Learning Curves: the path to systems change
Schedule
Tue May 12 2026 at 10:00 am to 04:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Birmingham Conference & Events Centre | Birmingham, EN
About this Event
Learning curves: the path to system change
To create systems change, local areas and national policymakers need to be open to continuous, iterative learning.
With such complex, and long-term work we must have clear processes in place to reflect, adapt to new factors, and take action based on what we have learnt.
But how much of this learning infrastructure is in place locally? What kind of learning do we prioritise? Who do we listen to and involve? And what is our approach when things don’t go to plan?
Join us, as we reflect collectively on what we have learnt, what we hope to learn and the things we need to “unlearn”.
Agenda
09:30 – 10:30: Arrival and registration
10:30 – 11:45: Opening remarks, plenary and Q&A
With Karl Brown, Jason Strelitz, Kathleen Kelly and Joy Warmington
11:45 – 12:00: Break
12:00 - 13:00 : Breakout Session 1
1. Making sense of systems change: practical steps for learning and evaluation
2. Lessons in Survival: what can we learn about prevention from people living with multiple disadvantage?
3. Digger deeper: what’s next for multiple disadvantage data?
4. Addressing the gaps: how do we use learning to further work for race equity?
5. Great minds: what have we learnt about neurodivergence, and what can we learn from it?
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
14:00 – 15:00: Breakout Session 2
7. Two steps forward, one step back: why doesn’t learning always stick?
8. Challenging assumptions: how do we change the stigma associated with multiple disadvantage?
9. “Too Risky!”: How does it feel to unlearn conventional support approaches to Domestic Violence and Abuse?
10. Led by lived experience: what happens when we prioritise relationships over traditional approaches?
11. Overreliance on resilience: whose responsibility is preventing burn out?
12. Death, dying and multiple disadvantage: how can Palliative Care approaches reshape our practice?
15:00 – 15:20: Break
15:20 – 16:30: Closing plenary
With Joy Hibbins, Kath Pengilley and Dr Maximillian Lennart Nagel.
Where is it happening?
The Birmingham Conference & Events Centre, Hill Street, Birmingham, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 150.00
