The difference between success and failure is skilled leadership
With everything that businesses have had to deal with in recent times, senior leadership teams have been placed under tremendous pressure to ‘up’ their strategic game just to keep their companies afloat – let alone enable them to thrive and grow. Richard Sadler of Birmingham-based SMMT Industry Forum shares insights from a recent survey examining […]
The eXtended Realities (XR – VR, AR and MR) “Sector” – where we are and where we need to be
Professor Bob Stone (Member of the Centre for the New Midlands’ Digital Leadership Board) is a Human Factors specialist and a 34-year “veteran” of the international Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality community. Bob is also Emeritus Professor in XR and Human-Centred Design at the University of Birmingham. In this article, Professor Stone provides a summary of […]
A warm welcome to our new Digital Leadership Board
We are delighted to announce our new Digital Leadership Board. The Board is responsible for shaping and driving our content across the Digital environment; from cyber security to the Internet of Things (IoT); Digital innovation; Extended Realities (XR); crypto currencies; complex adaptive systems and a lot more! We are delighted to welcome Professor Ardavan […]
The Metaverse – a genuine opportunity for future work practices and businesses or yet another over-hyped view of the future?
Professor Bob Stone (Member of the Centre for the New Midlands’ Digital Leadership Board) is a Human Factors specialist and a 34-year “veteran” of the international Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality community. Bob is also Emeritus Professor in XR and Human-Centred Design at the University of Birmingham. In this article, Professor Stone considers the Metaverse […]
The SV voting system isn’t working; the Greens are on the march and why wasn’t the West Midlands Mayoral contest closer?
In this article, Chris Smith (Managing Director, Centre for the New Midlands CIC) looks at the 2021 Election results and considers some of the key talking points – Changes to the voting system; the rise of the Greens and the Street vs Byrne race to be Mayor of the West Midlands. If […]
“The time is now for a new approach to politics”
On 6 May 2021, voters in the West Midlands will have their say on who represents them at local council level; who will be the new Police and Crime Commissioner and who will be the next Mayor of the West Midlands. In our series of election specials, we hear from the candidates who want your […]
“How I will get the West Midlands back on track and unleash our region’s potential”
On 6 May 2021, voters in the West Midlands will have their say on who represents them at local council level; who will be the new Police and Crime Commissioner and who will be the next Mayor of the West Midlands. In our series of election specials, we hear from the candidates who want your […]
“What would electing Pete Durnell (Reform UK) as Metro Mayor, mean for the West Midlands?”
On 6 May 2021, voters in the West Midlands will have their say on who represents them at local council level; who will be the new Police and Crime Commissioner and who will be the next Mayor of the West Midlands. In our series of election specials, we hear from the candidates who want your […]
Cllr Steve Caudwell, Green Party candidate
On 6 May 2021, voters in the West Midlands will have their say on who represents them at local council level; who will be the new Police and Crime Commissioner and who will be the next Mayor of the West Midlands. In our series of election specials, we hear from the candidates who want your […]
“This is a moment of history for the West Midlands. It can’t be a return to business as usual”
On 6 May 2021, voters in the West Midlands will have their say on who represents them at local council level; who will be the new Police and Crime Commissioner and who will be the next Mayor of the West Midlands. In our series of election specials, we hear from the candidates who want your […]