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Melbourne based renewable energy Company signs deal with AGL

March 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments

We would like to give you a brief update on some breaking news from our client Cetus Energy.
We have been working closely with the founding team at Cetus for the past 15 months assisting them with both their corporate and commercialisation strategies. Pleasingly, over that time, the business has made some giant leaps forward. [...]

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Tags: Cleantech · Government · Organic Growth · Sustainability · environment · utilities

The New Gold Rush 2.0

February 26th, 2010 · No Comments

A gold rush has started. One of the biggest, if not the biggest race in human history.
We are talking about a mad grab for the fortunes that will define the next 100 or possibly 300 years. This is dynastic in implication, geopolitical in nature and paradigm shifting in impact. Individuals and companies will make fortunes that will make the money made by the [...]

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Tags: Cleantech · Government · Organic Growth · Sustainability · Uncategorized

Over confidence and the road to ruin

August 4th, 2009 · No Comments

Malcolm Gladwell is one of our favourite authors. His book the Tipping Point became a phenomenon. We recently noted his latest article (Cocksure) in the New Yorker. It is a wonderful description of the dangers of over confidence and how this contributed to the spectacular fall of Bear Stearns. A great read.

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Tags: Employment and Culture · Financial services · Innovation theory · Organic Growth

Ausmedtech Conference 2009

July 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

We presented recently (June 15th &16th) at the Australian Medical Technology conference held in Sydney. The conference brought together some of the regions leading firms and discussed a wide range of issues.
I was fortunate to present, in conjunction with David James from Invetech and Travis Hardy from ARRK on Design for Manufacturing and how many [...]

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Tags: Biotechnology · Organic Growth · Uncategorized · mature markets

Polaroid and the risk of downsizing!

February 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Did you ever buy a Polaroid instant camera?
Probably.
If you did, and many did, you probably marvelled at the film and the organic process involved in taking pictures.
You weren’t the only one. Polaroid film also gained a massive following amongst professional and amateur photographers who valued its unique characteristics. Specifically they loved the freedom the film [...]

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Tags: Employment and Culture · Innovation theory · Organic Growth · Retail · consumer electronics

Competition from left field

January 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Apple is using its iphone to take on Nintendo, Sony Playstation and the Xbox

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Tags: Innovation theory · Organic Growth · Retail · Telecommunications · consumer electronics

Crisis, what a crisis!

October 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Like Wow, Wipeout!

The classic Australian rock group Hoodoo Guru’s song from the mid 80’s pretty much captures the nature of the current financial crisis. As a result of this mayhem there is now little doubt that we are about to enter a major down turn. How far down, no one really knows. But what [...]

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Tags: Employment and Culture · Financial services · Innovation theory · Organic Growth · Retail · Sustainability · mature markets