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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I attended a fascinating lunch today on what the climate change world will look like post Copenhagen.
The top line summary was that while it would be nice to think a solution will be politically led, the reality is that it simply won’t be. It will be up to local communities, business and individuals to drive [...]

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When I am really sick, I see a Doctor. Why? Because they are trained to assess the symptoms/data/evidence I present with. In essence I trust that they know what they are doing.
This trust is based on my understanding that through a unique and powerful combination of training, education and experience they are able to assess the data and from [...]

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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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Sometimes a great idea has no market.
What? I hear you say? Burn him at the stake the heretic!
But it’s true, not all great ideas have a market!
The failure of retractable syringes to gain a foothold is a case in point. One company we know of developed a great piece of technology that allowed the needle [...]

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A new solution will always redefine the problem. F.W Johnson
This is a wonderful quote. And for the sake of disclosure I can tell you that the Johnson referred to here is sadly no relation to yours truly. He was one of the Johnson & Johnson brothers.
The reason we think this is such a powerful [...]

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Karl Treacher in a blog at Marketingmag.com.au raises one of our favourite topics. The Mother energy drink. In the blog he comments that, unlike what occurs in the latest TVC, which shows those responsible for the taste being terminated by a SWAT team, the CEO should be terminating the marketing team.
However, I think the [...]

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