by Glenn | May 6, 2026 | Best practice, Book, Competency, CPD, General
Not because they weren’t smart. Not because they didn’t work hard. But because nobody had ever explained to them what economic development actually is. What is the mission? What is the function? What are the dilemmas you’ll face when public purpose...
by Glenn | May 6, 2026 | Best practice, Book, Competency, CPD, General
I sat in meetings early in my career where decisions were being made and I didn’t know the local backstory. Who had tried what before? Why certain approaches had been abandoned? What are the political sensitivities? What the community actually needed versus what...
by Glenn | May 6, 2026 | Best practice, Book, Competency, CPD, General
๐๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฃ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ค ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ต๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ด I thought I was reasonably well prepared. I had read the research, understood the theories, sat in plenty of meetings with practitioners. What I wasn’t prepared for was the reality...
by Glenn | May 6, 2026 | EXTERNAL NEWS
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2026-05-06 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Government investment aims to support regulatory, digital and security foundations to bringย drones and AAM, suchย as...
by Glenn | May 5, 2026 | EXTERNAL NEWS
Source: RSA Main Author: Alex Holmes Date published: 2026-05-05 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Watch as Phil Tomlinson, Editor of the Policy Debates section of Regional Studies, presents the 2026 Regional Studies Policy Debates Best Paper...
