The current trajectory of robotics seems to be crazy at best, perhaps just fundamentally wrong! We are being constantly bombarded with backflipping robots, kung-fu robots, & my favourite, dancing robots in beautifully choreographed, but essentially meaningless, theatre on our social feeds. But why? There are real needs. Take construction for instance. There is a widely identified need to boost productivity in this massive $12 trillion sector! It is widely reported that the in

Ahh! The wildly misleading innovation theatre. Be WARNED! It makes sense though, what is exciting & motivating in the approvals office might not be so great in our business as usual (BAU)… or as I sharply say, what looks good on a LinkedIn feed often is straight out silly on a site! My go to example is the back-flipping robot that standing on a scaffold & is simultaneously throwing a tool kit at a human co-worker (seriously, google it, you’ll find the video from a reputable r

In my work I repeatedly encounter one debilitating pattern in early-stage innovation initiatives, ventures, research commercialisation endeavours, and in general, heavy-industry technology adoption. There is a natural tendency in risk-averse cultures to equate “new” with “risky,” and as a result the adoption of innovation stalls before impact is even proved. Decision-making becomes divided, scopes balloon, resources drain, and momentum dies. The risk-averse bias and its impac

Innovation rarely fails because of technology; it fails because people, culture, and systems resist change. The truth is, technology is almost never the limiting factor. What really holds organisations back are the deeply embedded behaviours, structures, and incentives that make it hard for new ideas to take root. This deck (download the pdf below) explores why breakthrough ideas so often struggle to become business as usual. The real challenge isn’t the tech itself, but how

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