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Enabling innovation

Highlights of the ATO's 2025 employee census results on enabling innovation.

Published 21 November 2025

ATO innovation index score

Your enabling innovation index score is 69. Variance from:

  • 2024 is +2
  • the APS overall is +1
  • larger operational agencies is +1
  • extra-large sized agencies is +1.

What the innovation score measures

The innovation score assesses both whether employees feel willing and able to be innovative, and whether their agency has a culture which enables them to be so.

Innovation results

Overall results on innovation

Statement

Positive

Neutral

Negative

I believe that one of my responsibilities is to continually look for new ways to improve the way we work

84%

13%

4%

My immediate supervisor encourages me to come up with new or better ways of doing things

77%

16%

7%

People are recognised for coming up with new and innovative ways of working

69%

22%

9%

My agency inspires me to come up with new or better ways of doing things

62%

27%

11%

My agency recognises and supports the notion that failure is a part of innovation

54%

33%

13%

Innovation result variance 1

Statement

Variance from 2024

Variance from APS overall

I believe that one of my responsibilities is to continually look for new ways to improve the way we work

+3

0

My immediate supervisor encourages me to come up with new or better ways of doing things

+3

+1

People are recognised for coming up with new and innovative ways of working

+5

+5

My agency inspires me to come up with new or better ways of doing things

+6

+3

My agency recognises and supports the notion that failure is a part of innovation

+9

+3

Innovation result variance 2

Statement

Variance from larger operational agencies

Variance from extra-large sized agencies

I believe that one of my responsibilities is to continually look for new ways to improve the way we work

+2

+2

My immediate supervisor encourages me to come up with new or better ways of doing things

+2

+2

People are recognised for coming up with new and innovative ways of working

+5

+4

My agency inspires me to come up with new or better ways of doing things

+3

+2

My agency recognises and supports the notion that failure is a part of innovation

+1

0

 

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