Meeting with the Minister for Science and Innovation

Today we had a summit meeting on Innovation between BQF members and senior officials from the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills including Lord Drayson, the Minister of State for Science and Innovation.   It was a lively and interactive dialogue.  DIUS speakers included Christine Hewitt, Deputy Director of Innovation Delivery, Fergus Harradence, Deputy Director of [...]

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Lessons from the Leadership Conference

The BQF annual leadership conference went well.   Here are some of the key messages I took away from the speakers:

Tim Cross, former army officer, gave an inspirational talk.  He argued that the key thing missing for most modern leaders was a sense of moral purpose.  We think we can solve society’s ills by exercising [...]

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