Ayming’s consultants share their expertise and opinions.

What’s next for additive manufacturing?
The UK is a world leader in additive manufacturing, but it needs to continue to invest in innovation to stay…
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Following the announcement in the Autumn Budget 2021, some changes were made to the R&D tax relief scheme, including those…
Important R&D Tax changes and exemptions for IT & Software industry

Tax rules on claiming relief for research and development (R&D) are being tightened. However, the reforms include exceptions designed to…
Important R&D Tax changes and exemptions for Life Sciences industry

Bright and energetic people, collaborating in and across teams, driving innovation in an agile organisation. The recipe for business success…
Conflict management and resolution in business

Change is a constant in business today. Change management programmes – from re-organisations and strategy pivots to technological or cultural…
Change management programmes and how to succeed

If employers didn’t appreciate the importance of personal resilience before, the pandemic has undoubtedly provided some hard lessons. At work…
Personal resilience in the work place

This year’s International Women’s Day theme is ‘Break the Bias‘. Whether deliberate or unconscious, bias makes it difficult for women to move…
International Women’s Day 2022 – Break the Bias
Why workplace diversity is essential for your business
Diversity in the workplace has risen up the business agenda. This is in response to wider societal change and the…
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Some businesspeople are ‘born entrepreneurs’, but that doesn’t mean entrepreneurialism is invariably innate. Whatever the character traits or skillset of…
How to nurture an entrepreneurial mindset

Organisations have found themselves in a new landscape following the pandemic, and people development is more critical than ever. There…
People development & the psychological contract

One of the foundations of effective teamwork is having a team with the correct balance of different skills. A good…
7 ways to create an effective team

For over 25 years, world leaders and governments have been meeting almost yearly to forge a plan to tackle the…
Sustainable R&D and the climate emergency

The following is an extract from Ayming’s International Innovation Barometer 2022. You can download the full report here. Our first…
The innovation landscape

Declaring coal down or out? At last month’s much-anticipated COP26, leaders forged new alliances, and green initiatives were debated. Research…
Monthly digest with Mark Smith – November 2021