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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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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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TESTBED Dorset – OHEN (One Health Enterprise Network)

08/04/2026 By Gordon Fong

I first met David Brooks at the Battlelab, on the Dorset Innovation Park, where I was first given some insight into TESTBED Dorset. The snippets he posted on Linked in caught my interest on how that involves the county’s assets and expertise when it comes to innovation. Wednesday 25th February 2026 was the launch day for […]

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Innovation in the security agencies space

18/11/2025 By Gordon Fong

Been listening to this episode by Susan Lindner of the Innovation Storytellers podcast where Susie Braam shares her experiences as Head of Innovation working with the various security agencies that help protect this country. Even across the different security agencies doing very similar roles, needing the same tools, there can be a big barrier to […]

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Modern urban living for an older generation

08/10/2025 By Gordon Fong

Following my flow of thinking about innovation and an ageing population, I saw this article on Tomorrow City titled RETHINKING URBAN MOBILITY FOR AN OLDER EUROPE. There’s a lot of myths and misunderstanding about the concept of the 15 minute city, usually boiled down as oppressive anti-car policies by the left wing, but it’s about […]

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Invest Somerset Digital Showcase event

27/09/2025 By Gordon Fong

Held at the Firepool Centre for Digital Innovation, the Invest Somerset Digital Showcase event was to share Somerset Council’s Economic Prosperity Strategy 2025-2045, and to have various local organisations and businesses take part in panel discussions and present workshops. The video includes a short interview with Councillor David Woan, Somerset Council Associate Lead Member for […]

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Co-housing project in Dorset, wellbeing innovation

05/09/2025 By Gordon Fong

I have touched previously on the opportunity that Dorset could have in being a living lab for growing older and improvements in wellbeing. I certainly believe this region should have investments made in leading that research and innovation. This article is about a co-housing project in Dorset. BBC News article on Dorset co-housing project. Living […]

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UK Defence Innovation – UKDI

04/07/2025 By Gordon Fong

The UK government has announced the launch of an organisation tasked with bring technological innovations to the armed forces, at pace. UK Strategic Command is also being renamed as the Cyber & Specialist Operations Command (CSOC) from 1 September 2025. This shows very clearly the importance of cyber as part of the military mission of […]