Six Lenses The Locus Research blog about creatvity, design, product development and innovation.
Research and Development
/ March 8 2013
I went along to a superb session last night on Design Law run by The Designers Institute in Tauranga. If you are a freelance creative/designer/developer/product manager or you are into UX, service... Read more
/ February 26 2013
Over this past summer I have had the great pleasure of working with Locus Research on the Delloch hip protection project and, as the project comes to a close, I have been asked to share some of the... Read more
/ February 8 2013
After many years of running sessions at the studio, we threw the doors open for the first public 'Inspiration Session' at the Library Bar at the Mount.
Dion Cawood (Lead Business Development Manager... Read more
/ November 16 2012
The year 2012 marks ten years since Locus Research was formed. We have enjoyed a diverse range of projects and learned a lot from the challenges, successes, and failures over the decade, whilst... Read more
/ November 12 2012
New Zealand wool is regarded as the whitest wool grown anywhere in the world. Its soft, almost cloud like. Well today New Zealand Wool came to the Cloud in Auckland on the waterfront for the Shear... Read more
/ September 1 2012
Hair-nets, beard-nets, hoods, overalls and sticky floor pads – even the shoes can’t escape the dirt amnesty. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is no normal manufacturing facility. And so it shouldn... Read more
/ August 16 2012
We were fortunate enough to both help in creating, and attending the recent Kiwinet Investor Engagement workshop which Chairman of Plant and Food, Michael Ahie presented at. Michael presented as a... Read more
/ August 4 2011
There are three critical problems that confront anyone trying to undertake a product development. This presentation investigates how to identify a winning product, what are the ingredients of success... Read more
/ July 21 2010
The following Post is in Response to the Article on Fixing Wool in New Zealand which can be found on the Prodesign website.We were interested to read the article in the current issue of Prodesign... Read more
/ May 11 2010
The government has announced a $225 million increase in R&D spending that is targeted at the business community, although primarily at medium to large 'research intensive' enterprises.... Read more
