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Here's a question I can't stop thinking about, and I don't think the sector has a good answer for it yet. For generations, professional services have run on a simple, elegant machine. Bright…
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I've spent enough years in and around professional services to know what the exit interview usually says, and what it usually leaves out. The form says "career progression" or "better packag…
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Let me offer a slightly counterintuitive thought to start. The more uncertain the world becomes, the more leaders tend to fall back on gut instinct, and the more uncertain the world becomes,…
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There's a number that should focus the mind of every senior partner in the country: in the five years to 2024, close to £1.2 billion of private equity flowed into UK law firms alone, with a…
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I want to be a little provocative, because I think the politeness around this topic is doing real damage. Most professional services firms do not have a succession plan. They have a successi…
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Professional services cost management is getting harder. The cost of simply employing people has gone up and keeps going up, while clients are becoming more careful about what they will pay.…
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AI in insurance is no longer hypothetical. When people say “AI is going to change insurance,” it can sound like the “blockchain will change everything” talk from a few years back, but this t…
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Manchesterism for manufacturers is worth watching closely. Andy Burnham has spent the last several years turning Greater Manchester into something of a policy laboratory, with devolution, pu…
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AI governance in professional services has become urgent because adoption is already happening, whether leadership planned for it or not. Across firms, people are quietly using AI to draft,…
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Made Smarter grant funding gives manufacturers a practical way to invest in digital technology without carrying the full cost alone. For eligible SMEs in England, the programme can provide a…
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The recent Anthropic Fable 5 episode may turn out to be one of those moments we look back on as a shift in how businesses think about AI. For a short period, Anthropic was forced to disable…
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A Trimontium AI Perspective There is no shortage of voices in the AI market telling you which platform is the right one. Vendor events, partner programmes, and analyst reports all carry a de…
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I have a confession. Somewhere between the third heatwave of the summer and my fourth iced coffee before 10am, I outsourced my brain to AI. Not gradually, either. All at once, the moment the…
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Right. Stop what you're doing. Not forever. Just for the next two minutes. I know AI is a serious business….but IMHO this is worth a tea break for. Meta is rolling out WhatsApp Usernames, an…
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If you work in UK manufacturing and have been watching the news over the last few months, you will already know that the situation in the Middle East has taken a turn that nobody in global t…
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A net zero plan for manufacturing cannot succeed on ambition alone. Boards may want meaningful progress on decarbonisation, while CFOs need clear evidence that each step makes financial sens…
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Succession planning in manufacturing is not just about who takes over next. It is about what happens when critical judgement, customer knowledge and decision-making logic live in too few peo…
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Supply chain resilience in manufacturing is not just about having backup plans. It is about knowing quickly which products, customers and revenues are exposed when a supplier fails. In many…
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If you've been in a room with us in the last twelve months, there's a good chance the conversation went something like this. A CEO leans back and says, "Look, I get it. AI is everywhere. The…
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Here's a scenario that sounds like a procurement footnote but is really a much bigger argument in disguise. Earlier this month, Sadiq Khan blocked a £50m deal that would have seen the Metrop…
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We've all received that email. The one that opens with "Per my last email" (translation: read more carefully next time). The one-word reply, "Noted.", that somehow manages to feel like a doo…
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A question that comes up more and more often in AI conversations is this: do we have to use models from OpenAI, Anthropic or Google, or are there other options? For many businesses the defau…
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AI pothole repair could help councils tackle road maintenance far more intelligently. From predicting which roads are likely to fail next to prioritising budgets and routing repair crews mor…
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ESG reporting in manufacturing is consuming far more time than it should. In many businesses, the data already exists, but it sits across disconnected systems, spreadsheets and departments,…
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Manufacturing digital transformation does not need to begin with a major ERP rollout or a multi-year programme. In many businesses, the better starting point is a smaller, targeted intervent…
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Manufacturing cash flow is too important to manage with backward-looking reports alone. In many businesses, finance teams can feel pressure building but cannot see it early enough because th…
