Bolder thinking for urban life
Cities are platforms for people; they create opportunities for human connection and enable the exchange of knowledge and ideas. By shaping the places in which we live, learn, work and play we change people’s lives. This is both a privilege and a responsibility. How farsighted, bold and courageous we are prepared to be today sets the foundations for urban life in the future.
Shaping Outcomes
Shaping Outcomes
Defining extraordinary place opportunities that benefit people, planet and profit.
Urban strategies
Defining strategies for change that are desirable, feasible, viable and impactful; maximising the long-term benefit to all
Audience insight
Engaging with current and future communities to explore the opportunities for change that would enrich their lives and capture their hearts and minds
Project propositions
Synthesising world class thinking, deep contextual understanding and the hopes and dreams of stakeholders to define impactful visions for change
Community strategies
Inspiring and enabling local businesses and communities to benefit from urban change, creating social and economically sustainable outcomes
Shaping People
Shaping People
Developing individual and organisational capability to understand, organise and realise urban change opportunities
Organisational capability
Tailoring bespoke strategies, processes and inhouse training to enhance organisational resilience, adaptability, innovation and purpose
Experiential learning
Shaping the mindsets, skillsets and toolsets of our sector and co-creating the next generation of urban practice
NEW: Urban Leadership Sprint
Convene with multi-disciplinary cohorts and explore the purpose, practice and perspectives of urban change. Define solutions and action plans and shape the next generation of practice.
Shaping Industry
Shaping Industry
Building momentum for urban systems change through purpose driven, solutions-oriented and future focused conversations.
Collective innovation
Convening cross-system conversations that use the knowledge, insights and experience of many to solve intractable urban challenge
Next thinking
Exploring best practice, global benchmarks, new models and the people behind them to evolve urban change practice
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Change agent network
Building a community of practitioners, innovators, influencers and leaders to change urban practice for the better
Our co-creation approach
Our approach begins with optimism and a desire to be bold. It gives end users a voice in key decisions and drives outcomes focused on their aspirations. It generates ideas for change that are desirable, feasible, viable and impactful, maximising the long term benefit to all.
This process is predicated on asking the right questions and collaboratively solving them through the development of a strong evidence base and creative conversations around ideas for the future.
