by Fraser Henderson | Apr 4, 2024 | Frontpage
With over £100bm of new linear infrastructure projects planned between now and 2030, consultation and engagement professionals who work in the planning sector are going to be busy. And it’s not just the benefits of the required changes that are at stake…without...
by Fraser Henderson | Feb 6, 2024 | Frontpage
Engaging older people is often overlooked in the attempt to rectify pitiful levels of engagement among young people. Given that they have the most lived experience, this really doesn’t make sense – particularly as staying socially engaged is known to improve health...
by Fraser Henderson | Jan 19, 2024 | Frontpage
In the modern attention economy, consultation and engagement professionals have never had to work so hard to attract an audience. ‘Statistically insignificant” is an easy challenge that tends to focus on raw numbers instead of sound representation....
by Fraser Henderson | Jan 4, 2024 | Frontpage
As more and more public bodies declare bankruptcy there are difficult decisions ahead about budget cuts and how they translate into service continuity. Getting finances “back on track” is one such theme of this timely budget discussion in Birmingham . Despite being...
by Fraser Henderson | Dec 14, 2023 | Frontpage
The PropTech fund has spawned a series of experiments around planning, technology and public consultation that are well worth following. It’s great to see DLUCH investing in pilots and local government. Many of these experiments have focused on using AI in...
by Fraser Henderson | Nov 23, 2023 | Frontpage
To get devolution deals over the line there is a significant amount of effort involved in ratifying them. The first problem is that a “minded-to” deal is effectively a done deal, with very limited scope for maneuver and a big cash incentive for them to complete. ...
