Make Work – Data base of manufacturers
Fi Scott runs a fantastic platform for connecting manufacturers with people who what to make stuff: https://make.works Anyone interested in using or setting up a local version. Contact Fi or her team!
Purposeful Practice- Festival of Making
Engaging two days in Blackburn. The home of the Euwbank and secret location (Clithero) of the development of the jet engine by Frank Whittle. Professor Daniel Carney enriched the two days with some intelligent and meaningful insights into the value and future of making - stressing the need for more maturity and differentiated practice. My [...]
Cali Workshop
Another excellent workshop in Colombia. A journey of mixed emotions from optimism to uncertainty through to self realisation of the power of managing uncertainty. Well done to all participants.
Solution Driven Thinking
Uncertainty in innovation can be linked with the inability of individuals and or teams to deal with anxiety of not knowing the solution. It appears that that majority of individuals participating in innovation activities often feel more comfortable when they have a solution in mind. Solution driven thinking is a key inhibitor of innovation outcomes.