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Innovator Spotlight: Hugo Shelley - 6 Challenges Won!

BY LIZ TREADWELL | 1 min read

This Thought Leader Series shines the spotlight on trending topics, such as: Innovation, Crowdsourcing, the Future of Work and more. HeroX brings you the people, insights and information to make YOU the expert on powering up your innovation strategy with crowd platforms.

 

Getting into the thought process of an innovator

October 17, 2019

Hugo Shelley is HeroX's most decorated Innovator - with 6 prizes under his belt and more to come we are sure. NASA calls him a 'star solver'.  Hugo is a product designer from Scotland and the founder of Iota Technology, a prototyping studio in London. Most of his time is spent trying to find realistic solutions to impossible projects. When he's not helping people build their dream products, he spends his time solving innovation challenges and trying to stop his houseboat from slowly sinking into the river. 

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