Who we are
Think & Act Differently (TAD), BHP’s innovation team builds partnerships with people who have the best technology solutions to support BHP’s ambition to deliver the future facing commodities the world needs in new ways. We work with our partners to help them accelerate the development of their ideas.
How we innovate

Collaborate
Connect with BHP leaders and technical experts to gain exposure for your idea within our business and the broader ecosystem.

Support
We support innovators with mentors, access to data, resources and people with valuable expertise.

Accelerate
We provide a welcoming environment and industry expertise to help innovators rapidly learn and accelerate their ideas

Meet the Think & Act Differently team
Our ecosystem
The ecosystem is our superpower. The ecosystem is a diverse group of people who want to collaborate with us and each other to accelerate ideas. It is a way for innovators, both small and large, to keep in touch and to hear about opportunities.

We're fostering a new generation of innovation
We work with broad innovator segments, including startups, research institutions, OEM’s, engineering companies and other mining companies.
We invite you to share your innovative ideas, solutions, and seek our support and funding to trial untested ideas in a supportive environment and through our Open House. We run the Open House in partnership with Unearthed.
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