Six Lenses The Locus Research blog about creatvity, design, product development and innovation.

Groups, Teams & Culture

/ December 13 2016
The internet has deemed 2016 as a year we will sweep under the rug and ignore forever. But for Locus, this year has been one of exciting projects, big changes, and inspirational journeys. Read more
Podcasts top 5
/ November 15 2016
As creative people, we find many ways to escape (or enhance!) our busy wee minds. A popular activity in the Locus studio is to listen to podcasts, especially on those long drives around the country!... Read more
/ November 14 2016
The world has a lot of hidden design superstars. The ones that don't put their signatures on their work, the ones that work underneath the media radar bringing you extraordinary design. Read more
Caro and Tim working on the Ubco 2x2
/ October 13 2016
Being in the business of innovation, no two days look alike. Some days the entire office is headphones on with complete focus on the screens in front of us, other days we cooking up a storm and... Read more
/ October 13 2016
A few months ago I attended a great event promoted as an Innovation Masterclass. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to innovate any spare time to write this article until now so I’m not sure exactly... Read more
/ September 27 2016
The speakers at this month's E.A.T Breakfast shared their histories, which all rang true to the theme of Live, Learn, Evolve. Each company started out in a different place than they are today, and... Read more
/ September 23 2016
While the team chowed down on Krissi’s What if Tuesday, Tracey (the efficiency queen) gave the team a session on ways to improve productivity and throughput. Here’s a quick summary for you: Read more
/ August 29 2016
Kiwis are innovative people. We build, experiment and explore - it's just part of who we are. But innovation can be a difficult journey. This year's YIA Innovation forum brought together four of New... Read more
/ July 11 2016
For the third year in a row, Locus Research has partnered with Fieldays Innovations to host the Lab, a hub created to support and mentor Innovations Awards participants. We stepped it up a notch this... Read more
/ September 23 2015
New Zealand has been slow to adopt the electric bike revolution that is sweeping the globe but a couple of keen Kiwis (and a Canadian) are using their ingenuity to create e-bikes with a difference. Read more