Martin Kearns Enterprise Agile Coach, DISCO, Kmart+Target
Recognised globally for his thought leadership, Martin has keynoted, coached, and conducted training across 20+ countries—helping teams and leaders rethink agility, scale innovation, and unlock real business value.
His work is grounded in a core belief: transformation starts with people—customers, teams, and markets—enabled by technology, connection, and clarity of purpose.
With deep expertise in Agile frameworks, coaching, complexity, and systems thinking, Martin has built a reputation as a collaborative catalyst for change, known for translating strategy into action and empowering cross-functional teams to thrive.
Session How Kmart unleashed new value from within
We brought together software developers, fashion designers, planners, buyers, and other specialists to create a cross-functional innovation hub that fundamentally changed how we operate.
By combining 3D design, process reengineering, and custom software development—all aligned through a shared framework and outcome-driven OKRs—we delivered millions in savings and reimagined how work gets done.
But it wasn’t easy. We encountered resistance, faced technical roadblocks, and had to align teams with vastly different mindsets and ways of working. This session isn’t just about what we achieved—it’s about how we overcame real-world challenges and turned them into opportunities for lasting innovation.
Designed to decouple strategic delivery from traditional forms of agility within the bus, this approach centers on clear roles, clear governance, and cross-functional leadership. We’ll walk through the core elements that made it work.