Idealog is New Zealand’s favourite guide to entrepreneurship and innovation in business, design, science and tech
Topics
Can We Fix it? Brought to you by Kiwibank
In a regular section in print and in a series of online pop-up sections throughout the year, Idealog and Kiwibank explore some of the world’s biggest – and, in some cases, most intractable – problems and then showcase some of the clever people trying to tackle them.
View articles (22)
25 things with Peter Haythornthwaite
Peter Haythornthwaite – industrial and creative design deity, Designers Institute of New Zealand fellow, owner of an ONZM for services to design, and current exhibitor of his life’s work at Objectspace Gallery in Auckland – knows things, loves things, predicts things, worries about things and improves things.
View articles (5)
More than a koru
Design reflects our heritage and identity. So what role does Māoridom play in New Zealand’s design identity? Who is able to do it? What principles need to be abided by? And how does a young country like New Zealand embrace the modern world while retaining its traditions? We float down the country’s cultural currents.
View articles (4)
What Keeps You Up At Night
Idealog chats with the movers, shakers, visionaries and future captains of industry about what issues keep them up at night and also what gets them going the next day.
View articles (11)
A Day in the Life
How do you perfect the work/life balance? In an ongoing series, powered by Hummingbird, high-performing New Zealand entrepreneurs share how they handle the madness of business.
View articles (11)
All Electric
An ongoing series in partnership with Hyundai on the rise of electric vehicles and the future of transport.
View articles (4)
The Idea Log
Million dollar ideas and inspiring inspiration from Idealog's sassy spirit 'animal'.
View articles (8)
Green Rush
In a new series, we talk to entrepreneurs and investors about the challenges and opportunities in the emerging New Zealand cannabis industry.
View articles (4)
The Log Experiment
At Idealog, we regularly celebrate our community’s brilliance. So for the 2018 Design Issue, we’ve tapped into the talents of the Idealog community and, in honour of our spirit ‘animal’, The Idea Log, we sent a few hunks ‘o wood out to some friends of the Idealog family from the fields of art, design, architecture and creative business to see what they could do. These are the results.
View articles (4)
Elevator Pitch, brought to you by Flick
Elevator Pitch: Allbirds' Sugar Zeffers (WATCH)
Allbirds' co-founder Tim Brown stands awkwardly in an elevator and pitches his latest product, a comfortable, strong, customisable and carbon-negative jandal made from sugar cane.
Elevator Pitch, brought to you by Flick
Elevator Pitch: Vista
As part of our Elevator Pitch series in partnership with Flick, we gave Scott Day a little longer than an elevator ride to pitch Vista, the no-sugar beverage startup looking to change the way Kiwis think about soda.
Elevator Pitch, brought to you by Flick
Elevator Pitch: Aquafortus – UPDATED
Elevator Pitch, brought to you by Flick
Elevator Pitch: WaHiki Creamery
Elevator Pitch, brought to you by Flick
Elevator Pitch: KidsCoin (watch)
Elevator Pitch, brought to you by Flick
Elevator Pitch: Human Interface Jewellery
A day in the life, brought to you by Hummingbird
A Day in the Life: Dr. Delwyn Moller
Dr Delwyn Moller is a prominent earth scientist, former NASA scientist, and current director of research at the Centre for Space Science Technology in Alexandra, New Zealand. Her ground-breaking work developing state-of-the-art earth and environmental radar imaging technology has played a massive role in advancing global understanding of climate change, including enabling new and advanced areas of study around ice sheets, glaciers and rising sea levels. In June, this work was acknowledged with a Kea World Class New Zealand Award, which honours Kiwis doing incredible things on the world stage. Here's how she gets through the day, how she organises her time and how she handles the madness of business.
A day in the life
A Day In The Life: Wrestler's Kat Lintott and Ben Forman
We talked to Wellington tech power couple and Wrestler co-founders Kat Lintott and Ben Forman to see how they get through the day, how they organise their time and how they handle the madness of business.
A day in the life
A Day in the Life: Link's Aaron Toresen
A day in the life
A Day in the Life: The Luxury Network and Heletranz's Sofia Ambler
A day in the life
A Day in the Life: Snowball Effect's Simeon Burnett
A day in the life
A Day in the Life: Banqer's Kendall Flutey
A living lab
AUT’s new building encourages innovation and experimentation
More than just a building full of lecture theatres and classrooms, Auckland University of Technology’s new engineering, computer and mathematical sciences precinct is an innovative learning tool, with the design thinking on display.
Got it made
Watch out, world: check out the New Zealand contenders for the World Architecture Festival
Fifteen New Zealand projects, some built, some under construction, and some conceptual, have been shortlisted for this year’s World Architecture Festival.
Dry, dry and dry again
Appetite for desiccation: Kiwigarden takes bite out of the export snack market
With three kids, a booming business and numerous awards – not to mention a rugby-star husband – Jo Edwards somehow finds time to chat with Idealog.
On a coconut roll: cooking oil Cocavo expands further into the United States
Whangarei founded coconut oil company Cocavo has recently extended into over 4,000 Walmart stores in the United States. Courtney Devereux spoke to the chief executive, Chris Nathan, about supply, international markets and marketing.
