Nigel Collin inspires leaders to embrace change and achieve sustainable growth through practical, small-step innovation and adaptive mindset.
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“Fantastic. Nigel was very professional and totally understood the message I was wanting portrayed. We received many favourable comments.”
ADIA
Nigel Collin is a leading authority on mindset, innovation, and adaptability, helping organisations achieve sustainable growth through his trademarked Game of Inches® methodology. With an engaging and research-driven approach, he demonstrates how small, practical steps create lasting transformation. As a successful entrepreneur, author, and award-winning speaker, Nigel combines real-world experience with deep insight into human behaviour and business strategy. His inspiring keynotes and workshops empower leaders and teams to embrace change, foster ingenuity, and make meaningful progress one step at a time.
Nigel Collin stands among Australia’s most respected voices on innovation, adaptability, and leadership. His work focuses on one key principle: sustainable growth comes not from sudden leaps, but from consistent, small steps forward. As the founder of the Game of Inches® methodology, Nigel has helped countless organisations reframe their approach to change proving that measurable progress is achievable when people align daily actions with strategic vision.
Drawing on decades of experience as a business owner, creative strategist, and researcher, Nigel delivers insights that are both practical and inspiring. His sessions blend storytelling with real data and case studies, offering a roadmap for teams to build an adaptive mindset and embrace continuous improvement.
At the core of Nigel’s philosophy lies his Game of Inches® framework. It’s a method designed to make innovation accessible and achievable for everyone within an organisation. Instead of relying on sweeping transformations, Nigel teaches that consistent, small innovations can compound into remarkable long-term success. This approach empowers leaders to engage their teams, encouraging participation from the ground up and embedding adaptability into the organisation’s DNA.
Through his book Game of Inches and his live sessions, Nigel shares evidence-backed strategies for cultivating creativity, improving processes, and sustaining momentum even through uncertainty. His message is clear: every big win starts with one small, deliberate step.
Nigel’s journey is one of constant curiosity and creativity. He founded his first business at just 20 years old and sold it a year later, before establishing one of Australia’s most prominent creative entertainment design companies within the business events arena. His entrepreneurial success gave him first-hand understanding of what it takes to innovate and lead in dynamic industries.
In 2013, Nigel embarked on a solo journey across Australia on his motorbike, armed with a video camera. His mission: to uncover stories of everyday Australians achieving extraordinary results through ingenuity and perseverance. This project became the Ingenious Oz initiative a treasure trove of insights into how small, innovative actions can lead to lasting success across diverse sectors.
Nigel’s work has earned him wide recognition and numerous accolades. He is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), the highest accreditation within the professional speaking industry, and a member of the Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) as well as the Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD).
He is also a Golden Key International Honours Society recipient and past chair of Meetings and Events Australia (MEA), where he remains the only speaker to have received the Outstanding Contribution to Meetings and Events award. An alumnus of the Disney Institute and a TEDx presenter, Nigel has authored three books that distil his research and expertise into practical, actionable insights for business leaders.
Nigel’s presentations are renowned for their clarity, authenticity, and impact. He combines academic rigour with storytelling, using real-world case studies to show how innovation and adaptability thrive at every level of an organisation. Whether addressing executives, teams, or industry groups, his ability to connect complex ideas to simple, actionable strategies makes him a standout speaker on the global stage.
His sessions equip audiences with the tools to rethink growth, foster creativity, and cultivate resilience in an ever-changing business landscape. Through humour, insight, and practical frameworks, Nigel leaves his audiences inspired to act and confident that real progress begins with small, purposeful steps.
When you book Nigel Collin, you’re not just booking a speaker you’re engaging a catalyst for change. His expertise bridges strategy and action, helping organisations evolve from the inside out. He inspires leaders and teams to challenge assumptions, embrace innovation, and sustain growth in a practical, achievable way.
Whether delivering a keynote, workshop, or masterclass, Nigel’s message resonates: adaptability and sustainable success are a Game of Inches®.
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“Fantastic. Nigel was very professional and totally understood the message I was wanting portrayed. We received many favourable comments.”
ADIA
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“Nigel delivered a very personable and accessible presentation with interesting examples of how people have innovated. He is an engaging speaker and always prompted thought, conversation and discussion.”
Bendigo Bank
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“I received great feedback about your session. Scored 4 & 5 out of 5.”
CBA
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“Our CEO praised the event as the ‘best yet’, an outcome that could not have been achieved without your hard work and dedication.”
iCare
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“Nigel managed to rack up the #1 spot of most highly evaluated sessions”
ILEA
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“Excellent. Brilliant speaker and one who really relates to industry”
Master Builders Association
Keynote by Nigel Collin:
What if business growth and innovation don’t happen with a big breakout idea but can unfold by making small, consistent changes?
This keynote focuses on an achievable process for everyday innovation based on research from 100s of top entrepreneurs, business leaders & owners. ‘The Game of Inches’ is a blueprint for using small consistent improvements to create big and lasting results for your business.
Keynote by Nigel Collin:
Most people resist change because it seems too big, too hard and too scary. But change is achievable one small, doable step at a time.
This session is for leaders wanting to inspire and enable their teams to achieve a mindset for adopting and exploiting change. Drawn on evidence based research from business psychology, neuro-science and interviews with business leaders it offers pragmatic ideas to adopt for mindset of change.
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