Equipping placemakers to shape a thriving and equitable city
Four teams from our Leaders Plus programme pitched their proposals for reclaiming the street, from women’s safety to engaging young people and community co-design to greening the city. So who won the audience vote? For their final Proposal for London assignment, we asked the Leaders Plus cohort to combine their … Read more
The fourth round of Greater Manchester Leaders Plus kicked off in March with a buzzy launch and mentor-mentee meet-up, a central Manchester walkabout and workshop on Connecting with Place and a lovely lunch to start connecting with each other – and that was just the first 24 hours! Two weeks … Read more
London is working hard to rebuild its reputation – both at home and abroad. But is this a chance for the capital to redefine itself, drive the ESG agenda and strengthen our relationships with other cities across the UK? With a number of companies recently snubbing the London stock exchange … Read more
What better way to start the year than with a new home, great partners and a pack of exciting projects? Future of Greater Manchester, Future of London’s sister organisation, is doing just that. Led by new FoGM Programme Lead Judi Greenwood and FoL / FoGM Executive Director Lisa Taylor, the … Read more
Check out just a few of the powerful proposals from this freshly graduated cohort, who range from planning through digital to early years development. We applaud them all & look forward to involving them in the GM Alumni Network on the cards or 2023!
On 14 September Future of London convened a roundtable of senior leaders from across London’s built environment sector to discuss what should London’s leaders should prioritise during this period of rolling and overlapping crises, and reflect on the leadership skills and approaches needed to create opportunities in times of crisis.
Senior leaders from across London’s built environment discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the capital over the next 10 to 30 years, and the role of leadership in ensuring that London remains globally competitive.
Get a glimpse of how central Manchester is emerging from Covid through the eyes (and ears and noses) of GM Leaders Plus candidates as part of their “Connecting with Place” day out this spring.
Alex Peters is a professional dancer and mentor who’s helped dozens of Future London Leaders candidates step outside their comfort zone and think creatively. See his excellent short video on dance and wellbeing here, part of AXA Health’s Feelgood Health Journey.
Catch up on the first round of innovative Proposals for Greater Manchester from the GM Leaders Plus Round 1 candidates.
Need some New Year’s inspiration? Try this City Bites interview with Urbancanda’s Miffa Salter, including great tips on leading and learning virtually, plus a snapshot at how FoL took its Leaders programmes online.
Rounding off our series of alumni interviews with sector leaders on Covid resilience, Peter O’Brien talks to One Housing’s Ria Bailes about the need for empathy and other ‘soft’ skills for really effective crisis leadership.