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Terrace Road Primary School in Swansea have been using BusinessLab's Family Learning Signature Tool to help families with the transition from Year 6 up. They've created a case study about the FLS on their website. This may be of interest to other...
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BusinessLab is pleased to announce that it's working closely with Newcastle City Council and the Health Innovation and Education Cluster North East (HIEC) on the next phase of AdvantageNewcastle (AN), which set out to develop a new generation of opportunities for local...
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BusinessLab has been asked to speak at the International Association of Homes and Services for Ageing (IAHSA) 10th International Conference in China.
The conference takes place on November 17th-20th 2013 and will focus on the theme 'Connecting our Global Community'. It will showcase...
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BusinessLab's Family Learning Signature Tool is used by schools to get to know their families and to understand where intervention is needed at the earliest possible stage.
Leeds City Council recently purchased a license to use the tool across a number of clusters...
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Consultancy BusinessLab consultancy is unique! Our clients have told us so. You can read our testimonials on the right hand side of this page to see why. We offer high value research-led consultancy supported by smart tools. These services don’t have to come hand in hand. While you may need a combination of both, our solutions will be tailored to suit your organisation’s needs. We have twenty years of experience in corporate strategy and running collaborative, multi stakeholder research programmes around key market issues, such as ageing. The majority of our business comes from client referrals. Our clients span the public, private and third sectors. We work within education, health and wellbeing, oil and gas, and technology. Our expertise is in learning and development, change management, positioning and identity development, and collaboration and facilitation. Our reputation is around our collaborative approach to addressing complex problems in multi-stakeholder environments. Our clients want an aspirational vision of what is possible alongside a good degree of common sense and reliability, based on their own commercial reality. They often come to us when they don’t know exactly what solution they want, or how to tackle a problem they are facing. We've described on our home page some projects we think best illustrate the breadth of our capability. But if you'd like to know more about how we've helped leading business, government and third sector organisations drive change - or, more importantly, talk about how we could be helping you, then call BusinessLab on +44 01224 64 38 23 or email Gregor Rae at grae@businesslab.co.uk. |
Client quotes
"BusinessLab's research-based approach helped Monitor to re-focus its vision and clarify its offer to the market. It helped us define the niches in which Monitor operates and better understand the value of its services and products from a client perspective."
Ian McKenzie, Managing Director, Monitor
"The quality of BusinessLab's team of consultants is impressive and their work delivery is reassuringly reliable as well as creative. Their reach in facilitating multinational corporate engagement with our programmes has been quite exceptional. I have absolutely no reservations in recommending BusinessLab as a high class research and strategic consultancy"
Dr Philip Nichols, Director of The Health Innovation and Education Cluster North East
"In 35 years of working with the public sector in multi stakeholder environments, I have never experienced such an effective and enjoyable dialogue.
BusinessLab brought a sense of purpose, innovation and creativity to their work with us, but this was grounded in common sense and commercial reality. They have the ability to draw an aspirational vision of what is possible but can equally shape the foundations on which that potential can be delivered. They do this with an inclusive, intelligent and considered style which is highly motivating and inspiring for those involved"
Derek Metcalfe, Head of Local Government and Health, HCL Axon
- "In our drive to improve the performance of a diverse international group, BusinessLab's Corporate Signature has given us a unique picture of the organisational barriers and levers to successfully delivering our corporate change programme.""The Signature has also stimulated collaboration between our business units and has helped management to shape communications and define a clear and focused action plan"Raymond PirieVice President, Intertek plc
- "For any individual interested in older adults or any for-profit or non-profit entity looking for expertise, guidance or relevant data ... there is no greater integrated experience or seamless, end-to-end data than what is being orchestrated by ActiveAge."Dr Gary Moulton
Product Manager
Microsoft Corporation - "BusinessLab’s development and maintenance of the ActiveAge website and information stream is both a regional resource in the United Kingdom and a model that others around the world are attempting to emulate.""But ActiveAge is doing more than collecting and distributing information. It has become a valuable nexus of business, government, universities and NGOs. I can assure you there are few activities in the world that have successfully brought together the various interests."Prof Joseph CoughlinFounding Director
MIT Age Lab - "ActiveAge has opened up for us a whole range of new and sometimes unexpected opportunities, helping us to think in fresh ways...and facilitating the development of innovative partnerships across the public, community and private sectors.""The BusinessLab team has been consistently responsive to our needs, playing a key role in helping us shape our thinking about the future."Colin WilliamsDirector Of TransformationNewcastle City Council
"I see BusinessLab as a key partner adding considerable value to our existing work as well as differentiating us from others working in similar fields. I am in no doubt that this relationship will evolve over time to our mutual benefit."
Ken Milroy
Chief Executive
The Aberdeen Foyer- "The stimulus, analysis and encouragement provided by BusinessLab has guided the school into developing many innovative solutions to more effectively deal with families."
Kevin Beaton
Head teacher
Sydney Smith School "Partnering with BusinessLab brings both traditional and non-traditional benefits to the relationship.
True to BusinessLab's reputation, the company is composed of a tight nucleus of professionals who are result driven. This tight nucleus has formed a loose association with many expert contacts around the world, giving you, the partner, an exposure to new ideas, new people and best practice."
Peter Griffiths
President
Jersey Information Society Commission (Ret)
