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The Baltimore City Innovation Team kicked off the year with a Brown Advisory fireside chat on ‘Innovation, Application, and Storytelling,’ moderated by Mickey Crowe, a Baltimore native and Mount Saint Joseph High School alumnus. Mickey dove straight into current headlines, sparking a conversation on the importance of storytelling within Baltimore’s city government. It was a great opportunity to hear about the i-Team’s efforts and how they’re shaping innovation in the city. Here’s just a snippet of what was shared. Cc: Terrance Smith #Innovation #BaltimoreCity #iteam #BrownAdvisory

Here's my latest blog post detailing the remarkable insights we gained from the downright impressive and super cool young folk from the Bucks Skill Show. The findings might just surprise you! #bucksskillshow #communityengagement #youngpeople https://lnkd.in/dCtMkWAJ

As part of the Design HOPES #communityofpractice, the Design Policy Interface Working Group launched recently with member from across local authority, higher education and the creative industry. As a kick-off meeting, we took time to learn about the variety of ways we connect to policy in relation to theme and scale. At the next DPI meeting we are delighted to be joined by Policy Advisors from Cornwall Council who will introduce the Cornwall Development and Decision Wheel, an internal decision making tool and the Cornwall Plan, which includes a Cornwall Doughnut (informed by Kate Rawson's doughnut economics model). There is a key focus on #action and the opportunity to learn from exchanging as part of this #communityofpractice with others working with and in design-policy. 🌿 If you are interested in joining the session at 12.00 - 13.30 on the 21st of November please DM for details. In the meantime, here's a summary of a hearty discussion from session 1 based on what members are interested in exploring / find important: 🔰 Mapping across levels - Opportunity to map the Sustainable Development Goals and Community Wealth Building in the context of local and national levels. 🔰Evidencing and influencing better decision-making through examples of design led approaches that have worked well in the real world. 🔰Valuing examples that can demonstrate localised and contextualised approaches to a local rather than national level. 🔰Opportunity for storytelling and narratives connecting with trust and behaviour change 🔰 Different levers for policy influence / engagement (the significance of people, place and process) 🔰 The relationship between skill development + citizen led democracy 🔰The role of culture and public practice by organisations working with policy and design 🔰Challenges of political cycles v's community action. How to depoliticise urgent issues so they are given longer term planning + priority when politicians / policy makers move on. 🔰Framing the story to the relevant political leanings and the connection to trust, hope and longer term perspective? #design #policy #communityofpractice #relationalpractice #peerlearning #storytelling

👂 When individuals from different walks of life have the opportunity to share their experiences and perspectives, great things can happen. 💥 Learn about what topics CRE professionals will discuss at the CRE Summit next month in this week's issue of the Midlands Business Journal, in print and online. #CRE #CommericalRealEstate #diversity #professionaldevelopment #Omaha

🎨 Behind the Scenes: Bringing Research is Hot to Life 🎨 Creating our inaugural issue of re: the zine, Research is Hot, was no small feat—and it wouldn’t have been possible without the creativity, passion, and hard work of Leonne Chang and Sydney Tweedley, our youth storytelling hires. From brainstorming sessions to multiple edits, they poured their hearts into exploring how young people can reimagine research and tackle misinformation. What went into it? ✨ Collaboration: From ideation to design, every page reflects a shared vision of the future of learning. ✨ Youth Perspective: Centering young voices and their lived experiences was key to making this zine authentic. ✨ Innovation: We experimented with storytelling techniques to make complex topics engaging and accessible. We’re proud of this labor of love and can’t wait for you to dive in! https://lnkd.in/gfb4KK7z 👉 Curious about their journey? Ask us your questions about creating Research is Hot! #ResearchIsHot #BehindTheScenes #YouthLeadership #InnovationInEducation

Mobilising for Missions: Crystalisr 'Community of Practice knowledge exchange call on Thursday - Join in! 2025 is truly going to be a make-or-break year. Across all 5 pillars (or ‘principles’) of community wealth building, Crystalisr will be taking action to help implement the ‘5 Missions’ and relevant milestones that the UK electorate voted for last July. They were reaffirmed in a televised presentation by Keir Starmer on 5th December, and they are: 1 - Kickstart economic growth (income growth) 2 - Build an NHS fit for the future (reduced waiting times) 3 - Safer streets (neighbourhood police) 4 - Break down the barriers to opportunity (early years education) 5 - Make Britain a clean energy superpower (clean power) The #communitywealthbuilding approach can be applied to all five missions, through: 1.       Workforce – improving access to labour markets and career pathways 2.       Spending – helping SMEs to be fit to supply, winning contracts and employing more people 3.       Land and Property – Not permitting rent and business rates costs to stand in the way of generative renewal 4.        Finance – Building out the ‘entrepreneurial state’ (ref. Marianna Mazzucato) and ensuring the capital markets respond to the climate emergency and the other challenges expressed in the Missions. 5.       Ownership - Reducing financial ‘extraction; doubling the size of the co-operative and mutual sector and increasing employee ownership and local economic resilience. As a multi-stakeholder co-operative and an honest broker bringing together buyers and sellers in the supply chain, Crystalisr is in a unique position to facilitate community wealth building. As well as member-led projects in health and green economy, and ongoing research and policy advice, the member-led programme of events for 2025 includes: 1)  Monthly knowledge exchange in the Community of Practice, (next session is this Thursday at 2.00pm, register here https://lnkd.in/enmVSV3t 2)  Courses in Meeting the Challenge - Mission-Oriented Community Wealth Building (in planning for second week of February) 3)  Developing Career-Pathways for Mission fulfilment 4)  Getting fit-to-supply and knowing your buyers and procurement opportunities 5)  Action on Land and Property 6)  Financing South London Ventures - Creating Democratic Ownership via Trade Associations. Join the Community of Practice call on Thursday to find out more and share knowledge! #industrialstrategy #devolution #missions #southlondon #communitywealth #croydon #kingston #merton #richmond #sutton #knowledgexchange #bigsouthlondon

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Want to know a bit more about foresight and what we at Future Tense Inc. do? Here's your chance to talk to us among a stellar list of foresight practitioners from around the globe. Sign up for an #ExReEncounters session now!

When asked what keeps you up at night during todays Center City Business Association Meet the Developers panel, Econsult Solutions Senior Vice President & Principal Gina Lavery responded with "ensuring regional cooperation to meet our development goals." #economicdevelopment #regionalcompetitiveness #thoughtleadership #Philadelphia #phillybusiness #centercitysmart #futureofcities #development #realestate

I may be too literal but I like to plan #CSEdWeek activities/lessons around the theme which this year is "Looking Back, Leaping Forward". Here are some ideas I recently shared based on what I think of when I hear that theme https://lnkd.in/gSGD-MC2 And there are a few thoughts on ideas around the #HourOfCode theme of "Make the invisible, visible". What are you planning for CSEd Week?