Nano Community Tech

Reuse coffee cups without washing up with Patrick Manley, CEO of Cercle

In this episode, I speak to Patrick about the technology and thinking behind a sustainable reusable cup service for city-going coffee drinkers, called Cercle. 

 

We cover:

• Why we need to move to reusable coffee cups

• Driving sustainable behaviour change through convenience 

• How the Cercle customer loop works 

• Technology that underpins the system and the future opportunities 

• How city-going coffee drinkers, cafes and building managers can get involved 

 

About Patrick:

 

Patrick is the founder and CEO of Cercle, a start-up focused on making it easier for people to use reusable cups at work. What started out as a passion project turned into a company with a proof of concept running in Sydney. Patrick is an advocate for the circular economy and how we can create more sustainable systems to minimise our environmental impact starting with the humble coffee cup. When not thinking about cups or drinking coffee, Patrick can be found in and around Sydney, surfing, wrangling big data and lounging with his two whippets.

Get in touch with Patrick or Cercle via email , LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram. 

Tech Talk with Mates featuring Jamie Murrell

In the ‘fireside chat’, my mate, Jamie Murrell, and I explore our inner geek. We cover:

• IPads, touch screens
• Keeping in touch with family on socials
• Tech we use at home and at work
• More IPads
• Screen protectors :)
• Software updates
• Walking dogs and surfing 
• Annoying notifications 
• Smart watches 
• Psychology of responding to messages
• Burpees
• Favourite tech we won’t leave home without

About Jamie:

Jamie is a self confessed gadget and technology addict who manages to combine his passion for technology with his work by helping organisations improve what they do with the tools and technology that they have. Jamie has a young family that fully embrace technology (whether they like it or not) and is constantly trying to find tech solutions for the older generation by experimenting with his family both in Australia and the UK. Jamie is a change evangelists and sees technology as the gateway to managing the ever increasing pace of change while staying connected in the ‘real world’.

Enjoy!

Recycling at your doorstep with Recyclesmart

Referred to as the Uber for waste, Recyclesmart uses technology to make recycling convenient. So convenient that you don’t have to leave your home (or be at home) to do your part for the environment. 

In this episode, Marco Prayer (CTO, Recyclesmart) gives us a look inside the ‘machine’ that runs a seamless recycling business.

 

Marco Prayer has earned his deep expertise while working as Mobile Lead at Deloitte Consulting’s Digital practice and has more than 10 years of experience in digital technology. Proficient at designing and developing native iOS & Android mobile applications, web based systems and applications. Marco has built and shipped a number of mobile applications in the consumer and enterprise markets, which include apps like Airtasker, Freelancer.com, Virgin Money Australia, Amaysim Australia, ServiceNSW and CBUS Super. Marco was previously a professional athlete and a musician.

 

Recyclesmart solves the biggest issue of our generation by targeting four categories of waste that don’t go in Council bins: soft plastics, clothes, e-waste, and problem waste. Tune in for more.

Wearables for the connected worker with RealWear’s Cameron Stevens

Wearable computing is being used all over the world to transform frontline work and during this episode of Nano Community Tech we unpack how and why.

Cameron Stevens, Solutions Engineer with RealWear, discusses how RealWear's head-mounted technology is increasing knowledge transfer and enhancing the safety and productivity of first-line work. We speak about the evolution of the technology from the mid-2000 era GO-PRO through to purpose-built wearable computing for the front-line worker. We explore use cases ranging from medical support during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan China, through to the future integration with mapping technologies and digital twins. The rise of wearable technology and accelerated adoption has opened up new ways of working and Cameron discusses the amazing opportunities emerging in this space.

Cameron has an illustrious career as a chartered safety professional and works at the cutting edge of digital transformation as a Solutions Engineer with RealWear Inc deploying wearable computing for enterprise. Cameron is also the founder of the Pocketknife Group comprising a digital concierge service supporting organizations navigate their digital transformation and the Safety Innovation Academy; a coaching service for future-focused safety professionals to improve their digital literacy and explore the intersection where safety & emerging technologies meet.  When not immersed in technology, Cameron enjoys studying the natural world and preserving biodiversity with his daughter.

You can engage Cameron via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronmstevens/ for intros & RealWear enquiries or via hello@safetyinnovation.com.au for speaking, coaching and consulting services. 

An excerpt from the RealWear website on their head-mounted technology: 

HMT-1 is the world’s first hands-free Android tablet class wearable computer for industrial workers. Use it in wet, dusty, hot, dangerous and loud industrial environments. A fully rugged head-mounted device, it optionally snaps into safety helmets or attaches to bump caps and can be used with safety glasses or corrective eyewear. The high-resolution micro display sits just below your line of sight and views like a 7” tablet. It’s an industrial dashboard: there when you need it and out of your way when you don’t. The HMT-1 works with powerful software applications from our solution partners in four core categories, each optimized for completely hands-free voice control. That means no scrolling, swiping, or tapping – just simple voice commands. Use it for remote mentor video calling, document navigation, guided workflow, mobile forms and industrial IoT data visualization.

Virtual surgery with realistic physics, haptics and visuals with Vantari VR

Vijay Paul and Nish Krishnananthan, co-founders of Vantari VR, discuss surgery in VR, powered by AI for optimal training realism. Vantari VR helps doctors, students and nurses eliminate medical error by practicing procedures in Virtual Reality. Vijay has spent over 10 years in emergency medicine and trauma. Nish has equally spent a decade in medicine and surgery while authoring an international Urology textbook.

Future of Marketing & Our Privacy

The future of marketing will leverage deep technology while navigating privacy challenges. I speak to Craig Bailey (Founder & Technical Director, XEN) to get an experienced marketer’s view.
XEN works with sales and marketing teams in B2B technology companies to deliver strategy, implement marketing technology and drive business growth through digital marketing and lead generation campaigns.

 

Experience buildings virtually: Interview with Daniel Jacob Rayner, CEO Virtual Inspections

I chat with Daniel Jacob Rayner, CEO and Co-founder of Virtual Inspections, about the relevance of virtual property tours in speeding up decisions.

Virtual Inspections helps real estate agents remove common property fears and objections by providing virtual tours, the closest thing to walking through a property. 

Check out virtual tours here: http://www.virtualinspections.com.au/virtual-gallery/

 

Building a Pokémon Community with Brokenvase Games

In this episode I speak to Mervin Chiang, a Corporate Technology Executive turned Pokémon Professor and owner of Brokenvase Games. His business is a Pokémon cards specialty game shop and cafe. He plans to use modern Intelligent Automation technologies to facilitate community building and bonding between parents and their children through the love of Pokémon. 

AI in Recruitment with bindr

In the first episode of Nano Community Tech, Sandeep explores the changing world of job recruitment with the introduction of AI offered by a startup called bindr. Bindr is a suite of AI Recruitment software and innovative Recruitment Process Outsourcing services. Our conversation with Jeremy Chaves, co-owner bindr, explores how he’s used technology to improve how Recruiters find the right candidates.