Author Archives: Allan O'Connor

Call for Research Papers

By Allan O'Connor | Published: January 27, 2012
The deadline for submissions to the Research Book publication ‘Integrating Innovation through Intellectual Capital Strategies and Systems: South Australian Perspectives’ is near upon us. The ECIC has issued a ”Call for Papers‟ that seeks original research, case studies, tools and techniques, practitioner perspectives and insights on Integrating Innovation through Intellectual Capital Strategies and Systems. Articles either addressing [...]
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A Student Platform?

By Allan O'Connor | Published: December 9, 2011
Recently I was approached about mentoring for Aevy which is an online platform that aims to connect academics, alumni and thought-leaders to top students worldwide. Aevy is an organization founded by students, to benefit students. My question is, is this something of interest to our students? If you are intrigued, as I was, please check out the following [...]
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eSmart21 seeking sales and marketing assistance

By Allan O'Connor | Published: November 21, 2011
eSMART21, an ECIC ThIncLab incubator business, is seeking sales and marketing assistance for one of their overseas business partner’s products and services for the Australian geographic region. The product is a GPS based fleet management solution, which comes with hardware, software and firmware and details can be found at www.trinetrawireless.com. eSmart21 are looking for a final year student or alumni intern who can help with planning [...]
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Adelaide Thinkers in Residence Event

By Allan O'Connor | Published: October 3, 2011
Adelaide Thinkers in Residence Playing the Long Game: balancing the needs of the future against the ever-demanding present Societies are focused on the now. We are faster, busier, more distracted. The pace of technology and information is blinding. Business needs short-term results. Planning beyond electoral cycles is harder and harder. Date: Wednesday, 05 October 2011 Venue: Adelaide Convention Centre, Hall E, [...]
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ECIC and PechaKucha

By Allan O'Connor | Published: October 3, 2011
Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit-chat”, PechaKucha Night is a global non-profit creative, ideas sharing phenomenon, with events now being held in more than 430 cities across the world! Described as ‘like the internet in reverse’, PechaKucha Night’s provide designers and creatives from all walks of life with a live [...]
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ECIC adds to ‘The Conversation’

By Allan O'Connor | Published: September 2, 2011
Allan O’Connor was approached last week to contribute to the Group of Eight Universities media website, ‘The Conversation’. The request was to pick up on the theme of the decline in the manufacturing sector. Allan’s article focussed on the role of universities in facilitating economic development. The article has stimulated some comment. See what Allan says by [...]
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Festivals: Relevant to entrepreneurship?

By Allan O'Connor | Published: August 16, 2011
Entrepreneurship reflections from the UK. From early June through until late August the ECIC Academic Director for post graduate Innovation and Entrepreneurship programs, Allan O’Connor, will be on study leave. During his time away (mainly at the University of Edinburgh, UK), he will from time to time post observations, challenges, new insights and reflections encountered [...]
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Social Enterprise Investment Development and Investment Funds (SEDIF)

By Allan O'Connor | Published: August 16, 2011
The Hon Kate Ellis MP, Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care, has announced the successful Social Enterprise Investment Development and Investment Funds (SEDIF) fund managers, Foresters Community Finance and Social Enterprise Finance Australia (SEFA). Foresters Community has been awarded $6 million in seed funding to establish two funds to support social enterprises. The Government’s funding [...]
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Student Entrepreneurship: A key to revitalising manufacturing

By Allan O'Connor | Published: August 11, 2011
During 2011, Prof Göran Roos, has been Adelaide’s Thinker in Residence turning his mind to the challenges in the manufacturing sector for South Australia. Professor Roos is a recognised world expert in innovation management and strategy and serves as Honorary Professor at Warwick Business School in the UK. He is founder of Intellectual Capital Services Ltd., [...]
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Linking the threads

By Allan O'Connor | Published: August 6, 2011
Entrepreneurship reflections from the UK. From early June through until late August the ECIC Academic Director for post graduate Innovation and Entrepreneurship programs, Allan O’Connor, will be on study leave. During his time away (mainly at the University of Edinburgh, UK), he will from time to time post observations, challenges, new insights and reflections encountered [...]
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