Simon J Lovatt

Professional Engineer. Director of Research & Enterprise at the University of Waikato. It is a privilege to support all the great researchers at the University.

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Research projects seldom go to plan. That makes their hidden assumptions worth examining. I’ve written about using AI with Assumption-Based Planning to identify vulnerabilities, warning signs, and practical hedges without days of extra work. See https://t.co/B3cgpSSX0v

[Simon J Lovatt @simonjlovatt]

A research hypothesis can be testable and still not be worth testing.

The missing question: will the result produce enough decision-relevant knowledge to justify the money, time, risk and opportunity cost?
https://t.co/8q0FutAhrz

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A prospective research partner goes quiet. Do you redesign the proposal, chase another meeting, or treat the silence as useful information? Sometimes they’re simply not that into the project. Recognizing that early can save valuable time and energy. Read:
https://t.co/q9H6waRuMu

[Simon J Lovatt @simonjlovatt]

A product development project can fail even when the technology works and the team performs well, if an essential partner’s market suddenly changes.
A story of 9/11, DEXA scanners, and partner risk: https://t.co/uihjlYUvJ2

[Simon J Lovatt @simonjlovatt]

I read a lot of strategies in the course of writing and helping others write research plans and proposals, and I write and help others write strategies too. I've written about a quick test I use for whether a strategy is useful or not in https://t.co/kEBFFB1Zd3

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If I sat down to write a business book, it would be called “Everything I wanted to know about business, I learned from the Spice Girls”. I wrote about what they have to teach us about customer-centered research proposals in "Tell Me What You Want" (https://t.co/EX6P1mEdQt)

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@trevordrage Looks like the word processor's spell checker may also be down for maintenance ...

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Well done, @roboticsplus! A great success, with contributions from several University of @Waikato students and graduates.

[Rural News @Rural_News]

New Zealand inventor and manufacturer Robotics Plus Limited’s fruit packing robot has hit a major milestone of one billion pieces of fruit packed. @Hort_News
https://t.co/9EBSlL3tMd

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@kanapu_maori_nz Looking forward to it!

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Great to see the opening of Raukōkore Marine Research Centre by Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and the University of @waikato - a great initiative. https://t.co/JbGmEaM4zY

[Simon J Lovatt @simonjlovatt]

Great to see excellent research by Professors John Gibson (@Waikato) and Xiangzheng Deng funded and highlighted by the @MarsdenFund. They used satellite data to make reliable measurements of economic inequality around the world. See more details at https://t.co/lvoAIHLeMT

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@ChiefSciAdvisor For NZ researchers and research managers, the @ARMSoa NZ/Pacific Islands Chapter is glad to support Dr McKerchar in events around NZ over the next few months where she'll be talking about how researchers can build impact through connecting science to policy.

[Simon J Lovatt @simonjlovatt]

Like Rob Campbell, I've been privileged to be an advisor to innovative businesses in the Kōkiri Māori business accelerator programme, which completed its 2024 cohort last week. Great to be present for the inspiring pitches at Friday's graduation event.

[Newsroom @NewsroomNZ]

NZ's problem was never with picking winners, it was with demonstrably picking losers. Now, bringing together driven young people with investors and good advice is part of building a healthy economy. https://t.co/yWlFwnfdHe

[Simon J Lovatt @simonjlovatt]

It has been a pleasure and a privilege over the last 13 weeks to support Koro Carman and Vaughan Hemara as part of the Kōkiri Māori business accelerator @TeWananga @callaghannz. Now they're raising funds to turn gorse into golf tees! https://t.co/9mBqzmZJ7l

[Simon J Lovatt @simonjlovatt]

Congratulations Prof Chris Battershill of the @Waikato Coastal Marine Field Station in Tauranga.

[Dr Christopher Cornwall @chrisecornwall]

Chris Battershill wins the New Zealand Marine Sciences Society Award #NZMSS2023

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Looks like an outstanding agenda covering many aspects of a very important topic.

[The University of Waikato 🎓 @waikato]

Invitation: Te Kāhui a Kiwa - How can a free trade agreement between these 11 countries advance te Tiriti o Waitangi, indigenous self-determination and wellbeing?

Join us for free on 28-29 June 2023 at our Hamilton campus - https://t.co/mC5nrSGiMC

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Very helpful insights and directions for anyone thinking about data governance in Aotearoa New Zealand. Valuable work by Prof Tahu Kukutai of @Waikato and @NgaPaeotM and her colleagues in Te Kāhui Raraunga.

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Great to see @Waikato @Waikatolink and CTEK industrial control system cybersecurity spin-out First Watch highlighted in the @StartUsInsights Top 10 Industrial Automation Trends in 2023 https://t.co/vltyHWHr2V, among many other innovative companies.

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Excellent presentation on the seaweed Asparagosis and its potential to reduce methane emissions from ruminants by A/Prof Marie Magnusson for the @waikato Environmental Research Institute's May 2023 presentation https://t.co/7UeJh2kxmT

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As someone who thoroughly enjoys playing tabletop games and also uses the Internet, it is great to know that both are associated with better cognition as I get older - more outstanding research @Waikato with Lund University and UNSW.

[Patrick Leman @patrickjleman]

How do mental activities, cognitive function and depression link among older men and women?
https://t.co/A1eyDNUibt