Innovation borne out of a challenge

Innovation borne out of a challenge

Running challenge led accelerator trials are highly effective in fostering a culture of innovation that can in turn generate growth. It is effective because of how people react to a challenge. Setting a challenge directs behaviour down a path, it sets a clear goal for...
The Lloyd’s Register Safety Accelerator

The Lloyd’s Register Safety Accelerator

Rope ladders, pirates and people falling overboard. Dangers that you wouldn’t associate with this day and age as we sit on the precipice of a digital revolution. But the maritime industry is still old and slow to adopt technology which could make the industry safer....
How to successfully apply for grant funding

How to successfully apply for grant funding

The UK Government has announced its biggest boost in R&D funding investment since 1979. By 2020 spending on R&D will grow to an additional £2bn above existing spending, an increase of over 20%. The investment ramps up year-on-year to reach this level and means...
The Smart City and it’s Forgotten Citizen

The Smart City and it’s Forgotten Citizen

Ecologically friendly, technologically integrated and meticulously planned with a reliance on information technology to improve efficiency, that’s the general picture conjured up by the term ‘smart city’. Effectively a smart city by the Internet of Things (IOT), a...