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In September 2025, Seequent and Unlock Innovation founded a research project with the University of Canterbury, to investigate a link...

Article by Anna Seccombe, Best Places to Work We know that innovation is best fuelled when there are diverse perspectives around the...

Photo by Dark Narrative  on Unsplash At this time of the year so much is still unclear. Weeks have flown, trying to reconnect and advance...

Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope  on Unsplash Although Unlock Innovation is in its infancy, I have been thinking about the future....

Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash A recent reading of Anne Salmond’s article resonated with my thoughts about the type of thinking that...

Image Credits: riskms Depending on many factors, we are either inching or hurtling towards the end of 2024. On Friday I almost expect to...

Photo by Tara Winstead via Pexels (Not all items may apply) Enjoys reading. Reads by gist (work out the meaning even though don't they...

Strengths Photo by Tima Miroschnichenko via Pexels Big picture thinker : Excel at seeing the overall concept or idea rather than getting...

Reading, spelling and writing Reading by ‘gist’ Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash ‘Gist’ means dyslexics use their general knowledge,...

The articles in this series, reproduced from the Compensated Dyslexics Checklist booklet by Chris Cole, provides information about...

Organisations can harness neurodiversity for extraordinary results, Dorenda explains.

Dorenda argues that NZ needs investment in innovation, infrastructure, and human capital to realise the country's untapped potential.

A large Christchurch-based tech company told us last week they were starting to hire again, that “things are generally on the up”. Within...

I had known Paul for some time when he told me he was dyslexic. I’m not sure how it came up, but at the time he was very generously...

It is a funny thing isn’t it, when you realise the tide is turning. At Unlock Innovation, we have been talking about the hidden power of...

Hi, I’m Chris Cole, and I’m delighted to share a bit about my journey and how it led to the creation of Unlock Innovation Ltd. My...

Dorenda engages with Paul Reid, an Independent Director at Christchurch International Airport and Chair on multiple company boards.

In this interview, Dorenda speaks with Jack Downs, a distinguished marketing professional with dyslexia.

When it comes down to it, as the generator of two organisations, I sometimes need to call on one to support the other. So it is with our...

The Unlock teams’ journey into a deeper understanding of dyslexia moves far beyond the personal experiences of the founders. The...