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Aviation at the heart of the community- lessons from the Airports and Future of Aviation conference
Last week, the Institute spent a day out at the Built Environment Networking Airports Development and Future of Aviation conference at Manchester Airport’s Concorde Centre. There, under the wings of…
Read morePlanning for ANOTHER future- the Queen’s Speech 2022
Tuesday this week saw that State Opening of Parliament, the ceremonial occasion in which the Monarch (or in this case, her heir) formally opens the new parliamentary session by reading…
Read moreConsultation Data – Quality or Quantity? – Getting the right balance between qualitative and quantitative methods
Listening effectively to the public, through professionally-organised consultations is a challenge. If decision-makers are to do better than just respond through knee-jerk reactions to opinion-poll data, care is needed to…
Read moreDear New Councillor…
Congratulations on your election to your new seat of [Insert Seat Here], and welcome to the wonderful world of local government! We’re sure you’ll enjoy your stay- however long that’ll…
Read moreThe Health and Care Act 2022- some answers to engagement concerns, but more remains to be addressed
Last week, the Queen gave Royal Assent to the much-debated Health and Care Bill, completing its parliamentary process and making it into the Health and Care Act 2022. We wrote…
Read moreGetting Out of Barry’s World
Over my many years of helping organisations to improve their surveys/questionnaires, one problem area has always stood out. When I teach this in my courses, I use my own name…
Read moreGuest Article: My 5-point plan to run accessible events
Article by Luke Bodin, BA Events If you’re like me, you will want everyone that arrives at your event to feel welcome and be able to engage. This is key…
Read moreJoin us for The Perfect Blend; let’s discuss consultation responses ☕
Consultation Responses: Quality vs Quantity The Perfect Blend | Session 8 Date: Tuesday 10th May Time: 10am Obtaining meaningful consultation responses and listening effectively to the public through consultation is a challenge. If…
Read moreWho will defend Backside Lane and Rotten Row? The Government’s consultation on street naming
Just as I was beginning to worry that there was little to write about this week, imagine my joy when I stumbled upon this– a recently published technical consultation about…
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