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Entrepreneurship and innovation

Accelerating social changemakers: it's all about the people

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Martin Stewart-Weeks, Chair of the Australian Social Innovation Exchange (ASIX) reflects on the first year and where the organisation is headed next.

 

Award winning NZ sheep drencher an innovation the whole family can enjoy

Rod Walker, Director and Research and Development Manager at Simcro speaks to Open Forum's Kate Williamson about OPTILINE; winner of a 2010 Australian International Design Award  (medical and scientific category). 

 

 

 

Time to turn off the Simpsons

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Why do Australians take the worst and leave the best of what the USA has to offer? 

When it comes to Social Innovation...every State is different

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An unnofficial survey of who's who and who's doing what in which state when it comes to social innovation.

 

2010 Australian International Design Awards Supporting Innovation

The Hon. Richard Marles MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation and Industry on the role of good design and intellectual property in commercialising creative Aussie ideas. Read his blog >>

Rock Steady

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Rohan Macarthur-Onslow designer of the RockSteady table system which  received an Australian International Design Mark at the Australian International Design Awards, reflects on the challenges faced by a small Australian business to get a novel product to the market. 

Sharon from What's for Dinner? takes the OZ SI Camp Changemaker Quiz

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Sharon Lee introduces her new project from OZ SI Camp, "What's for Dinner?", in a quick Q& A.
 

Russell from Citizen Driven Stats takes the OZ SI Camp Changemaker Quiz

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Russell Kallaman, co-creator of Citizen Driven Stats takes the Open Fourm Q&A shares in the lead up to OZ SI Camp.  

Good News TV takes the OZ SI Camp Changemaker Quiz

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Sohail Dahdal, creator of Good News TV takes Open Forum's SI Camp Changemaker Quiz.

Refugee Buddy takes the OZ SI Camp Changemaker Quiz

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Open Forum invited all of the Changemakers who have had their ideas selected as projects to be developed at the innaugrual Australian Social Innovation Camp, 5-7 March 2010, to join us for a quick Q&A.  Joy Suliman, creator of Refugee Buddy went first. Here's what she told us.