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Radical Collaboration in Action: The Quorum Principle in Manufacturing

At the Radical Collaboration event in London on the 16th May, it became clear that incremental improvements won’t fix the deep inefficiencies in how we work across the manufacturing ecosystem. What’s needed now is a fundamental reset, one that breaks down silos, rethinks relationships between manufacturers and their partners, and creates the conditions for transformation to truly take hold. That’s exactly what the Quorum Principle in manufacturing sets out to achieve. Because, as Henry Ford once put it: “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” This event, curated by John Robinson and hosted by Global Manufacturing Strategies, brought together senior leaders from industry, technology, and policy to explore how radical collaboration, underpinned by a new operating model, can unlock untapped value in global manufacturing. Less about tech trends and more about strategic change, the event delivered a clear message: if we don’t change how we work together, no digital investment will deliver what it promises. From buzzwords to benefits As part of the event’s keynote, I joined Raimund Klein, CEO of the International Centre for Industrial Transformation (INCIT), to ask a fundamental question: Where does the UK really stand in its digital transformation journey, and

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