Why you? Why this? Why now? We know that storytelling is a key step in the innovation process. You’ve got a product or innovation - it might be the best thing ever, but if you can’t communicate that to the right people it’ll never fly. You can talk about the concepts and the facts till…

The Design Thinking eXperiment (DTX) is back for 2025! The DTX is a FREE 12 hour design thinking course for people in Tauranga and the Western Bay. This is an offering unique to our region, being developed for and by the local innovation community. The DTX 2025 is led by Clare Swallow, a local legend,…

Join business leaders, educators, iwi, government partners, and emerging young professionals as we shape the future of Tauranga Moana’s workforce and strengthen its reputation as the place to live, work, and study in Aotearoa. We have an exciting panel of speakers lined up and will explore how collaboration across sectors can help solve the pressing people…

The Design and Innovation Meetup is on a roll in 2025, and it’s continuing with Jono Jones, Chief Executive of Bluelab (finalists in the 2025 NZ Hi-Tech Awards) and local legend in design and innovation. Jono will be covering the Ten Types of Innovation framework, which a powerful tool for innovation strategy and tactics that…

Through Priority One's Partnering for Nature events, we’ve connected with a host of local businesses who want to learn more about supporting local projects and investing in a healthy whenua. Next in our series is Nature Connect, when we learn about our region’s nature projects and what they require from business to flourish. This is…

Priority One New Building Blocks Series: Craigs Investment Partners Pavilion, Bay Oval Priority One's Building Blocks Series is a behind-the-scenes look at Tauranga’s growth. From new builds to foundations — we're taking you inside the city's next big moves and for this event, we are heading to Mount Maunganui! Off the back of our sell-out…