Studio Birmingham

A closed-door working day. Cross-sector teams stress-test interventions against real Birmingham data — and capture the work as it happens.

"Designing solutions in real time."

Closed sessions between investors and
operators on what is fundable now — and what
needs to become fundable.

Live recordings, on-floor interviews, and documentary capture turn the studio into shareable IP.

Working studios pair policymakers, analysts, and
place-based leaders against targeted disparity
briefs.

08:30

Cohort orientation, dashboard walkthrough, and the day’s design challenges.

09:30

Teams tackle disparity-area briefs using Birmingham data sets.

12:30

Funders + operators in closed-door pairings to test investability.

14:00

Iterate, prototype, and pressure-test interventions with subject-matter experts.

16:30

On-floor recordings of conversations that came out of the studios.

19:00

Each team presents emerging commitments in a 90-second format.