.
• Numerous opportunities to collaborate with Hargraves members across a wide range of sectors on common topics/problems in a non-competitive manner.
• Access to a wide range of interactions between members including conferences, workshops, working groups and fellowships, and member hosted events, the majority of which are free and/or exclusive to members.
• Peer Interest Groups, ie, Sustainability, Process Innovation Fellowship
• Membership is corporate so anyone from the organisation may participate in any activity. Where fees are applicable, Hargraves offers a member discount of around 25% and other Member Benefits. 
• Access to the Hargraves Body of Knowledge. Hargraves is based on the premise that no problem is unique, and that all problems have previously been experienced, and solved, by another business. Our Body of Knowledge comes from our vast range of knowledge and contacts (both inside and outside our membership) around what innovative tools various organisations have tried; what has worked and, more importantly, what hasn't worked.
 

Specific Activities Available to all Members:

All Hargraves activities are designed at member request and in consultation with members.

1. Streams of Interest - Innovation, Leadership and Sustainability - address the current key issues for most corporates encouraging participation from the various departments in each membership. Members fully utilise the membership with contacts from across the membership participating in the various programs, user groups and events.
2. Congress and our Member Forums  - allow members to share their experiences with song networking opportunities.
3. Member Collaboration Enquiries - allow members to ask specific questions of the membership to learn from their experience and expertise.
4. Customised Engagement Program - This program offers members the opportunity to host an in-house presentation to engage senior people in the membership; and the opportunity to host an event for members on a topic of relevance to their new membership, providing the opportunity to collaborate and learn from other members.
5. Events - Hargraves holds around 80 events each year, around 65% of which are free to members; and around 80% of which are exclusive to members to facilitate collaboration in a confidential environment.
6. Visiting Speakers - Members share visiting speakers, providing member access to events at a substantially reduced cost.
7. Marco Polo Scheme -  Allows for individuals to experience working at another member organisation to gain expertise and experience in another member organisation.
8. Hargraves Fellowships - Hargraves Institute members working collaboratively on Fellowships over a 12 month period. Current Fellowships include Breakthrough Innovation (Hosted by Resmed); Design Led Innovation (Hosted by Cochlear and QUT); and Process Innovation (Hosted by Aristocrat).

Company Membership of Hargraves Institute costs $7,500 per annum. This allows all personnel to access all activities, programs and events*. New members pay a one-off Joining Fee of $5,500.

Upon request, Hargraves Institute will provide introductions to members who are able to provide verbal references on Hargraves membership.

*Note: some events have limited registrations from each member depending on venue capacity.
All figures include GST.