Six Lenses The Locus Research blog about creatvity, design, product development and innovation.
Reviews
/ January 18 2017
Every year a slice of Las Vegas turns into a geek central -- a gadget infused and consumer electronic frenzy. It is the biggest trade show of its kind and the place for all big, and small, consumer... 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
/ July 29 2015
It's always a pleasure to hear about innovators, thinkers and entrepreneurs around the world; people who, in their own way and their own field, are working to make the world a better place. As any of... Read more
/ February 23 2015
Caroline tracks the journey from a dying IPhone to a gleaming teal Sony Experia Z3 Compact.
After trying to keep my iPhone 4s alive for as long as I could it was time for the inevitable; a new... Read more
/ November 5 2014
I was a little upset when I first noticed the small accumulation of scone dough, butter and jam on my Audio Technica M50 headphones. There’s something about the plastering of varying food condiments... Read more
/ October 29 2014
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the book launch of No8 Re-wired, a book chronicling 202 New Zealand innovations written by David Downs and Jon Bridges and published by Penguin Books.... Read more
/ May 5 2014
Could the next generation CAD tool already be here? Autodesk’s latest addition to its modelling tool line up may just be the answer.
Fusion 360 is part of Autodesk’s 360 programme, a completely cloud... Read more
/ April 23 2014
Over the course of 20 years using a myriad of tools to develop products, the toolset has not structurally changed since the mainstreaming of parametric modelling in the 90's. It has also not... Read more
/ June 5 2013
An absolute cracker.
I have just finished reading Imagine - The Science of Creativity by Jonah Lehrer (Text Publishing 2012). Tim read it a few weeks back and the book is going around the studio.... Read more
/ March 15 2013
Waikato Innovation Park partnered with Callaghan Innovation to hold the first in a series of practical application workshops last week. The session drew a design engineering audience with an... Read more
