Category Archives: Early stage science

Problemsourcing initiative gets the academic once-over

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Open innovation and crowdsourcing are two relatively recent ways of finding solutions to (often) technical challenges experienced by companies. There’s particular issues which need resolving when using the power of the crowd; along with the hope that someone has a … Continue reading →

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Kickstarting a San Fran Bay school science rap promotion

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

You obviously can’t keep a science rapper down. Tom McFadden, a Californian and Stanford biology lecturer among other things, completed a Masters in Science Communication at Otago University last year. Under a Fullbright Scholarship and the moniker ‘Rhymebsome’ he toured … Continue reading →

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Callaghan Innovation – building the plane while they fly it

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

There’s a term that’s particularly loved by IT-oriented start-ups, ‘building the plane while you’re flying it’. The business case put forward for and by Callaghan Innovation doesn’t use the term. However, that’s what I interpret from the ‘Purpose of this … Continue reading →

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Creating a deep infrastructure tool and asset for Christchurch – a (relatively) cheap idea well worth NZ Inc considering

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Here’s an idea, so time topical it deserves much more thinking about by Christchurch, government and NZ Inc. The Cement & Concrete Association of NZ’s (CCANZ) education and development manager Joe Gamman spoke at the recent Multicore World 2013 conference … Continue reading →

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A solution to our lack of shared purpose around a science-innovation strategy

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

OK, now we have Callaghan Innovation gestating its way into life – with no indication of how long the process will take, or even what it is we’re trying to bring to fruition. At the same time we have the … Continue reading →

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Give up the total DIY for tech start-ups – Clark-Reynolds

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

The great Kiwi ‘traditional’ of do-it-yourself (DIY) has its downsides in many tech developments according to serial entrepreneur Melissa Clark-Reynolds. Speaking as one of a panel at Unlimited Potential’s AGM, Clark-Reynolds says entrepreneurs and start-up founders need to, quickly, get … Continue reading →

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Callaghan Innovation – wishing it all the best…..but

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

I hope I’m wrong about Callaghan Innovation, and for our country’s and industry’s sake that it is a roaring success when it stumbles into life on Feb 1. But, the portents aren’t good – and as a solution in search … Continue reading →

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Change by chance, by design or by stealth – Callaghan Innovation’s ‘birth’ far from democratic

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

Hypothetically speaking, say we’re all on the same page and all wanting more to happen around the innovation space – you know, spend $X here and see a clear $Yreturn there. Say too there’s been a suggestion for an Advanced … Continue reading →

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If Callaghan Innovation is the answer – remind me again what was the question?

Posted on December 14, 2012 by

Well, surely I’m not the only one surprised that what was to be the establishment of an Advanced Technology Institute – or a supercharged IRL – somewhat on the model of Taiwan’s ITRI, is instead going to end up as … Continue reading →

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Callaghan Innovation – time for a concrete and practical illustration of its intent

Posted on November 22, 2012 by

OK, now that we have the naming of the Advanced Technology Institute out of the way, and its genesis to Callaghan Innovation has been carried out, it’s time to move on from the warm fuzzies. The thinking behind the new … Continue reading →

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