by Victoria Milne | Apr 3, 2019 | Blog, Featured
3D printing has seen some real developments in recent years to become sought after technology across a wide range of industries. According to the International Data Corporation, the 3D printing market is expected to generate nearly $35 billion in revenue by 2020,...
by Victoria Milne | Feb 19, 2019 | Blog, Featured
Design Thinking has not yet become a mainstream innovation methodology. Whilst private sector training exists, these are not directed to the SME’s who need it most and tend to involve individual CPD as opposed to a business wide approach. The training methods...
by Victoria Milne | Jan 14, 2019 | Blog, Featured
“The UK has a longstanding productivity gap with our international competitors. In 2016, output per hour worked in the UK was 16.3% below the average for the rest of the G7 advanced economies. Since the 2007/08 financial crisis, productivity growth has been lower than...
by Victoria Milne | Nov 2, 2018 | Blog, Featured
Stumbling across roadworks or traffic en route can be infuriating, in Staffordshire road congestion was getting particularly bad. The county council and their road network managers identified that one of the top challenges was communication with citizens around...
by Victoria Milne | Oct 23, 2018 | Blog, Featured
Innovation is a very bandied around term in the world of business today but when we strip it back to its origins, what does it really mean? ‘Innovation’ is an art, won by training and habituation. We are what we repeatedly do. It is not an act, but a habit.’ With...
by Victoria Milne | Oct 11, 2018 | Blog, Featured
“The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways. The point however, is to change it.” Karl Marx (1818 – 1883) Often it is necessary to motivate for budget for innovation programmes. One of the easiest ways to achieve this is to assess the current...