The important thing is to learn from mistakes - something graduates are adept at. Our graduate engineers are working on new technology - from uncharted applications for our digital motor, to a new take on the hand dryer. With an unhindered mind, nothing is off limits.

I think the search engines are the new equivalent of publishing: an enabler of information.

After the idea, there is plenty of time to learn the technology

The one size fits all approach of standardized testing is convenient but lazy.

As a modern employer you have to treat people well.

The Web is fascinating and transformative, but it's an easy, flashy, get-rich-quick option to the hard graft of proper industry.

One of the most fun inventions of my lifetime is the Mini.