by Glenn | Nov 11, 2025 | General, Organisational development, Performance
Welcome to the first ED Unpacked Youtube video. This video series will provide deep dives, thought leadership, and challenge conventional wisdom in local and regional economic development.I’ve reviewed hundreds of economic development strategies over 30 years...
by Glenn | Oct 14, 2025 | Best practice, General, Organisational development, Performance, Professional development
Let’s cut the fanfare. Economic Development is not a press release, its not a claim of a golden future in a manifesto or strategy. It’s a job, on the ground, in a neighbourhood. In the UK, we’ve perfected the art of the launch eventโthe glossy,...
by Glenn | Oct 14, 2025 | Engagement, General
You have a brilliant economic development plan. You present it to the City Council, the Board, or the Regiona/State Committee, and it dies a slow, bureaucratic death. Why? Because getting the green light to proceed in economic development is a game of two halves: 1)...
by Glenn | Aug 22, 2025 | A day in the life, General
I’ll soon be starting a new semi-daily blog highlighting my work, my challenges, mistakes, caffeine habit and frustrations with technology… and don’t get me started on public procurement exercises!!! trying to add a bit of humour, with insight and...
by Glenn | Jul 17, 2025 | Best practice, Engagement, General, Stakeholder
๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ To maximise participation in workshops, interviews, and surveys, pitch relevant questions and repeat online events. Consider purchasing business samples from marketing databases to expand reach. ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต’๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ...
by Glenn | Jun 25, 2025 | Background, Future challenges, General
Hi Economic Developer! Curious? What is Economic Development World? My name is Glenn Athey – I’ve spent a career in local, city and regional economic development here in the UK. You might know me from my LinkedIn presence – where I write...
