Wednesday, 22 October 2025
Time: 12.30 - 15:00
Conference Aston - Hotel and Conference Centre
Aston Street
Birmingham
B4 7ET
The Strathclyde Business School is hosting a workshop to bring together manufacturing SME representatives to explore ways of empowering employees to drive innovation.
Across the Midlands and the UK, manufacturing SMEs are adopting industrial digital technologies (IDTs) to unlock new levels of innovation and productivity.
But to truly scale those gains, one question remains: how can you get the most from your people?
Enter job crafting—a fresh approach that helps employees shape their roles, find new efficiencies, and spark innovation from the ground up.
Join us for this interactive half-day workshop led by the Made Smarter InterAct team. You’ll hear how other manufacturers are using job crafting to get more value from their digital investments—and you’ll take part in hands-on activities to explore how this approach could work in your own business.
What is job crafting?
Job crafting empowers employees to improve the way they work—by rethinking tasks, relationships, and processes. The result? Higher engagement, better ideas, and stronger productivity.
Who should attend?
Team leaders, line managers, HR professionals—anyone keen to improve how people work and drive innovation in manufacturing SMEs.
Agenda
12:30 – Arrival and buffet lunch
13:15 – Welcome and introductions
13:30 – Interactive Job Crafting for Innovation workshop
15:00 – Key takeaways and action planning
15:30 – Close