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AI mental health tools are becoming part of how people process distress, grief and crisis, especially when human support feels hard to access. That shift creates real opportunities for acces…
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Brexit export paperwork is still adding cost, delay and complexity for UK manufacturers selling into the EU. For many businesses, the problem is no longer understanding the rules but continu…
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If artificial intelligence learnt from us, it may have picked up some of our worst habits. Here is a question worth sitting with for a moment: if we built artificial intelligence by feeding…
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A practical guide to getting more from every prompt – and making your AI subscription go further. Most people who use Claude hit their usage limit far too quickly. They assume the plan is to…
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A manufacturing CEO said something to me recently that I haven't been able to shake. "We lose quotes to overseas competitors who are 30% cheaper. Our quality is better. Our lead times are sh…
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Brexit export paperwork is still adding cost, delay and complexity for UK manufacturers selling into the EU. For many businesses, the problem is no longer understanding the rules but continu…
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The manufacturing skills gap is putting real pressure on businesses, but recruitment is only part of the problem. In many factories, highly skilled people are still spending too much time on…
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Manufacturing margins are getting harder to protect, even when revenue looks strong. For many businesses, the problem is not a lack of data but a lack of visibility, because spreadsheets onl…
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AI health questions are becoming a normal part of modern life. When symptoms appear late at night and medical help feels slow or hard to access, asking a chatbot can seem like the quickest a…
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AI adoption succeeds when businesses build trust, align technology to real goals, and work with partners who understand their people as well as their processes. That is why the organisations…
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Critical thinking and AI are not in competition. In practice, AI is often best at handling the necessary but repetitive work, while people bring the judgement, context and instinct that comp…
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The Masters is showing what practical AI looks like in the real world, from searchable video archives to real-time fan insights. For business leaders, the bigger lesson is how AI can make co…
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The ceasefire may have calmed oil markets, but it has not yet brought much relief for UK drivers. UK petrol prices remain stubbornly high, even after crude fell sharply, raising fresh questi…
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AI sales bots are getting harder to spot. The tone is polished, the replies are instant, and everything sounds convincingly human. But when people realise they may have been talking to AI in…
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The debate around petrol prices usually focuses on oil markets, geopolitics and retailers’ margins. Increasingly, it should also focus on AI. As pricing systems become faster and more automa…
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You're not short of AI options, in fact you are drowning in them. The emerging consensus is clear: don't rely on one model all the time but be willing to switch between them for different ta…
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Shadow AI: The Risk Your Business Didn’t Sign Up For, But Might Already Be Running Here’s a scenario that’s probably more familiar than you’d like to admit. Your marketing manager is draftin…
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There’s a question nobody in Silicon Valley really wants to answer right now. It goes something like this: if you remove the youngest, most engaged, most algorithmically valuable users from…
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Vibe coding is changing how software gets built, making prototyping faster and lowering the barrier to entry. But speed comes with trade-offs, including security gaps, hidden technical debt…
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Spoiler: slapping “AI-powered” on your homepage isn’t a strategy. It’s a liability. AI and consumer trust are becoming inseparable as brands increasingly rely on automation, generative conte…
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AI and the gender pay gap are becoming more closely linked as automation reshapes the roles women are most likely to hold and AI skills create new salary premiums that are not being sha…
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AI social networks are generating headlines about machines forming their own communities, but the reality is often far less dramatic. This blog explores what platforms like Moltbook actually…
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Digital twins in B2C are moving beyond experimental concepts to become a powerful way for brands to understand, anticipate, and support consumers over time. As customer data becomes richer a…
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Digital twins for manufacturers are rapidly moving from experimental technology to a practical tool for managing complexity, reducing downtime, and improving decision-making. As supply chain…
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AI change management is the single biggest factor separating successful AI initiatives from those that quietly fail. While organisations continue to invest heavily in advanced models and pla…
