Insights from Delivery
Ideas shaped by delivery. Evidence drawn from practice.
Reindustrialisation starts with resilient SMEs
Reindustrialisation needs resilient SMEs. How commercial confidence, shared risk and apprenticeships build lasting industrial capacity.
The decision comes before the contract
Why businesses, colleges and people must invest before work is certain—and why credible demand matters across every strategic industry.
Aberdeen and Panama: Why This Connection, and Why Now?
Why connecting Aberdeen’s expertise with Panama’s global maritime network matters for Scottish technology, trade and international growth.
What Do Nuclear, Hydrogen, Oil and Gas, Carbon Capture, Maritime Operations and Infrastructure Have in Common?
And why Aberdeen should be at the centre of the technology revolution What do nuclear, hydrogen, oil and gas, carbon capture, maritime operations and infrastructure have in common? Far more than the way we usually discuss them would suggest. They are commonly treated as separate sectors, each with its own policies, institutions, investors, supply chains…
The UK cannot afford to reject Rosebank and Jackdaw
Rosebank and Jackdaw: The Economic Cost of Rejection
When Heroics Become a Warning Sign
Some organisations become so good at firefighting that they stop noticing the fire. That is not usually because the people inside them are careless or incapable. Quite often, the opposite is true. Firefighting cultures are full of committed, experienced people who work long hours, absorb pressure and find ways through situations that should never have…