Macbeth in te reo one idea for innovation heard at PwC Herald Talks in Wellington

Could Shakespeare's Macbeth be performed at the Pop-up Globe in te reo Maori? Commercial director Tobias Grant may be considering it. Photo / Michael Craig

Macbeth in te reo Maori?

It's just one idea members of an innovation panel floated at the PwC Herald Talks event in Wellington this morning.

Commercial director of the Pop-up Globe in Auckland Tobias Grant was the keynote speaker at the event.

He told those gathered about how founder Miles Gregory came up with an idea to create a replica of Shakespeare's Second Globe theatre, and recreate his plays in the pop-up theatre in Auckland.

Chief executive of Straker Translations Grant Straker, who was a panellist at the talk this morning, said he had raised the idea of the play Macbeth being performed in te reo Maori.

It's an example of the innovation Kiwis can bring to the table, but Straker said it's important people pursue ways to bring those dreams to fruition.

"You have to innovate ... then decide how you're going to make that happen. Get people in your organisations who can drive that change," he said.

Savvy Millennial founder Savannah Peterson said turning innovative ideas into a reality started with creating "a safe space for ideas" in the workplace, for every staff member regardless of rank.

Straker said people needed to look at the technologies that would affect their business, and judge how long they had before that effect would come into play. That then gave people a timeline to work on.

John Paul Group co founder Linda Jenkinson challenged members of the audience to invest their savings in people and ideas.

"The time is now that you can build billion-dollar companies out of New Zealand," she said.

Jenkinson did not think Kiwis had any problem coming up with innovative ideas, but "I think it's about the process of how do you take that idea to reality".

Straker said New Zealand did not have the size to be a "big player", so had to use innovation to get there.

Peterson said people needed to lift one another up and talk about each other's business' strengths.

"Use that camaraderie to help amplify the message as well."