David Thodey Pictorial on Covid and Innovation in Oz

We had a great session with Tony Surtees last week - talking “the great reset” and the opportunities at are coming from COVID-19.

Loved the story of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail having to imitate horses with coconuts - because of a lack of budget !!! 

Tony also shared a pictorial of David Thodey’s Talk on how we might capture the CoVid-19 opportunity - from Gavin Blake 

Some insites from the pictorial 

-  we must be ambitious and realistic

- identify that there are sectors that are seriously struggling - and will continue to struggle - airlines , cafes and events - what will replace the latent demand? 

- the Aus Government have been amazing 

- we must not ignore the human element - working from home and balance of life improved 

-  7000cases and 102 deaths 

- NBN and technology (such as zoom)  has been a huge enabler 

- China and 5G

- using renewables 

- innovating using real time data 

The Drivers of Innovation

• Corporate Australia
• digital enablement 
• small Business - having time innovate to survive 
• technology enablement 
• research and development 
• more investment in g th he private sector

I reckon - the opportunity to connect and collaborate and realising the importance of contribution and community!

Tony identified the 6 pivotal technologies that he believes will drive the next wave of innovation 

I look forward to sharing with you insites from Tony’s talk - That came from our #BBGthinktank