Author: Gordon Fong

The Innovation Ecosystem by Joe Maruschak

19/08/2026 By Gordon Fong

This is an informative series of LinkedIn posts by Joe Maruschak around innovation from a bigger perspective. We all love pretty pictures too, right? Part 1 – The Innovation Ecosystem https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/innovation-ecosystem-field-guide-why-its-complicated-how-maruschak-jd6ce Part 2 – The Innovation Drift https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-2-innovation-drift-joe-maruschak-klose Part 3 – From Idea to Impact https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-idea-impact-joe-maruschak-fx3xe

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Bournemouth University – Ageing Well Together

12/08/2026 By Gordon Fong

Katie Adie, the journalist and reporter, did a talk at an event at Bournemouth University put on by the Ageing and Dementia Research Centre. In a world where people are living longer, there may be more additional needs for older people but also let’s not forget that they have a lot they can give back […]

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Co-housing residential model for older living

12/08/2026 By Gordon Fong

I’m beginning to hone in on the area of innovation in ageing. Mostly because I’m approaching retirement age, albeit 9 years from my state pension. Nevertheless, I relate it all to where I live and how we can live better, for longer and less impact on the NHS. It’s connected to the concept of Blue […]

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Octopus Energy Tech Summit 2026

12/08/2026 By Gordon Fong

Whilst it wasn’t innovation focussed I thought it would be just as interesting to share. It’s not everyday I see the likes of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Secretary of State John Kerry, Astronaut Tim Peake, Jimmy Wales Founder of Wikipedia and Dr Hannah Fry on stage. Octopus Energy put on an amazing free event each […]

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2026 Tech South West Digital Conference

23/07/2026 By Gordon Fong

This a short video summary of the Tech South West Digital Conference that was hosted at the Firepool Centre for Digital Innovation. Just to give a flavour of who was there but I have also included some footage of what the speakers said. Julie Hawker, from Cosmic, talked about the risk of future displacement of […]

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Health Innovation Wessex, Accelerating in Wessex masterclass

17/04/2026 By Gordon Fong

This was an event hosted by Health Innovation Wessex at the Barclays Eagle Lab offices in Southampton. It brought speakers such as Gemma Snell and Luke Hampson to share what Health Innovation Wessex and Barclays Eagle Labs can do to support entrepreneurs and innovators. We had two businesses sharing their journey and some key points […]