What Will It Take to Raise UK Productivity?
Is the UK’s recent productivity recovery a sign of lasting improvement? How could AI, technology adoption and shifting global economic condi...
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Productivity Puzzles
Join Bart van Ark, Professor of Productivity Studies at the University of Manchester, and the managing director of The Productivity Institute as he brings you discussions with leading minds...
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20 of 57 episodesThe Productivity Impetus from Generative AI
Generative AI has moved from curiosity to everyday tool with remarkable speed. But the big productivity question is not simply whether peopl...
Why do Firms (not) Invest?
Why do firms invest when they do and not necessarily when they should? Are firms too cautious to invest? Or just realistic about uncertainty...
Ask the expert on… keeping Britain working: health, work and productivity
If one in five working‑age people are inactive, what does that say about the UK’s productivity problem? Why does ill health push so many peo...
Ask the expert on… skills, education and regional productivity
If universities are engines of growth, why isn’t productivity accelerating? What’s the point of educating graduates if regions can’t keep or...
Ask the expert on… what is productivity?
Do we need to rethink how we measure productivity in the age of digital technologies and AI? Productivity is a fundamental measure of how ef...
Ask the expert on… making digital technologies deliver productivity
Why doesn’t digital technology always translate into productivity growth? What if the technology and your business model don’t quite fit? De...
Ask the expert on… regional productivity and place-based growth
Why do places matter for productivity? If productivity is local, why is policy still so centralised in the UK? Productivity varies widely ac...
What Does it Take to Improve NHS Productivity?
Why does productivity vary so widely between NHS organisations? Can new technologies like AI and remote monitoring help the health service s...
Place-Based Policy Making in Modern Times
What does it really mean to grow a place? This episode unpacks the concept of place-based productivity and explores how it differs from trad...
Will We Get a Productive Budget?
The Chancellor’s Budget is on the horizon. Will it bring higher taxes, deeper cuts, or more borrowing? Does the Budget really matter for pro...
Lessons Learned and What’s Next?
Productivity is the key to economic growth and living standards. But has the productivity puzzle been solved yet? Have we been asking the ri...
Trade and UK Productivity: From Global Markets to Local Gains
This episode explores the vital link between international trade and the UK's productivity challenges. Host Bart van Ark is joined by three...
Books Festival: Diane Coyle & Jan Mischke
This episode explores new insights into the productivity puzzle from two fresh pieces of work. First, Diane Coyle discusses her book The Mea...
A Regional Productivity Agenda for England
Regional growth is a key component for improving productivity growth in the UK. The gaps in productivity between English regions are unusual...
A Productivity Agenda for the Devolved Nations
In this episode of Productivity Puzzles, we examine the productivity performance of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. How do the three d...
Strategic Productivity: Unlocking the UK’s Productivity Potential
How do different leaders within a firm think about productivity? This can vary significantly between the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief...
Wrapping Up 2024: Is there a productive growth path forward?
2024 has been quite a year. A new government, big plans, but a growth and productivity revival isn’t visible yet. These things take time. Is...
Industrial Strategy: What To Do and What Not To Do?
With a new government in town, industrial strategy is back. Why now? How will it help growth and productivity? How do we get it right? And,...
Business model innovation and strategic productivity
Why is business model innovation the key to an organisation’s productivity? What does it take to do it right? New technologies and new busin...