In Australia, the new Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has just held a two day summit to create a number of big ideas for the year 2020. He invited 1000 of the nations so-called best and brightest to discuss ten predetermined themes.
If nothing else it turned out to be a political masterpiece. There was widespread (largely) […]
Entries from April 2008
What Business Leaders can Learn from the Summit
April 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Become an Idea Leader · Build a more Innovative Culture · Create New Growth Opportunities · Design Breakthrough New Products
The 20:20 Summit–Big Idea or waste of time?
April 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Dear Prime Minister & Professor Glyn Davis.
Good luck with the Australia 20:20 summit. It is a great idea and I hope it is a wonderful success. But as someone who helps create breakthrough ideas for a living, I cannot help but feel that you have made some fundamental mistakes. I list these only in the […]
Tags: Become an Idea Leader · Build a more Innovative Culture · Design Breakthrough New Products
Designing the perfect solution
April 8th, 2008 · No Comments
We have a natural tendency when solving a problem to start from what exists at the moment and add incremental improvements. For the most part, this approach works. Occasionally however when you need a breakthrough new product or solution you need a different approach. For example, if you were trying to design a new kid’s computer […]
Tags: Become an Idea Leader · Create New Growth Opportunities · Design Breakthrough New Products
