
June 2024 Head of Function – Product, Kat Sexton, introduces Birmingham Foundry and explains how it is starting to deliver the benefits of working differently and sustainable change for the council. Birmingham City Council’s Product function was launched in March 2023. The purpose of it is to work with our council’s services to identify and…
Innovation in Action at Alexander Stadium Back in June, more than 150 colleagues, students, and partners came together at Alexander Stadium for FoundryLIVE 2025—a three-day celebration of creativity, digital innovation, and practical problem solving. Now, three months on, we’ve had time to reflect on what the event achieved, and why it matters for the way…

This animation shows how we’re delivery change at Birmingham City Council in a faster, more collaborative and outcome-focused way. This is the Foundry approach. The Foundry was created because we needed a new way of working. It gives staff at every level the chance to bring forward ideas to improve the way we work. Through…