Innovation for Growth Week at Abertay University’s Dundee Business School

We were delighted to have been invited to participate in the exciting Innovation for Growth Week held at Abertay University’s Business School which saw myself and Philip Magson post a real-life business scenario challenge to students on Friday 7th March.

After giving a brief explanation of what our business does, we chose a subject close to our hearts: Project Management, and explained both our current processes to the students and the areas that showed room for improvement. Briefing over, we handed over to them to ask questions, brainstorm and come up with some clever ideas.

Despite being entirely new to the workings of our business, the 30 or so students that attended the challenge were very engaged throughout and asked very insightful questions indeed. In fact, so much so that we had to limit the number of questions so they could get on with the important job of coming up with some answers!

The whole morning has proved to be a great success; we received excellent feedback from the students on our current processes and the areas in which we can improve. The students themselves learnt about a new area of business, learnt about some of the challenges we and other small companies face and we’re sure this practical experience will sit well alongside the theory they are studying at University.

All in all, a very worthwhile educational experience for all involved and one we look forward to repeating!