Nigel Collin
Change Agent, Leadership Expert, Keynote Speaker & Facilitator
Mindset and innovation expert Nigel Collin helps organisations achieve sustainable growth through small, practical steps and adaptive strategies.
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Nigel Collin is a leading expert in mindset, innovation and adaptability, helping organisations drive sustainable growth through practical, research-driven strategies. As the founder of the trademarked Game of Inches® methodology, Nigel empowers teams to embrace change, take consistent small steps and build adaptability into the fabric of their organisations.
Nigel draws on extensive real-world business experience, combined with academic rigour and insights from his Ingenious Oz Research initiative. Travelling across Australia on a solo motorbike journey, he uncovered the stories of ingenious Australians, transforming these insights into actionable strategies that align bottom-up ingenuity with organisational objectives.
Nigel started his first business at 20 and sold it at 21, later building one of Australia’s most prominent creative entertainment design companies within the Business Events sector. He is the author of three books, including Game of Inches, and shares his research-backed stories through engaging, high-impact presentations.
He holds prestigious professional recognitions including Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)—the highest accreditation in the speaking industry—membership with the Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD), membership with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD), and is a Golden Key International Honours Society recipient. Nigel is also an alumnus of the Disney Institute, a TEDx speaker, past Chair of Meetings and Events Australia (MEA), and the only speaker to be awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Meetings and Events.
Nigel works with leaders and organisations to unlock human potential, shift mindsets, and embed adaptability through consistent, small steps. His message is simple yet profound: sustainable growth is achieved one step at a time, through the Game of Inches®.
When not speaking, consulting, writing or riding his motorcycle, Nigel splits his time between Sydney and the rural mid-north coast of NSW with his family.
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The Game of Inches
Adapt Fast. Grow Steady
In a fast-changing world, the goal isn’t to eliminate uncertainty, it’s to be more adaptive. But real adaptability doesn’t come from one-off initiatives or sweeping reforms. It’s built through small, consistent steps that drive momentum and measurable growth. This keynote introduces the Game of Inches® methodology, a research-backed approach that makes adaptability your strategic edge. Studies show building adaptive capability can boost productivity by 24% to 30%. Through real stories from the Ingenious Oz Project, Nigel shows how you and your team can become, and stay, adaptive.
- Discover how small steps lead to lasting impact
- Apply 4 proven actions and 3 behaviours to drive measurable growth
- Future-proof your career with adaptable thinking
- Build a culture of continuous improvement
- Leave with one powerful action to implement straight away
Growth Mindset of Change
Shift Thinking & Grow
Mindset is the hidden switch behind adaptability and growth. Without it, no strategy sticks. In a world of constant change, most people resist change because it feels too big, but studies show that a growth mindset can reduce that resistance by up to 40%, and boost adaptability by 30%. This keynote delivers practical tools to help individuals and teams embrace change with confidence. Based on insights from psychology, neuroscience, and real-world transformations, Nigel makes mindset real, practical, relevant, and scalable across organisations.
- Shift from change resistance to change readiness
- Master 3 key behaviours that build a growth mindset
- Build momentum by embracing disruption
- Learn from real stories of transformation in action
- Leave with one clear, immediate action to begin
Everyday Innovation
Stop Innovation Theatre
Innovation belongs to everyone. But most innovation programs fail because real innovation isn’t about one-off projects or elite teams. It comes from unlocking the ideas already inside your people. This keynote shows how to tap into that ingenuity with a simple, practical process.
One study found 38% of employees believe their ideas won’t be implemented. But when empowered with the right mindset and method, innovation happens fast. Drawing on the Ingenious Oz Project and corporate case studies, Nigel shows how everyday innovation, aligned with strategy, drives lasting growth.
- Unlock innovation across every level of your organisation
- Be known for ideas that deliver real results
- Align grassroots ideas with top-down strategy
- Cut through the noise—ditch the innovation theatre
- Walk away with one clear action to implement tomorrow
