Events and engagements
Join us for fulfilling, inclusive cultural experiences, connecting our diverse communities through celebratory programming and thought-provoking forums.
Creative Clinic: Navigating the Bid and RFP Process — Pt. II
A community roundtable on challenges, pitfalls, and practical solutions.
You’ve found an opportunity—but what happens when the portal won’t cooperate, the requirements aren’t clear, or you can’t get answers from a purchasing department?
Join Genyne Edwards, CEO of P3 Development Group; Geraud Blanks, Managing Director of Culture x Design; and additional guests for an open conversation about the real-world challenges of government contracting. Share experiences, ask candid questions, and explore practical solutions with peers. Whether you attended Part One or are joining us for the first time, bring a challenge, a lesson learned, or a question you’ve been wanting to ask.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
5:30–7 p.m. | Doors open at 5 p.m.
1060 N. Cass St., Milwaukee
How to Never Have a Bottom of the Pile
Workshop 1: Identify your priorities so your best energy goes to your most important work.
When you’re the marketing team, tech support, operations lead, and creative talent, the work can feel endless. Deanna Singh—entrepreneur, author, and leader of five ventures—shares the framework she uses to protect her creative capacity while keeping everything else moving.
Explore a practical approach to managing your energy, setting priorities, and building a schedule that works for you. Leave with a model schedule and a method for giving your most important work your best energy.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
6–7 p.m. | Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
3121 W. Wisconsin St., Milwaukee
Proposals 101: Price It. Scope It. Sell It.
Knowing your value is one challenge. Communicating it clearly is another.
Join Geraud Blanks, Managing Partner and Creative Director of Culture x Design, for a practical workshop on pricing creative services, building professional proposals, and defining scopes of work. Learn how to explain the value of your work, outline deliverables, and set clearer expectations with clients from the start.
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Session begins at 6 p.m. | Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Fruition MKE, 819 N. 27th Street, Milwaukee
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Black Birth Forum
Reflect on progress. Help shape what comes next.
Join healthcare professionals, birth workers, community leaders, and families for our annual Black Birth Forum. Together, we’ll revisit this year’s Symposium, explore emerging priorities, and help shape the next chapter of the Black Birth Initiative.
The morning will include video highlights from the 2026 Black Birth Symposium; key findings from Culture x Design’s Maternal Health Innovation Workforce Assessment, conducted with support from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services; and a look at new programming and an expanded format for 2027. Featured speakers will be announced soon.
Thursday, November 12, 2026
8:30–10:30 a.m.
Light breakfast at 8:30 a.m. | Presentation at 9 a.m.
Uplifting Mansion
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