Stockport update with Place Collective UK
Check out this prose-meets-property guest post on Stockport from Place Collective’s Andrew Catcheside. Great to see so many FoGM alumni leading the changes here!
Regeneration
Future Leaders propose bold ideas for a more resilient Greater Manchester
Future Leaders Proposals for GM brought together rising changemakers, senior leaders, and partners from across Greater Manchester to explore one of today’s most urgent priorities: how we build a more resilient region. It was both a moment of reflection and a celebration, marking the graduation of Future Leaders cohort 2 and the continued growth of the …
Diverse Voices/ CityMakers – Social Value + Placeshaping
Future of GM’s first Diverse Voices-CityMakers combo merged the skills-, profile- and connection-building of our diversity network with the next-gen forum created by Future of London and Hatch. We tackled the role of social value and placeshaping in a roundtable and a panel/Q&A, with both formats offering participants pro tips along the way. Find out more…
Alumni Network – Altrincham Walkabout
More than just a market: Future of GM’s Alumni Network offered a fascinating tour of Altrincham with alum Steph Everett joined by the Planit and Civic leaders who helped imagine and deliver this lively and sustainable town centre. For details and photos, see here….
Influencing outside the box: GM Future Leaders Proposals & Grad
From ideas to action! Four fantastic Proposals for GM were unveiled on July 19 as our GM Future Leaders cross-sector cohort shared end-of-course pitches for how the city-region could do more for people and places. Their theme was ‘influencing outside the box’ – already working, to judge by the dozens of questions, suggestions and connections …
Greater Manchester Leaders Plus 3: Proposals for GM
The third round of Greater Manchester Leaders Plus came to a close on 1 December with candidates presenting their Proposals for GM to an audience of sponsors, course contributors, colleagues, nominators and alumni. This was the first GM Leaders Plus proposals event able to take place in person, and it’s safe to say the energy …
Redefining Community in Manchester
The best way to get your head around a place is to experience it – with that in mind, a key part of Greater Manchester Leaders Plus is field trips (we’ve always been fans). We focus on emerging places, innovative ideas and effective cross-sector partnerships, and trips are set up by the team and by …
Next stop: Stockport
Want to see recovery in action? Check out Stockport. On a recent visit, we saw loads of support initiatives from repurposed retail to new public space to a pioneering town centre Mayoral Development Corp. The council is working on perception, but there’s real change behind it.
The Manchester Grand Tour
How much of central Manchester do you attempt with just over two hours and a very knowledgeable group? All of it, of course! We didn’t get everywhere but certainly gave it a shot with this fascinating GM Leaders Plus field trip.
In praise of the humble field trip
We are drowning in debate over how we should meet for work, if and when people come in at all. Field trips are a great way to surface, and to share learning and power between stakeholders.