THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM

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THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM

THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM

Catherine Mohr

We need to build a city of four million people

We need a dating service for ideas

We need to invest in science & innovation

RevenueUS$100m

RevenueUS$3b

Pohuenui Island in Marlboroughmerino wool fibre

expanded polytetraflouroethylene

Auckland

A TALE OF TWO INNOVATIONS

We need to build a city of four million people

We need a dating service for ideas

We (really) need to invest in science & innovation

We need to see ourselves as people of knowledge

The meeting place for many faces

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