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Helping individuals and organisations kindle the creative spark

Innovation Speaker

Bernard is a dynamic speaker who uses stories to inspire groups to imagine new technological possibilities.

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Innovation Workshops

Learn about our workshops for cultivating your innovation mindset.
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Bernard recently led an Innovation Workshop for the Future Cast team at the W8 Centre, where he explored the latest AgTech trends, real-world innovation strategies, and practical tools that teams could apply directly to their projects. The result was a dynamic, hands-on session that sharpened skills, sparked fresh ideas, and gave participants a renewed sense of confidence in tackling innovation challenges.

These workshops aren’t just for large teams—Bernard tailors each session to the needs of your organisation, whether you’re a growing business or a well-established company. If your team is looking to think differently, discover new opportunities, and stay future-ready, an Innovation Workshop could be the catalyst you need.
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Professional communications workshops

As well as being an innovation expert Bernard can also offer workshops on PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS. These workshops generally take a 1/2 day of full day format and are ideal for companies/individuals who need to improve communications.
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Sustaining Corporate Innovation: Lessons from Corning Glass

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How do dynamic companies keep innovating? Bernard had the opportunity to gain insight into the world of R&D by consulting with Corning Incorporated for over a decade.

In 2001, Corning celebrated its 150th anniversary. While the company was proud of perfecting the manufacture of incandescent lamps, inventing Pyrex® and CorningWare®, and launching the fiber optics revolution, Corning leadership wanted to identify the mindset and practices that allowed their scientists to be consistently creative. To that end, I worked with Corning’s Knowledge Management team to interview scientists, study their day-to-day activities, and create on-line materials to convey the virtues of innovation to the next generation of Corning researchers. We discovered that Corning has a culture in which their scientists and managers share not only a common language for talking about innovation but also a commitment to connecting benchtop discoveries with commercial opportunities. Knowing their strengths as an innovative company has contributed to Corning’s success in launching Gorilla® glass and other products that are used every day in cell phones, flat-screen TVs, and life-science research.

There are plenty of academic consultants who claim to know how innovation “works” in companies, but very few actually understand both what motivates researchers and the competitive pressures of companies. Bernie is unique in his ability to learn what managers and engineers do best and to inspire them to connect discovery with the most promising commercial opportunities.
STUART SAMMIS
Knowledge Manager, Corning Incorporated (retired)
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RUSSEL THORNTON
UX Designer
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MILTON LOPEZ
Back-End Developer

Innovation Mentor

Bernard works one-on-one with individuals who want to create new products and businesses.
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Knowledge Management and Corporate Innovation

All companies need to be developing new products and services to remain competitive. Drawing on his years of research, Bernard has worked with multiple companies to assess the expertise of their staff and how to direct that expertise toward innovation. He would be glad to help your company make the most of its talent and emerging opportunities.
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