We work closely and collaboratively with our clients and like to form task and finish teams for specific projects, generating shared ideas and IP owned by our clients. Our current practice for some projects involves creating bespoke teams of both insiders (organisation board, manager and staff) and outsiders (creatives, community and business leaders). We also often work with insiders only, with senior management teams to support and challenge the process of achieving change, project development or business planning. Frequently this is extended to involve staff teams and/or board members.
Clients with whom we have recently worked in this way include the re-launched Edinburgh International Film Festival Festival, the ICA, Liverpool’s Royal Court, Galway Arts Centre and Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens. We facilitate cultural leaders in setting shared goals and achievable collaborative actions including:
- The leaders of all theatres in Liverpool City Region in receipt of Arts Council National Portfolio funding including a core group comprising Everyman & Playhouse, Royal Court and Unity Theatres, as part of our review of Liverpool Theatres
- The CEOs of the Newcastle Gateshead Cultural Venues consortium in considering the future of City of Dreams, their collaborative creative engagement programme
- The directors of Festivals Edinburgh, comprising all the major international festivals in the city, on future planning and operations
As a result of our extensive work across the industry, we work with many organisations and people giving ongoing advice over the longer term.
BK has collaborated over several years with Artichoke, most recently in a project to develop live work units for artists in Bishop Auckland and also in the cultural facilities of York Central, the city’s major new area to live, work and play.
We also collaborate in wider consultancy and client teams, providing expert insight to inform wider decisions.