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Our next Innovation Lab is heading to Barnsley
Fresh Meet CIC's next Innovation Lab heads to the UK's first Tech Town in spring 2027. 100 young people, four real challenges and an industry Mentor with every team. We're looking for Mentors, Brief Holders, sponsors and settings.
80+ Young People, Four Live Briefs, One Expo
Fresh Meet CIC's second Innovation Lab took over a corner of Magna Science Adventure Centre at the unLTD Business Expo. Over 80 young people, 14 industry Mentors and four live Challenge Briefs. Here's what happened, what came out of it, and where we go next.
We're partnering with Opportunity Sheffield on a paid internship pilot
Our sister social enterprise, Fresh Meet CIC, is running a paid internship pilot with Sheffield City Council's Opportunity Sheffield. Ten young people, 100 paid hours each, working on real projects - including ours.
Team Tuesday! Meet Reuben, our Junior Web Producer
2nd year Sheffield College student Reuben talks about his paid work experience at Bravand
70 Young People, Six Real Challenges, One Big Vote of Confidence
Fresh Meet CIC's first Innovation Lab is done and dusted, and the feedback's trickling in. So far, 21 out of 23 attendees would recommend it. Here's what happened on the day, who made it possible, and where we're taking it next.
You don't need a full Challenge Brief. You just need a problem.
Worried that taking part in our Social Innovation Lab on 6 July means writing a polished Challenge Brief? It doesn't. A few sentences describing a real problem is enough to start - we'll do the legwork from there.
Sponsorship for our first Social Innovation Lab is open - here's how to get involved
Fresh Meet CIC's first Social Innovation Lab runs on Monday 6 July 2026 in Sheffield. Sponsorship is now open, with three ways for organisations to back young talent on the day.
What if the least experienced people had the freshest ideas?
On Monday 6 July, we're launching Innovation Labs - a new format that puts real organisational challenges in front of sharp young people and sees what happens. The first is a Social Innovation Lab, hosted at Discovery by Scrannery in Sheffield. We need sponsors. We need Challenge Briefs.
We're Fixing Our Own Website. Here's What's Actually Happening
We audited our own site. Now we're fixing it. Mobile performance: 42 to 91. Here's what we did, what hit a wall, and what's still to come.
WordPress 7.0 Just Dropped - Here's What You Need to Know (And Do)
WordPress 7.0 is a big one - and if you're not a developer, that email in your inbox might be making you nervous. Here's what the update actually means, what you need to do before touching anything, and why Friday is never the right day for this.
We Audited Our Own Website. Here's What We Found.
A few weeks ago, we published a piece asking whether your website is working hard enough for today's internet. Since then, a number of people have come back with a version of the same question: what does one of these reports actually look like?
Choose your fighter(s)
This bunch of marvellous, talented and excitable people is what powers everything we do and achieve here at Team Bravand. We all have very different skillsets that may or may not be relevant when we work with you. So don’t get upset if you don’t end up working with all of us. K?
