Innovation & R&D spending – a data-driven conversation

Innovation & R&D spending – a data-driven conversation

In my post on Monday, I looked at New Zealand’s research and development spending. The R&D dollar is just one of the proxies used to try to understand innovation and while it is certainly an important input to the innovation process, it is possible that our low...
He aha te mea nui?

He aha te mea nui?

This blog looks at reframing innovation in the context in which most of my research in the last decade has been – transforming Māori communities. Some scene setters: The Māori Economy is estimated to be worth $42.6 billion (BERL Report, 2013). The Ture Whenua Māori...
At risk youth or innovative resourceful youth?

At risk youth or innovative resourceful youth?

I wonder what was the most difficult thing you learnt in the last three months? Recently I went on a family trip to the USA. It was the first time I had travelled outside Aotearoa New Zealand in 18 years. Everything had changed. The Visa was online. The passport...