Strategy & feasibility development - project case study:

The Alan Turing Institute — Expanding Partnerships into Arts & Culture

Challenge
The Alan Turing Institute wanted to expand its AI and data science research partnerships into the arts, humanities, and cultural heritage sector — an area less developed than its collaborations in health, defence, and climate science. They needed specialist insight, sector knowledge, and extra capacity to map the landscape and identify high-value partnership opportunities.

Response
Working closely with the Institute’s partnerships team, we:

• Designed a targeted partnership plan and new prospect pipeline.

• Delivered an in-depth landscape review of the arts, humanities, and cultural heritage sector.

• Joined steering group meetings to align work with organisational priorities.

• Researched and engaged potential partners, collectors, and funders through desk-based research and direct outreach.

Impact
In just eight months, we helped secure a six-figure donation to continue the Machines Reading Maps project, informed the Institute’s five-year organisational strategy, and laid the foundations for a new philanthropy programme, creating new avenues for funding and collaboration.