What do 12 entrepreneurs, 1 university, and 1 creative industry company create? It sounds like the start of a riddle, but the answer is… The “P” Word. The “P” Word launched with a bang on Thursday 23rd July 2020 with the dynamic host FUSION. 12 pioneering creatives are poised to start a 9-month leadership programme […]
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Following our recent podcast ‘Fair Work in the Context of COVID-19’, PrOPEL Hub Knowledge Exchange Fellow, Nicola Murray reflects on key messages and takeaways from Part One of the discussion. The podcast explored the role of fair work in harnessing the capabilities of employees to come up with the innovative solutions needed by businesses to
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The “P” Word is a brand-new, nine-month leadership development programme for diverse artists and entrepreneurs. Co-designed with its participants, THE “P” WORD is being led by PUNCH and the CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ETHNIC MINORITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP – “CREME”- at Aston University Business School. As COVID-19 continues to impact the creative industries, innovative models of business
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Following on from our recent PrOPEL Hub podcast “Thriving in uncertainty – the power of entrepreneurial leadership and the need for community,” Katherine Jones reflects on lessons learned on the impacts of Covid-19 on entrepreneurs and considers the important role of the PrOPEL Hub and Crème, based at Aston Business School, in supporting businesses through uncertainty. Uncertain
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What impact will the Covid-19 crisis have on UK productivity and what are the policy implications? In this video chaired by Professor Graeme Roy, Director of the PrOPEL Hub and Fraser of Allander Institute, Dr Cher Li, Professor Richard Kneller and Professor Stuart McIntyre discuss the outlook for the UK productivity post Covid-19. The panel
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Professor Colin Lindsay of Strathclyde Business School blogs on the importance of good job design to employee engagement, wellbeing and innovation, and how the engagement agenda has never been more important as businesses transition towards a ‘new normal’ post-COVID-19. Businesses across the UK share an aspiration to bounce back after the COVID-19 crisis and get
The UK has multiple productivity problems. It has lower productivity than many of its major competitors and regional differences in productivity persist. PrOPEL Hub Partners Professor Richard Kneller and Dr Cher Li are conducting research into issues of productivity and the use of standards. In this presentation given at the 2020 British Standards Institute Conference,
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The challenges presented by COVID-19 to organizations, workers and consumers have been evident and severe. As we adjust to a ‘new normal’, organizations around the world are implementing new ways of working. The British Standards Institute (BSI) recently invited a range of experts to offer their insights on what organizations need to consider as they re-open
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Punch: Punch is a Birmingham based music and arts agency that is committed to working with Black Music, Arts and Culture through tours, festivals, international projects and development programmes for young people. What does productivity mean for micro-businesses in the creative sector? Is it being good with time, creating, delivering, improving or learning? This video
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This short video gives an insight into the type of interactive, engaging events that the PrOPEL Hub will run for businesses across the UK. This video was recorded at an event in 2016 ‘Progressive and Creative Practice for Workplace Innovation’ – as you can see, there is a focus on bringing people from different businesses
