Six Lenses The Locus Research blog about creatvity, design, product development and innovation.
Innovation
/ March 17 2016
Bay of Plenty-based electric off-road bike maker Ubco has begun assembling, testing and shipping its first production models to meet pre-order and dealer demand in New Zealand and Australia.
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/ October 28 2015
Over the last few years Locus Research has become an integral part of Fieldays Innovations, to give both participants to the Innovation Centre and visitors to Fieldays the opportunity to discuss and... 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
/ August 24 2015
A rainy morning greeted us following the sixth annual awards ceremony for the Young Innovator Awards. Luckily, we were secure and dry inside, oblivious to the weather as we listened to the unique... Read more
/ July 27 2015
Leaving the safety of school and entering the big wide working world can be a scary endeavor -- but Bay of Plenty students that attended the BOP Young Grower of the Year - Cultivate Your Career... Read more
/ June 22 2015
Fieldays 2015 has already been and gone in a flash. In Fieldays Innovations there was a real buzz of activity in The Lab with judging and awards, and the addition of the brand new 'Accelerator' area... Read more
/ May 15 2015
Stories, contrast and props. These three memory hooks can turn dreary and un-connectable sales pitches in to pitches that work, according to Mark Robotham of Brand Developers Limited (BDL). Read more
/ February 20 2015
Derek Handley's title on his LinkedIn profile is an ‘Astronaut in Waiting’ having secured a place on Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space flights.
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/ December 1 2014
Research is the primary risk management tool you have in product development. It is also the biggest driver of insight and breakthrough ideas. The challenge many people face is doing it in a way that... Read more
/ November 5 2014
With all the hype on 3D printing in the media, you may think the next industrial revolution is already here. Noel Leeming would have you believe you can print everything you need at home, with a... Read more
