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National Coordinators

Team Leader

John B. Leonard 

 

1 Brome Place, Headington, 

Oxford

 

 

e-mail: john@modulations.co.uk 

Biography 

I am a (Retired) business analyst with an Engineering, Transport and Research background, who specialises in identifying business problems; then designing and developing solutions for product, process and service systems. Team type: plant (source of original ideas).

Areas of Interests

The Role of (The UN, International Law, Governments, Law, Religions, Democracy, Money Markets) in the 21st Century and their past lack of interfaces and control. 

The Role of Education: i) to teach students, in the best way possible, all past knowledge! - ii) to then get students to challenge this historical knowledge and posit new solutions for the future.

General EU Government Policy: The EU have expressed a need for Mass Transport Applications using GPS and/or Galileo. (In this ITS case + other 'off the shelf Technologies/software'). There is no evidence that the EU needs plus the funds, are making any difference in this market! My PhD research has identified that to 'Generally' make this happen it will be necessary to form a 'New Organisation Structure/Methodology', that will act as the flux between Inventions/Ideas and 'Governments, Industries and Universities' to improve the up-take of Inventions into any Economy. A PhD conclusion has been agreed (Awaiting signed agreements) by a European Government, as the best way to create more worthwhile Inventions to Innovate (Develop) into their economy.

Education

1963 H.N.C. (Mech. E) - 1964 New Estimating System: Identified, designed and implemented an effective new system in the estimating department of the Car Body Design Drawing Office; Pressed Steel Company Ltd., Cowley, Oxford - 1979 Diploma in General Management Studies (C.N.A.A.): Dissertation: “A Comparative Study of the Structure and Remuneration Practices of A.B.C.(Solicitors), with those Practices of Solicitors in General” - 1987 M.Sc. in Advanced Management Studies (C.N.A.A.): Dissertation: “The Developing and Implementing of an Invention” - 1994 U.K. Patent Awarded: “Method and Apparatus for Controlling Movements of Vehicles and / or People” - 1996 PhD research entitled: “Inventing and Innovating: The Platinum Key to Business Success” (part time, now in abeyance due to divorce and lack of funds).

Achievements

1996 Part-time PhD: “Inventing and Innovating : The Platinum Key to Business Success”. Identified a U.K. failure to develop Inventions into the economy; designed / designing a new model of Inventing / Innovating, in order to show how all business processes interrelate with themselves, the economy and the environment; Created and am testing a new paradigm for Inventing / Innovating, that describes the ‘more likely to succeed’ route to successful implementation in the market place. I am hoping to complete research and write-up, if / when funds become available. 1951 - 1994: [Read more...]

Articles written and/or presented 

1997: An Invention in Transport Logistics - 1997: Inventing and Innovating: The Platinum Key to Business Success” - 1998 “An Intelligent Transport System” - 1998 “Compilation of PhD / I.T.S. Papers + Covering Letters” - 1999: “Crimes Against Humanity: Who Has The Right To Intervene” - 2000 “An Intelligent Transport System” - [Read More...]

Work Experience

1957-1965: Design Engineer, Pressed Steel Company Ltd., Cowley, Oxford & Taxi Proprietor, AutoTaxis (Oxford) Ltd., The Old Lane, Gloucester Green, Oxford - 1971-1974: Owner Shareholder, Luxicars (Hire) Ltd., New Inn Yard, St.Aldates, Oxford - 1965-1994: Owner Shareholder, Radio Taxis (Oxford) Ltd., 1a Warwick Street, Oxford.

Hobbies/Activities

Middle School Parent Governor; Reading; Politics, Philosophy and Economics; Current Affairs; Competitive Chess at National, County and School level; Chess and Mensa puzzles; Walking in the country and general fitness. 

 

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Team Members:

1) Michael Price. 

Founder and Chairman, Crickhowell Innovations Forum (CIF). 

Principal Coordinator of CODICT (Community Office Development of Information & Communications Technology). The focus of CODICT is to create an Interactive Community Technology Platform (ICTP) which provides a human-community technological interface, with the Community Office as catalyst. [Read more...]

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