Louise Forder, Author at thinkingplace

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Is MIPIM no longer a must do and are we revved up for REiiF?

For 16 years, this was the time of checking the temperature in Cannes, making sure you actually had sun cream and packing the paracetamol! However, the last time I made it to the beach, bars and mad meeting schedule was 2019. Of course there was Covid, but that seemed to draw a line in the… Continue reading Is MIPIM no longer a must do and are we revved up for REiiF?

Join us again for the Magic of Place!

thinkingplace, the UK’s leading place branding, place marketing and place making specialist, are proud to have worked with places such as Staffordshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Torbay, Hemel Hempstead, Wakefield, Lowestoft, Reading, Eccles and Gloucester. And we would like to invite you to . . . We’re excited to be heading back to Leeds from 16th… Continue reading Join us again for the Magic of Place!

Helping you put the pizzazz into your place 2023

Making your place the hero: best practice and advice from leading-edge thinkers Our inaugural ‘Helping you put the pizzazz into your place’ event proved to be a great success last November and with the positive feedback received we’re running another of its kind! We’re delighted to announce that this will be sponsored by We… Continue reading Helping you put the pizzazz into your place 2023

Episode 6 of ‘Right place, right time’ out now!

Episode 6 of our podcast series ‘Right place, right time’ is now live! We hear from Tom Stannard, CEO of Salford City Council and Chair of the Institute of Economic Development. Tom reflects on the amazing regeneration journey Salford continues to be on, driven by great leadership, vision, patience and partnership. In his new role… Continue reading Episode 6 of ‘Right place, right time’ out now!

Save the date!

Event Announcements We’re excited to be heading back to Leeds this May for the UKREiiF event and are very happy to be hosting our ‘The Magic of Place’ drinks reception for the second year running. This will be held at the fantastic Lamb and Flag between 5pm and 8pm on Wednesday 17th May. More details will be sent… Continue reading Save the date!

Create your place sensation!

All our places are in the midst of a massive change programme, not of their making but with profound implications. They are facing a perfect storm of energy crisis, cost of living crisis, post pandemic, online shopping, Brexit, changes in working patterns, climate change and more. The successful places will be those that don’t just… Continue reading Create your place sensation!

Episode 5 of ‘Right place, right time’ out now!

The latest episode of our podcast series ‘Right place, right time’, and the first of 2023, is out now! We hear from Angela Brockbank, Head of New Business and Growth at Thirteen Housing Group and Chair of the Redcar and Cleveland Place Board who oversee the place brand, ambassadors programme and are spokespeople for the… Continue reading Episode 5 of ‘Right place, right time’ out now!

2023 – some thoughts for UK places from thinkingplace

As we stare into 2023, our places are going to need to be confident, collaborative, clearheaded, creative and connected to forge ahead in challenging times. Here, thinkingplace’s Founding Director John Till, provides his musings on what will matter: 1. There’s no way around the fact that it’s going to be tough for our cities, counties… Continue reading 2023 – some thoughts for UK places from thinkingplace

Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) – the route to doing things differently in your place?

Place Campaign: Medway

In all our conversations with places, whilst their preference may be for them not to constantly have to spend time bidding for funding pots, what they do want to see is funding that is place-led, flexible, not competitive, revenue not just capital, and that can meet local priorities; SPF provides that opportunity. It is extremely… Continue reading Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) – the route to doing things differently in your place?

Episode 4 of ‘Right place, right time’ now available!

We are pleased to share our latest episode of ‘Right place, right time’, here we chat with Iain Jenkinson, CBRE’s Co-Lead for Planning in the UK. During the discussion, Iain gives a private sector perspective on place development. CBRE are the global leader in real estate and Iain provides some thought provoking views on what… Continue reading Episode 4 of ‘Right place, right time’ now available!

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