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What is Generation Beta and why should employers be paying attention now? Born from 2025 onwards, Generation Beta will grow up in a world shaped by AI, automation, and constant digital chang…
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If you’ve ever stood in front of a mirror and wished it could do just a little more than show your reflection, you’re not alone. As a data scientist working at the intersection of computer v…
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Australia’s under-16 social-media restrictions are set to become one of the most impactful regulatory shifts in global online safety policy. As platforms prepare for the 10 December 2025 dea…
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So, is my website ready for Agentic Search? Let’s find out. Over the last 12 months, AI agents have quietly begun reshaping how decisions are made online, leading us to ask, 'Is my website r…
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The digital landscape is shifting. Quietly, quickly, and more profoundly than most businesses realise. For years, optimisation has been about humans: designing for the way people search, rea…
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If you work in communications, you’ve probably felt it: the ground shifting under your feet. For years, brands shaped the conversation. Now, the conversation shapes the brand and the generat…
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AI is moving fast. UK businesses want in, but many are hitting the brakes. We look at what the DUAA impact on AI is. The reason? Data regulation. UK GDPR has put businesses on high aler…
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Let’s turn those Black Friday alerts into real savings. Below is a practical, Trimontium step-by-step plan you can follow, from prep to checkout, that uses deal-tracking AI the right&nb…
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Black Friday has evolved from a single day of chaos into a full-blown shopping season, with deals hitting online stores weeks in advance. Amid the hype, many shoppers turn to AI-powered tool…
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Disappointed, but not surprised. That was my first reaction when I read the new Nature study revealing that generative AI tools are amplifying one of society’s most persist…
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Should companies be choosing between profit and progress and what are investor thoughts on AI? When Rightmove announced last week that it would ramp up investment in artificial intellig…
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What is the AI search impact? In the months since the marketing world declared Google’s demise at the hands of AI assistants, something unexpected has happened: the data arrived…and it told…
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AI app builders are everywhere right now. From “no-code” platforms that promise to turn your ideas into an app overnight, to AI tools that generate code, designs, and even marketin…
Read articleFor many mid-sized businesses, expanding internationally is the next logical step. Whether it’s chasing new markets, diversifying risk, or scaling faster, internationalisation can transform…
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Big changes are coming to the UK’s data protection landscape. The new Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) reshapes how organisations collect, manage, and share personal data. W…
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In 2025, protecting employee data isn’t just an IT issue, it’s a board-level business risk that can directly impact your bottom line. Recent headlines have made that painfully clear. High-pr…
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For most boards, Generative AI has gone from curiosity to core conversation in record time. In this blog we explore the reasons for implementing GenAI into business. What was onc…
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Artificial intelligence isn’t just changing how we work. It’s changing what we own and it's so important to understand the relationship between Intellectual Property and AI. For CEOs, p…
Read articleAt Trimontium, we know running a small or medium-sized business in the UK has never been more complex. From economic uncertainty to cyber threats, SME leaders are juggling a lot and the role…
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If you’ve been watching the AI space (and let’s face it, as a business leader you kind of have to), you’ll already be aware that OpenAI has just launched something new, ChatGPT Atlas , a bro…
Read articleYou’ve built your product on AI. You’ve got models humming in the background, APIs firing every few milliseconds, and dashboards that make you feel like the future is finally here. You haven…
Read articleIn today’s AI-driven economy, data is often described as the new oil. But that metaphor doesn’t fully capture its power. Unlike oil, data isn’t a finite resource,&nb…
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When people talk to ChatGPT or other AI assistants, many describe it as having a “male” tone. That perception isn’t random. It’s rooted in how these systems are built, who builds them, and t…
Read articleFollowing on for our previous blog on the benefits of LLMs ( here ) we wanted to highlight some of the risks that you could be exposing your business to. AI tools like ChatGPT and other Larg…
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If you’ve been keeping an eye on the tech world, you’ve probably heard the term “LLM” tossed around, short for Large Language Model . These AI systems (like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude)…
Read articleArtificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved from a niche technology topic into a boardroom conversation. But for many senior leaders, AI still feels abstract - a buzzword promising tran…
Read articleImagine this: your business has just invested in a cutting-edge AI tool. It promises big efficiency gains, perhaps new customer insights, maybe even a competitive edge. All good, but then so…
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