STEAMhouse 2nd May 2024 How organisations can make innovation business-as-usual Meet the practitioner! In conversation with innovation expert Alex Barker   Hopefully you’ve read our Meet the Practitioner Interview with Strategy and Experience Consultant, Alex Barker, on what Innovation means to him and his experience of working with some of the biggest brands in the world like Orange, the BBC, Disney and the United Nations. If not, we encourage you to read that first interview here. In this interview, the second of the two-parter, we break down in more detail his upcoming Innovat ..read more

STEAMhouse 2nd May 2024 In conversation with innovation expert Alex Barker Meet the practitioner! In conversation with innovation expert Alex Barker   Businesses must innovate and grow to stay ahead of the competition. To stay truly innovative, organisations must build innovation into everything that they do. But how can businesses make innovation business-as-usual? That’s the question that keeps innovators up at night. Fortunately, Alex Barker, a truly experienced Strategy & Experience Consultant, is here to help! Alex is a Service Designer and User Experience Consultant who ..read more

Sophia Tarr 25th April 2024 Reframe Directors’ Cut Exhibition Launch Recap: Celebrating Black Artists and Tackling Climate Change Reframe Directors’ Cut Exhibition Launch Recap: Celebrating Black Artists and Tackling Climate Change   Reframe: The Residency, an artist-led programme, began as a collaborative effort, led by Southbank Centre in collaboration with STEAMhouse, the Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham and Factory International in Manchester, supported by Apple. As part of the programme, STEAMhouse were proud to recently host the regional launch of Reframe: Directors ..read more

Laura Veart 23rd April 2024 International Innovation: STEAMhouse’s Journey to Argentina STEAMhouse recently built on their international presence, embarking on an exhilarating week-long journey in Argentina, igniting the flames of collaboration and creativity in a bid to support visionary growing businesses in Argentina after being invited to participate in the Diseno Argentino Exponencial Creative Bootcamp. Through intensive training and support from STEAMhouse mentors and experts from South America, as well as the opportunity to compete for one of up to 3 Capital Seed Funds, the Di ..read more

STEAMhouse 15th April 2024 Celebrating success: A Recap of the Future Landscapes Pop Up Exhibition We’re proud that we recently held the Future Landscapes Pop Up Exhibition at STEAMhouse, marking a triumphant celebration of innovative city design and forward-thinking urban planning using sustainable and responsible materials. After an exploratory workshop, led by Senior STEAMhouse Technician and sustainable material extra-ordinaire Sarah King, taking place over three experimental days, our curious creatives and thinkers treated the public to a captivating showcase of deep material in ..read more

STEAMhouse 11th April 2024 STEAMhouse Launch Digital Labs Unveiling the Future of Digital Innovation in the west midlands: STEAMhouse Digital Labs Launch Event The STEAMhouse Digital Labs Launch Event recently captivated innovators and change makers with a thrilling glimpse into the future of digital innovation in the West Midlands. Hosted at STEAMhouse, the launch event of the Digital Labs served as a platform for showcasing the groundbreaking technologies, collaborative opportunities, and the limitless potential of digital creativity that digitally-focussed businesses in the West ..read more

Sophia Tarr 10th April 2024 REFRAME: DIRECTORS’ CUT AND STEAMhouse EXHIBITION PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION GUIDE   Reframe: Directors’ Cut is the culmination of artistic brilliance from young Black and Black dual heritage creatives across Birmingham, Manchester, and London. Through this film, 77 Black artists, 23 from the West Midlands, confront the pressing issue of climate change with unparalleled depth and creativity, weaving together photography, film and music to create a mesmerising experience that will leave you in awe. We’re inviting you to get together with the community, get ..read more

Harry Conway 15th March 2024 Advancing Colorectal Cancer Care Pathway through AI-XR Powered Digital Health Innovations Pictured: (l-r) Robert Sharl, Deniz Yoruk, Lukman Akanbi, Muhammad Bilal, Shazad Ashraf, Harry Conway, Xi Guo, Sophia Tarr In a bid to advance healthcare through cutting-edge technology, BCU and surgeons from University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) have set up a collaboration aimed at accelerating the adoption of extended reality (XR) solutions in clinical pathways at STEAMhouse. This collaboration focuses on supporting clinicians with data fusion, visual computing, d ..read more

Vita Woods 14th March 2024 Force For Good – A Beginner’s Journey to B Corp Our 10 step journey to accelerate you through the initial B Corp Impact Assessment and get you ready for evaluation and verification.   So, what’s B Corp and why should I get involved? B Corp certification enables your business to become a force for good. Our most challenging problems cannot be solved by governments and nonprofits alone. By harnessing the power of business, B Corps commit to positively impact all stakeholders – workers, communities, customers, and our planet. By joining this programme and ..read more

STEAMhouse 8th March 2024 STEAMhouse and UKSPF launch pre-funded opportunities for businesses who need support to innovate STEAMhouse and UKSPF launch pre-funded opportunities for businesses who need support to innovate   Do you want to build a new product, service or project but have limited budget or resources to get things going? We’re thrilled to announce a new project – already fully-funded by the UK government through the UKSPF (UK Shared Prosperity Fund) – to support Birmingham & Solihull businesses to innovate, collaborate and grow. Applications for this project are ..read more