Both innovation and invention rest at the heart of Oakfield’s philosophy in providing solutions that enhance the quality of life for our clients. A changing world will inevitably lead to changing commercial needs of our clients, and this will involve the “making of changes to the status quo” or innovation.
But today, no innovation is an island.
At Oakfield, we continually strive to improve the business processes involved in the delivery of solutions to our clients due to changes in local laws, economic downturns or political upheavals. We are committed to continuous innovation by seeking to make the smaller things better—we refrain from assuming that it is not worth getting out of bed for anything other than a potential blockbuster.
Hence our adjacent philosophy that invention must also prosper within our corporate culture. Invention does not always involve exclamations of “Eureka!” which is scarce in a commercial world, but a rethinking of the way in which we can discover new forms of demand for our clients by having a thorough understanding of the market place in which we operate.
Child Trust Fund payments to drop
Babies born this weekend will be last in the UK to receive the full payment to Child Trust Funds, as the scheme's phasing out begins.
31 July 2010, 9:01pm
Interns are 'entitled to be paid'
Many young people working free as interns may legally be entitled to pay, a report says.
30 July 2010, 6:00pm