Reflections from Agile Brisbane Meetup: Innovate Wisely Founder Lee Foster, recently presented to the Agile Brisbane Meetup on Trust, Energy & Innovation. Here is a summary of Lee’s presentation and you can watch the full presentation here.
The Agile Brisbane meetup was a powerful reminder that trust is no longer a soft concept—it’s a critical input to successful innovation.
“I had the pleasure of sharing how the InnoWise® 360 Framework is being used in real-world projects to track trust, measure momentum, and align diverse teams around shared outcomes,” said Lee.
The audience didn’t just listen—they leaned in. The Q&A ran for nearly 30 minutes and surfaced some fantastic questions. Here are a few key takeaways that emerged from the discussion:
The Innowise Trust Analyser: More Than a Survey
The Trust Analyser isn’t just a pulse check. It’s a curated set of questions—part Likert, part open-ended—aligned to the stage of your innovation cycle. It reveals where understanding is misaligned, what’s driving motivation, and where energy is being lost.
It works because:
• The questions avoid ego-based answers and minimise bias
• The results are analysed using thematic analysis techniques to surface themes that reflect the project’s state
• It’s simple to deploy—via email, in workshops or 1:1 conversations
Retrospectives With a Purpose
Using the Trust Analyser at retrospectives gives teams a deeper understanding of what’s next and why. It brings clarity to questions like:
• Do we all agree why this problem matters?
• Are we aligned on what we’re actually delivering?
• Do our perceptions of trust actually match?
InnoWise® 360 – maintaining momentum
This alignment reduces rework, avoids fatigue, and keeps momentum strong.
Pairing with the Knowledge Canvas
The Knowledge Canvas complements the Trust Analyser by helping teams:
• Plan the next round of improvements
• Communicate clearly what’s changing and why
• Maintain knowledge flow and clarity across the life of the project
Together, these tools make up the InnoWise approach—blending knowledge, trust, and energy into the engine room of innovation.
Plan, Measure, Improve – Built In
For longer programs and engineering projects, InnoWise® introduces a cycle within the cycle:
• Plan – Update the Knowledge Canvas
• Measure – Run the Trust Analyser
• Improve – Integrate insights and pivot as needed
This doesn’t just happen at the end. It’s embedded at every stage of project development—from initiation to delivery and adoption.
Final Thought on the InnoWise® 360 Framework and Agile:
One great question from one attendee asked:
“From a Project Manager’s perspective, the management of alignment and misunderstandings on the scope of a project is always a concern.
That is of course part of how the Kowledge Canvas can help project teams understand and align on knowledge objects such as KPIs.
This helps to provide clarity and alignment at the Form phase. Innovate Wisely also provides the tools to Plan, Measure and Continuously Improve during the full project implementation cycle.
Thanks to everyone who came along—and if you’d like to learn more or explore how to integrate these tools into your project or program, feel free to reach out.
Watch the full presentation here.
Let’s keep innovating wisely. For a complementry consultation, please contact us today.