The Promise and Peril of AI in Education: A West Midlands Perspective

In this article, Rich Bishop (Director, withdigital and Chair of CNM’s Digital Leadership Board) and Hammad Kamran (Head of AI, Kagool and Member of CNM’s Digital Leadership Board) explore the “two sides of the coin” – the ‘promise and the peril of using AI in education’ drawing on their experiences at withdigital and Kagool, along […]
Get Britain building immediately or risk a ‘perfect storm’

In this article, Mike Leonard (Visiting Professor, Centre for Future Homes at Birmingham City University, CEO of Building Alliance CIC and Member of CNM’s Housing and Communities Leadership Board) and Dr Steve McCabe (independent Economic Researcher) make the case for why the country needs to start building without any further delay and highlight some of […]
Embracing the AI Revolution: What is Happening in Reality Across the West Midlands

At our recent Connections for Prosperity conference which was held at Edgbaston Stadium on 17th July, Sarah Windrum (Head of Cluster Development, HORIBA MIRA and member of CNM’s Digital Leadership Board) chaired a session “Embracing the AI Revolution: What is Happening in Reality Across the West Midlands” If you were unable to make the session, here’s […]
Ethical Leadership and Sustainability begins with awareness, emotional intelligence and with the courage to ask: Where are we going?

In this article, John Rainford FRSA FTLS (Chief Imagination Officer at Learn with Leaders and Chief Innovation Officer for HHERF) provides some reflections on his recent participation in our Connections for Prosperity conference, held at Edgbaston Stadium on 17th July. (July 2025) Redefining Power: Ethical Leadership, Trust, and the Systems That Shape Us When I […]