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Supporting Pilots on the Road to Scale
Supporting Pilots on the Road to Scale
This blog is part of a series on rapid research cycles delivered by the Frontier Tech Hub. These strategically timed research sprints pull…
Caila Brander
Mar 5, 2021
Where is the technology frontier?
Where is the technology frontier?
For learning, more is more.
J. Preston Whitt
Oct 16, 2020
The Frontier Tech Playbook
Play #12: The Town Hall
Play #12: The Town Hall
When you’re not sure how your tech is going to be received by a new community, host a meeting in the local town hall people to gather, see…
Asad Rahman
Feb 15, 2019
Play #11: The Studentship
Play #11: The Studentship
When you need versatile and enthusiastic talent to develop and maintain the tech, tap into the local student population.
Asad Rahman
Feb 15, 2019
Play #10: Pick the Easiest, Smallest Target
Play #10: Pick the Easiest, Smallest Target
When you are looking to fit a technological solution into an established and well-worn process, try to fit within the easiest, smallest…
Asad Rahman
Feb 15, 2019
Play #9: The Marketplace of Ideas
Play #9: The Marketplace of Ideas
When you have a novel idea for using technology, convene a marketplace of tech innovators and experts in the problem and enrol them in…
Asad Rahman
Feb 14, 2019
Play #8: For Learning, More is More
Play #8: For Learning, More is More
When installing in the field, start as small as possible to give yourself the space to learn and pivot — even if this means you ignore…
Asad Rahman
Feb 14, 2019
Play #7: The Tech Forum
Play #7: The Tech Forum
When you are incubating a new sector within a country, focus on grouping together the innovators and entrepreneurs into a forum — giving…
Asad Rahman
Feb 13, 2019
Play #6: Simulate it, then make it
Play #6: Simulate it, then make it
When regulation is moving too slowly to test a proposition with the live technology in place, fake the tech … and then use the data to…
Asad Rahman
Feb 13, 2019
Play #5: Get to ‘Yes, If’ from Future Investors
Play #5: Get to ‘Yes, If’ from Future Investors
When you want to make sure what you are doing maximises your chance of future investment (from commercial investors or donors), talk to as…
Asad Rahman
Feb 11, 2019
Play #4: ‘If This, then That’ 5-minute Survey
Play #4: ‘If This, then That’ 5-minute Survey
When you are fitting tech into a system with multiple stakeholders, get feedback early on what would be most useful through a quick survey…
Asad Rahman
Feb 8, 2019
Play #3: The Humble Checklist
Play #3: The Humble Checklist
When the tech build takes place far away from the installation/use case, make sure you have a very clear checklist of exactly what is…
Asad Rahman
Feb 8, 2019
Play #2: Same Side of the Table
Play #2: Same Side of the Table
When you have a number of stakeholders involved in regulation, invite them all to a workshop to share ideas and insights to get everyone…
Asad Rahman
Feb 6, 2019
Play #1: Deposit, Referral or Bust?
Play #1: Deposit, Referral or Bust?
Make the most of early hardware by doing two things: testing the whole ‘bundle’ and getting users to play: deposit, referral or bust?
Asad Rahman
Feb 5, 2019
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