Category: Product Development
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SEMIP Innovation Showcase 2013
The SEMIP Innovation Showcase 2013 was a very useful look at the future of technology commercialisation in Australia, including some of the roadblocks and an excellent example of overseas success.
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Future Manufacturing Workshop 2012
Future Manufacturing Workshop Last week I joined the AMTIL Future Manufacturing Workshop where I had the privilige to join with 80 other thought leaders in looking at how Australia was going to progress its manufacturing sector. This post is my summary of the presentation and discussions. Manufacturing Minister The opening address was by Hon…
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Prototypes Blunt Innovation
Prototyping Prototypes are very useful. We use them all the time when developing new products. They let us try out new ideas explore how well a particular technology will work for a specific application. One danger of a prototype, is that there is the temptation to think that you can then just fix it…
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Modern Economies Need Manufacturing
Professor Goran Roos As well as being the Thinker in Residence for South Australia, Professor Goran Roos is considered one of the 20 most significant thinkers of the 21st Century. This morning he was presenting his views on Australian Manufacturing to a combined breakfast meeting of the South East Business Network and SEMMA. So…
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Edward de Bono: Creating Value
Edward de Bono I was invited to the VECCI Business Leaders Luncheon for an interview with Edward de Bono. It was a conventional interview followed by a brief question and answer session with questions from those attending. He spoke about a number of topics but the one that caught my attention was on the Creation…