"Innovate or Perish – La Salle Matrix Thinking"

In 1997 Roger commenced to document a structured way of thinking referred to as "La Salle Matrix Thinking" ©. This method has now found its way into many companies in more than 25 countries worldwide.

He is the author of three books, and suggests he is probably the only person to have published a book on a structured approach to finding business opportunities.

Roger is a Director of the INNOVIC (The government funded Victorian Innovation Centre), a former panellist on the ABC television program, ‘The New Inventors’ and in 2004 was appointed as Chair of Innovation at the prestigious Queens University in Belfast.

Roger is sought after as a business speaker and mentor in innovation, opportunity recognition, marketing and business building.

Roger La Salle is a professional electronic engineer who has spent a lifetime with innovation and the development of new products. He also has a graduate diploma in Businesses Administration and a wide range of industrial experience having worked as a Principal Engineering in the Australian Department of Civil Aviation in air navigation, in production management with Motorola, in general management roles in small and start-up businesses as well as senior management and Director roles in major companies.

Roger has several significant patents to his credits and has founded a number of successful businesses.

Roger La Salle is one speaker who practices what he preaches. Indeed Matrix Thinking is a process that crystallises the thinking that underpins more than 30 years of real life experience in bringing real and successful innovations to the market both in Australia and internationally.