LabNotes

In February, Gregor Rae, Chairman and CEO of BusinessLab, gave an inaugural lecture to the International MBA student cohort at the University of Aberdeen. "The Art of the Pitch" is the first of two modules intended to help students improve and finesse their presentations to potential investors and employers. The second module is entitled "The Science of the Pitch".

The future is in Newcastle

Technology Watch website lauds the Microsoft Corporation - ActiveAge presentation at the Gerontological Society of America's annual conference in New Orleans, and cites Newcastle upon Tyne as 'the future' in terms of ageing.

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ActiveAge

The ActiveAge team has started another wave of research into robotics, which will provide the theme for the next ActiveAge publication. A Newcastle partner meeting has also been scheduled for the 26th of January, when plans for the 2011 ActiveAge Summit will be finalised.

Renewables

The BusinessLab research team has been looking into the growing renewable energy sector. The team is particularly interested in the markets and business models that are developing within this area - and the strategies and processes that are being deployed to capitalise on the opportunities.

More Agents for Swansea

The City and County of Swansea Council are training up a new cohort of Signature Agents. A total of 36 new Agents are being trained to deploy the Family Learning Signature with families across the city.

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The Signatures

As the name suggests, a Signature is unique to an individual, a family,  a community or a business. And a Signature tells you a great deal. In particular, it tells you about important strengths and weaknesses and, properly interpreted, it can help establish a process of development or change.

The Family Learning Signature, The Community Signature,  The Corporate Signature and the most recent addition, The Employability Signature, have now been deployed within international businesses, communities, schools, prisons, local councils and third sector organisations.

In all cases the Signature has provided vital data sets and clear action plans for future developments.

Organisations using the Signature tools also become members of the Signature Academy. This expanding community of practice involves practitioners, organisations and individuals with an interest in learning environments and capacity building.

Best practice and ongoing research can be shared through a BusinessLab facilitated programme of forums, events, meetings and research papers. All of this is supported through the Signature Academy portal which gives members immediate access to information, resources, support and an ever expanding network of expertise.

For details on each individual Signature and how they are supporting transformation across a variety of sectors, please visit the relevant page.