Making waves
From Rotorua to Rapa Nui: New Zealand company Code Avengers goes global as EdTech market booms
Leading a coding workshop for underprivileged students on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in September. Hi-Tech Start-up Company of the Year runner-up at the 2018 NZ Hi-Tech Awards. More than two million users in more than 15,000 schools and universities in 14 different countries. An EdTech market that attracted more than US$89.15 billion from investors last year. It’s safe to say Aotearoa’s Code Avengers is well-placed to make waves overseas – and, more importantly, empower others to make waves.
Idealog + Method
Rules of engagement: Method's Sam Ramlu reflects on 15 years of digital storytelling
Flashback to 2003 and it was a very different world. Some homes were still on dial-up internet, a lot of webpages were ugly and Nokia brick phones were the latest and greatest tech accessory. But 2003 was also the year digital-led creative agency Method opened its doors, paving the way for a new kind of digital storytelling in New Zealand. Co-founder and managing director Sam Ramlu reflects on how technology has transformed over the past 15 years in business, while Method’s goal remains the same: to deliver immersive and seamless experiences for the user.
Thunder and lightning
More innovative government, better lives: Lightning Lab GovTech launches
25 Things
25 things with Claudia Batten
Genius From Elsewhere
Where’s Wally? American agency Redpepper programmed a robot to find the red and white striped shirt man, reports Adweek.
FastCompany reports that the first stage of the new San Francisco transit hub is almost complete, but the real attention is focused on the hub’s rooftop park.
Author of Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari, goes deep into what could potentially be in store for humankind in 2050. While change is the only constant, he comes up with some interesting ideas and scenarios.
Heat will be the next big inequality issue, reports The Guardian. As climate change warms the planet, it will be the poor and isolated who suffer the most.
Architectural Digest looks at why travelers to Japan should head to the Setouchi region. From art museums to manicured gardens and Shinto shrines, it is an area of inspiration and relaxation.
Popular Stories
Editor's Picks
Dry, dry and dry again
Appetite for desiccation: Kiwigarden takes bite out of the export snack market
The circle of life
'Urbin' development: Hannah Smith's ingenious rat-trapping compost bin
The circle of life
'Urbin' development: Hannah Smith's ingenious rat-trapping compost bin
What’s a broken-down washing machine got to do with backyard predator control? That's not a trick question – it's just an example of the creative and inventive lengths Hannah Smith has gone to in order to nab rodent compost bin raiders.
Creative Kiwis
Check out the finalists for this year’s Best Design Awards
The finalists have been announced for this year's Best Design Awards.
Gratuitous self-promotion
Fewer than 100 Blunt + Generator + Idealog Blooming 'Brellas remain – so get your name on the pre-order list now
Bonnie Brown's award winning Blooming 'Brella's are selling like syrup-laden hotcakes, and news has it that there is less than one hundred left. So whether you're a selfish lover of design and want your own, or you're looking for a unique gift for family, friends, staff or clients, you'd better move fast and get your name on the pre-order list. These things will undoubtedly be worth millions one day. Don't live a lifetime of regret.
Books books books
Winners of the PANZ Book Design Awards 2018
Waste transformation
From plastic tag to necklace: Remix Plastic transforms waste to art
Plastic less purchasing
Plastic free and trendy: GoodFor founder James Denton's vision for retail
Idealog's sister title The Register recently held its Hotlist Awards. The judges chose James Denton from package-less grocery brand GoodFor as the winner of 'retail visionary'. It’s clear the New Zealand market was ready for a high-end, wellness-focused, plastic-free interpretation of Bin Inn’s core concept. And with the announcement by the Government last week of a plastic bag ban, that vision has become even clearer.
No plastic fantastic
Single-use be gone: as the Government announces a plastic bag ban, innovative businesses see opportunities to improve
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Friday that single-use plastic bags will be phased out in New Zealand over the next 12 months, a necessary move to preserve the country’s green reputation. What do businesses in Aotearoa either making alternatives to plastic or attempting to phase out its use think about the move?
Opinion
Organisational resilience: surfing through turbulent times
What is resilience and how does an organisation develop it? Steven Moe talks to Dr John Vargo, co-leader of Resilient organisations, a research and consulting group, about what the term actually means in the context of business, and tips to take onboard.
A day in the life, brought to you by Hummingbird
A Day in the Life: Dr. Delwyn Moller
Dr Delwyn Moller is a prominent earth scientist, former NASA scientist, and current director of research at the Centre for Space Science Technology in Alexandra, New Zealand. Her ground-breaking work developing state-of-the-art earth and environmental radar imaging technology has played a massive role in advancing global understanding of climate change, including enabling new and advanced areas of study around ice sheets, glaciers and rising sea levels. In June, this work was acknowledged with a Kea World Class New Zealand Award, which honours Kiwis doing incredible things on the world stage. Here's how she gets through the day, how she organises her time and how she handles the madness of business.
Movings + Shakings
Done Deal: Recent fundings secured, contracts inked and deals done and/or did, for the tl;dr crowd
Our regular roundup of recent deals done and/or did, featuring movements at Re-Leased, Mevo, Dunedin's waterfront, and Uber.
