Productivity Club Scotland is a forum for networking and peer-to-peer learning for businesses. We provide signposting to resources, and support our members to focus on continuous improvement and organisational capacity.

Productivity Talks Revisited brings together speakers who have spoken at the Club before to update on their projects and the impact on their business.

13.30 - Introduction and welcome

13.35 - Case study - Making data driven decisions - Alan Stevenson, Volunteer Scotland

13.50 - Case study - One year on, our journey - Stephen Currie, R&W Scott Ltd

14.05 - Q&A

14.35 - Group discussion

14.50 - Close

15.00 - Finish

We had prepared to include a session on the DigitalBoost Development Fund which launched yesterday however the fund has been suspended for new applications due to the high level of applications received. To keep up to date with developments related to this fund, please visit https://www.digitalboostdevelopmentgrant.co.uk/

These events are designed to interactive with group discussions. We hope that you can join us. 

Full joining instructions will be sent to you the day prior to the event. 

Alan Stevenson, Digital Projects Manager, Volunteer Scotland

Alan started work with Volunteer Scotland in December 2013 and was responsible for implementing the rebrand and new website. As in many small organisations his remit now includes Research, Marketing and IT. Over time Alan has championed the use of data to drive decision-making; leading to a relationship with The Datalab and MBN through Datalab Quickstart projects and MSc data science summer placements in each of the last two years. With colleagues in SCVO, Alan and team created an improved website where volunteers can search for opportunities anywhere in Scotland https://search.volunteerscotland.net. The new site provides more data points than ever and more importantly supports the organisation’s test and learn approach.

Stephen Currie, Commercial Director, R&W Scott Ltd

Stephen Currie has been the Commercial Director at Carluke based bakery & confectionery ingredients manufacturer for the last four years; and completed a successful MBO of the business from AIM-listed Real Good Food plc along with two fellow directors at the end of 2018. He is a Marketing graduate from University of Stirling and spent 16 years in a variety of commercial leadership roles in the drinks industry before setting up his own consultancy business for the Food & Drink sector in 2010. Having worked with large multinationals, university spin-outs and small start-up businesses Stephen has broad experience across all key trade channels in the UK and Europe.