The video recently published by Newcastle Science City to illustrate a couple of the opportunities we have identified.

All looking good for 2012 exciting new projects, development of the new innovation opportunity canvases that are stimulating some serious activity. Video coming soon! Also delighted to be  approved by NE-BIC as an Innovation Specialist supporting companies develop and grow new products and services.

We have done some fascinating work this month in a number of areas, met some new people reconnected with some old friends, it seems that “looking up and out” rather than “down and in” is the way forward for companies we have been talking to. The old R&D models are being replaced with more dynamic quicker more efficient methods like innovation scout provides, coincidentally. Check out the blog for more on this.

Summer has gone but there is lots to do, some interesting conversations over the summer leading to some diverse and exciting projects, from establishing real clinical needs to designing and piloting the innovation opportunity canvas. Describing opportunities without defining the solution challenges the way many people think of innovation but it really does help you specifically understand the opportunity.

August has seen a bunch of work secured and therefore to be done, from app development to some fast innovation scouting based on three descreet insights seeded by us. Credible innovation opportunities in short time thats the challenge. No problem