Employees will form teams to pitch business ideas to a panel of senior managers, councillors, service users and external sponsors in order to receive funding to improve the council's service to the community.
Applicants can pitch for funding of between £1 and £1,000 and prospective initiatives include building a sensory garden at a children's nursery, reading sessions at schools and community tea dances for the elderly.
Birmingham City Council lures entrepreneurial staff into Dragons' Den
Birmingham City Council has launched its own version of Dragons' Den to encourage staff to be more entrepreneurial.