Kade Croft

Background

About Kade Croft

Business Development As business development manager and self titled ‘futurist’ I look for opportunites to develop new products, build relationships with clients and industry groups while looking for coming trends in the social, political and technological space. Technology and the Future With a background in Psychology and management, I have a keen interest in the future of work and how technologies will shape both our work and personal lives. With new technologies such as cryptocurrencies, blockchain, smart contracts, artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented realities now arriving in the business space, its more important then ever to position yourself to take advantage of this exciting and transformational time. Building my first computer in the 1990s was an exciting step into the computer world and I have continued following the emerging trends, new developments and cutting edge innovation ever since. The rate of technological change is increasing at an ever faster rate and as we move towards digital blockchain, A.I and decentralised systems, those who aren’t aware or don’t understand the impacts of these technologies are at a real danger of being left behind. IOT and Industry I have spent the last 7 years helping create new products and services around the Internet of Things, combining sensors with automated data collection presented in useful ways, evaluating market opportunities and facilitating the uptake on major projects in NZ. Being part of organisations such as NZTech, IoT and technology, local government (Ipwea), contracting CCNZ, engineering NZGS, testing (Cetanz) and conservation (PF2050) really help to see the connections and insights into whats coming next both internationally and in New Zealand. One example is the development of telemetry systems to automatically obtain data from sensors and have it presented in user friendly graphical displays. These advances in technology drive efficiency and productivity and with future trends pointing toward data management and interpretation, technology is an interesting area of the industry to be involved in. Psychology, Hypnosis and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) With a background in psychology, hypnosis and Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), I have also worked as a life coach for both kids, adults and business professionals helping set compelling and effective goals that both complement and allow for a fulfilling and motivating work/life balance.