Innovation

By Codrina Cretu | 29 April 2020

The coronavirus crisis is speeding up the shift towards new people-centred operating models that ...

DIGITAL

Using data to respond to COVID-19

By Juan Mateos-Garcia | 08 April 2020

Tom Symons and Juan Mateos-Garcia of Nesta examine how local government can make use of data to s...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Expanding the approach to public engagement

By Laurie Smith | 05 March 2020

There are many ways to make it easier to forge public consensus on the difficult decisions needed...

DIGITAL

Predicting the workplace of 2021 (and beyond)

By Dr Nicola Millard | 19 February 2020

In a lively session at The MJ’s recent Future Forum North event in Manchester Dr Nicola Millard, ...

BUSINESS

Chief executive criticised by cross-party working group

By Dan Peters | 06 February 2020

One of Norfolk’s longest serving chief executives should have had a stronger hold over a project ...

Creating ethical places to do business: a City Region perspective

By Professor Adam Tickell | 02 January 2020

Professor Adam Tickell of Greater Brighton says it is only by working together as academics, gove...

HEALTH

Ensuring our places' success

27 November 2019

The Sustainable Growth Index rankings reflect a dominant focus on economic growth over the past 2...

INNOVATION

Council chief executive or chief anthropologist?

By Donna Hall | 19 November 2019

Professor Donna Hall asks: Why not be a true anthropologist leader in search of the essence of wh...

FINANCE

The thoroughly modern approach to public finance

By Geoff Mulgan | 29 October 2019

Geoff Mulgan says the public sector needs innovation and experimentation in money every bit as mu...

INNOVATION

Ready for the revolution?

By Heather Jameson | 18 September 2019

With the rise of technology in the workplace, Nesta and The MJ asked local government frontline w...

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