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ESRC-funded research organisation bringing together world-leading experts from a range of disciplines and backgrounds. Headquarters at Alliance Manchester Business School.
How do Freeports, Investment Zones and other “growth zones” shape productivity across the UK?

Our latest commentary by @jacktshaw.bsky.social unpacks the rise of zonification and what it means for local governance.

Read more: www.productivity.ac.uk/news/the-rol...

#productivity #economicpolicy
The role of place and the ‘zonification’ of growth - The Productivity Institute
Jack Shaw examines the role of place and the ‘zonification’ of growth in relation to Reeves' strategy.
www.productivity.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
We were pleased to welcome 11 senior leaders to @alliancembs.bsky.social this week for the third Strategic Productivity Executive Education course.

Thank you to everyone who joined us to explore how to turn productivity insight into action.

#StrategicProductivity @bartvanark.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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I've written for The Productivity Institute about the 'zonification' of place-based economic policy.

Over the past decade we’ve seen the “rise of the Mayor” — with strategic authorities taking more responsibility for shaping local economies.

www.productivity.ac.uk/news/the-rol...
The role of place and the ‘zonification’ of growth - The Productivity Institute
Jack Shaw examines the role of place and the ‘zonification’ of growth in relation to Reeves' strategy.
www.productivity.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A fantastic afternoon yesterday with students from Xaverian College as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences.

It was great to welcome the students to TPI headquarters at AMBS and speak to them about their thoughts on topics such as politics, society and the environment.
November 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
New book out today from @alliancembs.bsky.social “Reimagining Business Schools for the 21st Century”, with contributions from TPI colleagues.

It explores how business schools can tackle big challenges, with themes that align with TPI’s mission for productivity and inclusive growth.

bit.ly/48Xjcsr
Reimagining business schools for the 21st century | Alliance MBS
A bold blueprint exploring how business schools can tackle global challenges, shape policy, and equip future leaders for a more sustainable, equitable world.
www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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There’s a week to go until our event with @productivity.bsky.social & @alliancembs.bsky.social exploring how new towns can help address England’s housing challenges, featuring reflections from @katemb.bsky.social & an expert panel.
📅10 Nov⏰5pm-6.30pm📍Manchester
Reimagining New Towns
Delivering Growth and Place-Making for 21st Century England
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Collaboration isn’t just teamwork - it’s the engine of productivity and growth.

TPI’s @bartvanark.bsky.social shares insights in Startups Magazine: startupsmagazine.co.uk/article-coll...

#Productivity #Collaboration #TPIInsights
Collaboration: a key driver of productivity | Startups Magazine
In a tough economic climate, we hear a lot about ‘productivity’, often reduced to a statistical measurement associated with the economic output of a country or region. Because of their relatively smal...
startupsmagazine.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
What really drives productivity - people, place or policy?

Hear Katy Davies, Chair of the East Anglia Productivity Forum, on BBC Radio 4 sharing her insights bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006sz6t
BBC Radio 4 - The Bottom Line
The definitive business podcast from the BBC. Hosted by Evan Davis.
bbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
New @ifmcambridge.bsky.social report by TPI’s Chander Velu & Keith Norman explores how the UK’s £30 m NQCC Testbed Programme is building the quantum computing ecosystem - from hardware to business models.

Read more: www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/ifm-pub...

#QuantumComputing #Innovation #TPI #IfM
IfM News and Features
News and Features from Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge.
www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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🏘️ Reimagining new towns

Hear from Dame Kate Barker, Deputy Chair of the New Towns Taskforce, on how new towns can address England’s housing challenges and drive sustainable growth.

📆 10 November 2025
🕓 17:00 - 18:30
📍 @alliancembs.bsky.social

👉 : www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/events/reima...
October 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
New from TPI: our “Pro-Productivity Policies: Country Experiences” series explores how nations have shaped productivity over 60 years.

17 country studies, new policy typology, and first papers on Brazil & Canada now live.

Read more: bit.ly/4oaQ0CT

#Productivity #Policy #EconResearch
Pro-Productivity Policies: Country Experiences Series - The Productivity Institute
Introducing the new Pro-Productivity Policies: Country Experiences Series
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October 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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We’re excited to be partnering with @productivity.bsky.social & @alliancembs.bsky.social to explore how new towns can help address England’s housing challenges, incl. reflections from @katemb.bsky.social & an expert panel.
📅10 Nov
⏰5pm-6.30pm
📍Manchester
Reimagining New Towns
Delivering Growth and Place-Making for 21st Century England
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Wales Productivity Forum is looking for a talented Research Associate!

