From Idea to Impact: How to Make Innovation Stick

What turns a good idea into something that actually makes a difference? In this energising Lunch and Learn, we sit down with Maddy King—founder of LaunchBot, creative technologist, and long-time advocate for purpose-driven innovation. Maddy shares her journey from youth justice campaigns to building AI-powered tools that help entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs take ideas from spark to scale.

She offers a wealth of insights into what it really takes to make ideas stick—from pushing beyond the obvious, to finding your team, testing fast, and designing for real impact. Whether you’re building something new, stuck in the idea stage, or trying to grow an existing concept, this conversation is full of practical tools, hopeful stories, and just the right dose of inspiration.

Grab your lunch and tune in—this is one of those conversations that gets your brain buzzing with possibility.