Funding lack for oral drip device frustrates inventor
Dorenda Britten - Tuesday, August 18, 2009
The ultimate test of the viability of the product is whether significant numbers of people will see enough of an advantage to pay for it. No investor will take the leap unless the size of that market opportunity can be quantified.
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Gareth Morgan & John McCrystal: Poles Apart, Beyond the Shouting, Who’s Right about Climate Change?
Dorenda Britten - Monday, August 17, 2009
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Congratulations Gareth Morgan and John McCrystal for showing us how important it is to seek diverse points of view before drawing easy conclusions.
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John Elkington & Pamela Hartigan: The Power of Unreasonable People, How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets that Change the World
Dorenda Britten - Monday, August 17, 2009
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Out of box thinkers. When successful, generate praise; if unsuccessful are derided.
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
– George Bernard Shaw
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Science community fading, says PM’s adviser
Dorenda Britten - Monday, August 17, 2009
This is one of many articles recently published that speak of the shortcomings of our current science and technology systems. This concern has given rise to our main article this month.
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....... & exported to NZ.
Dorenda Britten - Saturday, August 15, 2009
Picked up blowing around the streets of Wellington; an interesting comment about the internationalisation of business.

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One Small Marketing Object. One Large Package !
Dorenda Britten - Thursday, August 13, 2009
How could this small product (top right) be better designed to create real value for the receiver not a bin-full of rubbish?

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Eco Crap Italy 08
Dorenda Britten - Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Spied during a conference in Italy last year. We need to be weary of thoughtless interpretations and crass commercialisation of serious issues.


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