FUTURE OF BUSINESS
The Business Ownersâ Monthly Jam
Running a business has reached exhilarating levels. No longer do we operate under the tyranny of the old boysâ network. No longer are we restricted by the domination of distance. Now, every woman and man can build their very own million-dollar company and market it to the world from their nearest coffee shop. The future has arrived. The Future of Business….. is now!
Our jam is to expose business owners – new and old – to the right stuff. We seek out the very best speakers to give us insights into transitioning our businesses into major forces; making us aware of the challenges as much as learning the techniques to discover the next steps for growth.
Our Monthly Jam is exploring new dimensions in the business forum format. Collaboration is key to success, and we know everyone that attends our jam has something valuable to give – not just the speaker. With this in mind, the amount of speaking time has been reduced for us to up the time spent in Q&A and networking.
This means the speakers bring only their best, most useful knowledge bites and juiciest insights to every jam. In one evening, youâll get two speakers on a single, valuable topic, as well as a question time to throw them your curveballs. Add to this, extensive networking time that we really attend these events for, along with some good food and a drink to keep you going.
The Future of Business jam is all about encouragement and support, bringing you expert knowledge as well as facilitating key connections to take your business where no business has gone before.
Topic: Future of Collaboration
Carl Pavletich has been quoted as saying that a Fab City is defined as being âlocally productive but globally connectedâ. Consider if we could carry this concept through to our company culture how much stronger we would be as businesses. Carl has been the founder of many ventures all involving collaboration with other connected groups. He will explore the Fab lab concept of joining âFabâ cities around the world with the aim of eventually becoming self-sufficient and sharing code to 3D print everything we need. Selling code or âweightless exportâ rather then physical objects is ideally suited to New Zealandâs geographical location.
Featured Speakers
Carl Pavletich
Carl Pavletich –Â Director of Sensibel Geo Mapping and Fabriko as well as the co-creator of Emerging Futures Summit and co-founder of Fab Lab Chch.
Carl setup New Zealandâs first mobile Makerspace the âMakercrateâ in 2012. This activation influenced many local schools and libraries into setting up their own makerspaces. The Makercrate was the proof-of-concept that led to the establishment Fab Lab Chch. After two years in Christchurch, the Makercrate was relocated to Masterton, where it activated funding for Fab Lab Mstn. Next stop, Hawkes Bay.
Carl is an education programme designer for three MBIE Curious Minds support programmes including Quakecraft (structural engineering), Koneki (Augmented Reality) and Mission to Mars (Space Science). Worked in partnership with Kura, Ara and University of Canterbury to roll out these national STEM based initiatives.
He is an active member and contributor to the international open source Fab Lab Network since 2014., Starting at MIT, Boston in 2004 the Network is now doubling in size every 18 months, By 2025 there will be four Fab Labs in every city in the world,
Carl is an engagement designer behind MyGPS, a gamified employability tool and App that encourages students to actively improve their employability profile by completing small yet productive quests.
Founder of Sensibel a sentiment mapping App and IoT device that enables citizens to contribute towards more accessible and liveable cities. Currently in development with partners, Christchurch City Council, Halberg Foundation, Be.Accessible and the Department of Conservation.
To Be Advised
Speaker Bio –
Our second speaker has been confirmed, weâre just not ready to let that cat out of the bag yet.
Stay updated via our LinkedIn Group or Facebook Page to find out who will join Carl at the very first Future of Business Jam!
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