An action packed Day 3 of Innovation READY!
We had the amazing Founder of Teaching Entrepreneurship Justin Wilcox fly over from the US to talk about customer discovery. He gave us insight into how we can get closer…
Page Macrae Engineering’s Peter Swan talks innovation!
Aug282018 We’ve been on a quest to help our members become more Innovation READY. Developing a bespoke course focused on arming them with the tools and understanding to implement innovation…
New floor product ComFlor SR now available for the NZ market via Steel & Tube
Every day, we’re driven to solve our members problems. So, when the opportunity to work with Steel & Tube came up to help develop their new construction product – we…
Five megatrends you need to know to deconstruct construction risk
What are the big five megatrends in construction risk? And how do they relate to our members? Last week, I attended the launch of the Willis Towers Watson Construction Risk…
Why lean startup applies to you – even if you’re not a startup!
Lean startup is an innovation process with an unfortunate name. Although it is based on lean principles, it isn’t the same. And, although it was based on startup evidence, it…
Disruption – the engine of prosperity
In the next ten years, 40% of the fortune 500 companies won’t exist in a meaningful way. When we stop paying attention to being the disruptor – we become the…
Call for comment – MBIE consultation for proposed changes to B1/VM1 and B2/AS1
Over the last six months, HERA have worked closely with SCNZ and MBIE to get value from the significant investment made in developing the new composite design standard (AS/NZS 2327)…
Why isn’t manufacturing uptaking exponential technologies
There are many logical and psychological barriers stopping people from uptaking exponential technologies. In fact a study of US manufacturing firms’ adoption of exponential technologies has many similarities to feedback…
Creating a lean innovation process
The end of July saw HERA deliver the second module of our Innovation READY program. The aim – to mould the mindsets of those willing and open to re-assess how…
Are you disruption ready?
Business disruption is experienced on an almost daily basis. Just recently, HERA lost email and file access for several days, which was hugely disruptive. Could that have been avoided? Yes!…
Know how disruption will challenge your business
Jul252018 We’re excited to share insights from Callaghan Innovation Future Insights Manager – Advanced Materials Kirsten Edgar. She lives and breathes innovation and disruption in her day to day work,…
Farewell to Peter Hayward: a HERA luminary
After a long history with HERA as our longest serving employee – we’d like to announce that our Welding and Inspection Engineer Peter Hayward is retiring at the end of…