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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Cambridge, Uk, Gb

At Ignite Exponential, we are a multi-disciplinary team that empowers established businesses to successfully navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of technology change, new business models, evolving customer demands and sustainable transformation. With a unique blend of hands-on expertise in developing future products and a proven track record in strategic innovation, technology development, and design, we help businesses achieve sustainable growth. As the Director and Head of Ignite Exponential, I lead a dedicated team that collaborates with global customers to drive transformative innovation. Our approach is proactive and collaborative, enabling us to develop systematic innovation strategies that identify the why, who, where, what and how of innovation efforts. We go beyond ideation by creating and designing breakthrough products, technologies, experiences and business models that cater to both current and future market needs. But innovation is not just about ideas; it's about execution. That's why through Plextek Services we pride ourselves on delivering fully engineered solutions that encompass hardware, software, interactions and where required we can support the entire manufacturing and supply process to ensure seamless implementation. Our expertise helps organisations develop the mindset, culture, and infrastructure needed to foster innovation throughout their operations. To learn more about our innovative approach and how we can assist your business, visit our website at www.igniteexponential.com.

Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Gb

Plextek is an established technology and product development company, based close to Cambridge, UK. Plextek has a track record of developing solutions to complex technical challenges. It has grown and developed ideas for major global organisations (such as Sony, Fujitsu and Rolls Royce) and has a history of turning its own innovation into successful spin out companies (including Telensa, Blighter and Redtail). I’ll be working alongside a team that consistently solve today’s hardest technology challenges in areas like smart automation, advanced computing, healthcare, sensing, communications and data management.I joined Plextek to create a new business unit (coming soon!) to meet a client need for greater support in early stage strategic innovation and design prior to formal product development. We look forward to telling you more about the new team shortly!

I am inspired by technology start-ups which deliver great innovation, despite facing considerable constraints. I’ve been lucky enough to collaborate with, and learn from, several new businesses either as a co-founder, adviser or coach. These start-ups include: • a novel cremation urn business;• a specialist recruitment portal;• a new property sales platform; and• a revolutionary new domestic appliance development.

Cambridge, Gb

Cambridge Design Partnership is a leading innovation, research and technology partner focused on helping your business to grow. I worked with CDP in Cambridge, UK and in Palo Alto, USA.

London, Gb

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ResisTrack (www.resistrack.com) is the world’s first strength tracking device and personal coaching app for resistance band fitness and physiotherapy exercises. We've proven the technology and now we're building the business!

Cambridge, Gb

Led the recruitment and development of a world-class innovation consulting team. Oversaw a company-wide consultation that resulted in a new personal development programme with measurable and improved employee engagement.Responsibilities also include overall accountability for employee learning and training, payroll, policies, salary reviews and line management structure.

Cambridge, Gb

Developed an extensive network of client relationships through project partnership, word of mouth recommendations, innovation conferences and direct approaches.Secured more than fifteen new clients for Innovia with a range of leading companies across consumer and industrial sectors including LEGO, Electrolux, Nestlé, AB InBev, Arena, DBApparel and Akzo Nobel.Created long term client partnerships, managing the company's relationship with several key clients. Delegated maturing relationships to upcoming managers, providing support and coaching.

Cambridge, Gb

A growing global consultancy specialising in breakthrough product, service and process innovation that enables business growth for leading companies including Procter & Gamble, Shell, Boeing, Jaguar Land Rover, PepsiCo and Kraft. • Leads multi-disciplinary project teams to tackle complex strategic, business, scientific and design challenges.• Demonstrates capabilities for making innovation happen including techniques for analysing business, technical, design and consumer challenges, generating ideas, problem solving, prototyping, assessing patents and workshop facilitation.• Inventor listed on more than 20 patents in fields as diverse as automotive, healthcare and apparel.• Intrapreneur: e.g. initiated a bespoke approach to internal resource management, still in effect today.

Birmingham, West Midlands, Gb

Singapore, Sg

Meng, Manufacturing Engineering

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