Help drive productivity and prosperity across Wales by connecting research, business & policy.

Apply here: krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...

#Wales #Productivity #Hiring
October 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The latest series of #ProductivityPuzzles is here! @bartvanark.bsky.social and his guests explore the vital questions: Has the productivity puzzle been solved yet? Have we been asking the right questions? And what’s next?

Listen wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/productivity...
October 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Productivity Puzzles podcast is entering its fourth season, with a new episode out tomorrow!

Missed out on past episodes?

Listen: www.productivity.ac.uk/resource-cen...

Read our blog featuring key takeaways from Season Three: www.productivity.ac.uk/news/unlocki...

@bartvanark.bsky.social
Podcasts - The Productivity Institute
Listen to the Productivity Puzzles podcast series, taking a deep dive into productivity in for policy and business.
www.productivity.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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📸Snapshots | Productivity Pitches #8: Spreading innovation across public services

A big thank you to our panel for presenting outstanding examples of innovation across public services foundationsww.bsky.social local.gov.uk productivity.bsky.social

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/produc...
October 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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🏙️ Reimagining New Towns – join us at @alliancembs.bsky.social on 10 Nov. 5-6.30pm for expert insights on housing, planning & growth.
Speakers incl. Dame Kate Barker, Fiona Devine, Philip McCann, & other leading urban economists.
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reimaginin...
Reimagining New Towns
Delivering Growth and Place-Making for 21st Century England
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🏙️ Reimagining New Towns – join us at @alliancembs.bsky.social on 10 Nov. 5-6.30pm for expert insights on housing, planning & growth.
Speakers incl. Dame Kate Barker, Fiona Devine, Philip McCann, & other leading urban economists.
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reimaginin...
Reimagining New Towns
Delivering Growth and Place-Making for 21st Century England
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Really looking forward to chairing this next week. We’ve got some fantastic case studies from @local.gov.uk and @foundationsww.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
📢 Productivity Pitches #8 is here!
Join TPI & @instituteforgovernment.org.uk, 12:30-13:45, 21 Oct in London or online to explore innovation in public services.
Chaired by @njdavies.bsky.social, with insights from TPI's Joel Hoskins.
🔗 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/produc...
Productivity Pitches #8: Spreading innovation across public services | Institute for Government
Productivity Pitches highlights outstanding examples of innovation across public services.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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🚀 Apply for our Strategic Productivity course with @alliancembs.bsky.social (4–7 Nov, Manchester): www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/study/execut...

Listen to course leader @bartvanark.bsky.social talk about the impact the course will have:
www.youtube.com/shorts/j1_M7...
Why join the Strategic Productivity Executive Education course?
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October 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🚀 Apply for our Strategic Productivity course with @alliancembs.bsky.social (4–7 Nov, Manchester): www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/study/execut...

Listen to course leader @bartvanark.bsky.social talk about the impact the course will have:
www.youtube.com/shorts/j1_M7...
Why join the Strategic Productivity Executive Education course?
YouTube video by The Productivity Institute
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October 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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📊 New report by @joshmartinecon.bsky.social and Cliodhna Taylor for The Productivity Institute and @escoeorg.bsky.social tracks UK labour productivity across 184 industries from 2009–2023, more than double the granularity available from official datasets.
🔗 www.productivity.ac.uk/research/lab...
Labour productivity estimates for detailed industries in the UK, 2009 to 2023 - The Productivity Institute
Research constructing labour productivity estimates for 184 industries spanning the entire UK economy – more than double the granularity available from official datasets.
www.productivity.ac.uk
October 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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How can we measure productivity across the economy in greater detail?

In this blog, ESCoE PhD student @joshmartinecon.bsky.social reflects on a new technical report with ESCoE & @productivity.bsky.social's Data Lab, co-authored with ONS's Cliodhna Taylor: tinyurl.com/yc5zecat
UK labour productivity estimates for 184 industries - ESCoE
New research from ESCoE and The Productivity Institute produces UK productivity estimates for 184 industries.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
📊 New report by @joshmartinecon.bsky.social and Cliodhna Taylor for The Productivity Institute and @escoeorg.bsky.social tracks UK labour productivity across 184 industries from 2009–2023, more than double the granularity available from official datasets.
🔗 www.productivity.ac.uk/research/lab...
Labour productivity estimates for detailed industries in the UK, 2009 to 2023 - The Productivity Institute
Research constructing labour productivity estimates for 184 industries spanning the entire UK economy – more than double the granularity available from official datasets.
www.productivity.ac.uk
October 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM