20/04/2025

Co:Create – showing innovation and collaboration at AUB and BU

On Thursday 17 April 2025, an event held was held at both the Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) and Bournemouth University (BU) campuses. Called Co:Create, this was to showcase the innovations and great work happening at those two universities and their Innovation Centres. The Spark is a concept, a community, an idea and goal of Dan Ware to bring some collective positivity and support to the […]

19/04/2025

Tony Mears – NHS healthcare innovation must look outside

Introduction to Tony Mears It’s a provocative statement to make, to say that Innovation is Dead. Heck, why not go all the way and make it the title of your book, especially if that is your role. His found can be found at this website: https://www.innovationisdead.com Starting off with a degree in archaeology might be a strange starting point compared to his current role as Deputy […]

09/04/2025

Innovation in Green Hydrogen – Latent Drive

The longer interview with Frazer Ely, the CEO of Latent Drive is shown below. We talked about his big goals for the business, the value of being on an innovation park, funding received for a future project and the technology they are developing right here in Dorset.

19/03/2025

Building an NHS fit for the future, with innovation.

I went to University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust last night for an event by Bournemouth University around building an NHS that is fit for the future. There were various stakeholders in the room from the healthcare sectors, academics and patient representation there but I think I was the only one as a business. We need more than just innovation in treatments, ward equipment, and […]

11/03/2025

(Snippet) Is the NHS in crisis and where will innovation come from?

It’s a difficult and easy question to ask if the NHS is in crisis. Difficult as we want to be supportive and not put the NHS down, and easy as we can see or have experienced it lately. I asked Tony Mears that question in the run up to the release of his new book, Innovation is Dead.https://www.innovationisdead.com

08/03/2025

UK Innovation Districts

Have now seen this website dedicated to UK’s innovation districts, which gives me more places to visit and understand their approach, lessons to learn, and their impact. https://www.ukinnovationdistricts.co.uk