The Centre for the New Midlands CIC is an independent, not-for-profit think tank focussed on the creation and sharing of new ideas to build a ‘better’ West Midlands.

We work with residents and organisations to discover new solutions to help solve the region’s biggest social and economic challenges and are the place where people come to ‘debate, shape and create’ a better region.

We are non-partisan; dedicated to the generation of new ideas thanks to evidence-based research and we are fully committed to making the Midlands a ‘better’ place to live, work, study, invest and play in.

We do hope that you enjoy learning more about what we hope to achieve through our work and would love to have you on board through our ‘Reimagining the Region‘ network.

Thought leadership

Events

Current Month

October 2024

2024tue01oct6:00 pmtue9:00 pmCNM Autumn Reception - Reimagining the Region

November 2024

2024mon04nov6:00 pmmon9:30 pmReimagining the Region's Housing and Communities

2024sun17nov5:00 pmsun9:00 pmCoventry Blaze vs Nottingham Panthers (Reimagining the Region members' invitation only)

2024wed27nov5:30 pmwed8:30 pm'The Road Ahead' - what to look out for across the digital environment

December 2024

2024thu12dec7:00 pmthu10:00 pmCNM Winter Reception at the Palace of Westminster

Latest news from the Centre

Industrial strategy: why it’s time to pick (and back) winners

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Professor Guy Daly appointed as new Chair of CNM’s Housing and Communities Leadership Board

A new Chair for our Digital Leadership Board

Our reports

PUTTING DIGITAL AT THE HEART OF PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM

Click here to view the full report or download as a pdf

HOW DO WE DELIVER AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS THE WEST MIDLANDS?

Click here to view the full report or here to download as a pdf

MIDLANDS RAIL HUB – THE KEY TO REGIONAL GROWTH?

Click here to view the full report or download as a pdf