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Curious about co-design and work in housing and infrastructure? Join TACSI's Future of Home lead Brugh O'Brien and our Regenerative Communities portfolio lead Dr Simone M. to demystify co-design and community engagement, and identify practical strategies to get started. With an increasing requirement for co-design in the procurement of capital works, people have been asking us to share what it means. Tomorrow's webinar will discuss: - What is co-design and why is it in demand? - How can it add value to what you do? - How can you start incorporating co-design in your work? If you can’t make the live broadcast, we’ll send you the recording and learning materials after the event. Secure your spot here 👇🏽

Innovation Districts are facilitators of #entrepreneurialecosystems. Building out these districts has a significant impact on a region’s #economicdevelopment, #community and place in #innovation and #entrepreneurship. Funding is typically enabled by philanthropy, economic development corporations, federal grants and corporate funds. #innovationdistricts

As our city continues to grow towards a population of over 9 million by 2050, we have an opportunity now to collectively explore research data that may help us collectively steer a course to maintain our enviable reputation of being a liveable and loveable destination to visit, do business or call home. Next week GHD will dive into our global research exploring intergenerational equity through an infrastructure lens. Viewed from multi-generational perspectives, we will learn from other jurisdictions about global concerns of balancing sustainability aspirations, cost of living pressures and transportation challenges. If you are in any way curious about what we may learn from other global regions, please register to join our Crossroads webinar next week. #FutureCommunities #Crossroads #Mobility #PowerofCommitment

The Power of Intersections: How Collaborative Spaces Are Changing the Game for Innovation and Community Building Introduction: Harnessing the Power of Intersections Collaborative spaces have b... Read More - https://lnkd.in/dGdh233F

🌐 Unlocking Collective Growth: The Power of Communities 🌐 Check out our latest post about leveraging the power of community to accomplish more with less. #Partners #BusinessStrategy

We are trying to spread the word about Hugh Brandt and I (Bob Varney) do at Cities Project Global. We desire to awaken, equip and unleash leaders to serve the kingdom of God in ways most Christians may miss. Our new book The Intersection: Faith, Work, and Life is a broad introduction for Christians who want to understand the Faith & Work space -- namely, how can I productively and kindly bring my faith to work and actually to everything I do. The book is on Amazon. I imagine you will find it helpful.

I love this article (thank you Amy Daroukakis for sharing). It feels like a lot of people, in Paris and elsewhere, are trying to knit local communities back together after decades of those connections weakening. Partly, it’s about improving quality of life (in Paris it sounds like they are leading with cheese). But, as the article says, stronger local communities are also a way to build social resilience and take on problems like climate action together. At hidden strategy, we’re looking at what stronger communities might mean for businesses. For example, in insurance, could they lead to lower claims? If so, how could insurers help create the right conditions for that to happen? And, in the energy industry, how could local groups be involved in a shift to a smarter grid? We’re also exploring how communities work in smarter cities. Timothy Pape has spent the last three years studying Songdo, a smart city in South Korea and it’s quite clear that technological interventions don’t always work out as planned. Designing with a participatory and community perspective in mind helps figure our potential benefits and risks before they happen. Do get in touch if you would like to chat or organise a workshop.

Report📢| Read our new manifesto setting out how the parties can create the conditions for community businesses to thrive. With the right 💪 powers, 🛠️ resources and 🤝 backing community businesses can drive transformative change in their local communities. Read it here➡️ https://bit.ly/3M4cK6P

Organisations ready and willing if the right powers, resources and backing is given

Methods for co-creating / coproducing public services: “Meet on the community’s territory and meet as people, not as employees. Overall remember, communities are there to solve the over-arching problem alongside you, not to improve your service for you.” More on this here: https://lnkd.in/eifFX687 #cocreation #coproduction #codesign #PublicServices #CommunityEngagement