Colgate-Palmolive, an American consumer-goods giant, has taken up an invention by a pair of experts in super-slippery surfaces to produce toothpaste tubes that promise to deliver every last scrap of their contents.
That is to say, I have subjected every postulate that presented itself to the crucial test of actual experiment, and have adopted it or rejected it according to the result.
As many of you may know, the idea for these initiatives came from you, the public, in the extensive consultation exercise which the City Council conducted last year.
So let's be imaginative about how we challenge businesses and government to use shared risk, supply-chain transparency and automated recommendations to make our supply chains more resilient.
So in your individual practicum, if you find yourself having just a few hours to prepare for your presentation, we hope that you will incorporate some of our advice.