Why most university impact studies are flawed
The traditional ‘big number’ approach to measuring economic impact is out of step with what places need from their universities
Reshaping UK regions post-COVID: research and industrial capacity
A sample of recent publications on ‘place’
When a local economy collapses, we can’t just rely on the grit of communities
Janesville, the Great Recession and the myth of the economic phoenix
How to do quick and dirty literature surveys
A workflow for rapid, high-quality analysis of multiple documents
Revisiting resilience
Beware the limitations of popular ideas
Four tools I use to work better from home
Practical ways to improve your output
When higher education interventions don’t work
Sharing examples of what doesn’t work through large-scale, experimental testing is hugely valuable
Vertical farming, coronavirus and self-sufficient cities
Preparing for future cross-border challenges
New smart city dimensions: authoritarian regimes and technology giants
Cutting out the middleman. And communities and civil society and the public sector…
Views on the future of higher education leadership
NCEE’s leadership survey 2019 reveals local partnerships prioritised over international ones, and high levels of confidence in universities’ ability to adapt to complex challenges
When anchors move, hidden anchors, and local data
Three loosely-related reflections on new things: When anchors move The More Means Better blog has an interesting new post on universities that have moved home, in some cases to entirely different parts of the country. Some I knew about, others were new. It’s a helpful reminder that even universities, seen as one of the most […]
Lessons from the demise of 100 Resilient Cities
Thoughts from Toronto’s former Chief Resilience Officer on how the 100 Resilient Cities initiative went from ascent to demise in just two years
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