right place, right time

Hear Chief Executive, Trevor Beattie, talk about the wonder that is the newest National Park. From cliffs to communities, partnerships to planning, heathland to health and well-being, from brand to biodiversity, from growth to great places to live and so much more. This is a large and diverse entity with unique challenges and opportunities.

Hear from Diana Taylor, the Managing Director of Future Humber, as she outlines the incredible assets the Humber estuary has and how a repositioned and rebranded Future Humber is leading the way in marketing and developing the place. Listen also to the importance of the Future Humber Bondholders who as businesses and other organisations are playing their part by telling and selling the Humber stor...

Places are there to be shaped and that involves more than just housing. Homes England launched its new strategic plan recently and it involves working in a much more ‘place based’ way. Whilst housing remains a significant aspect of the work, there will be more focus on the places those homes sit within. Hear what the implications of this approach will be from Homes England's Executive Directo...

When it comes to place, distinctiveness and character culture is the buzz activity these days. But what is it, why is it so vogue, can you create it, who is doing it well and can be learnt from and will it provide your place with a measurable point of difference? Paul Williams gets to the heart of culture in this podcast with valuable insights that can help all places.

Hear how Scotland is leading the way in creating a successful, responsible tourism offer, what key trends the industry is responding to, why collaboration is everything, the implications for the visitor experience and what the future holds for tourism.

Tom Stannard, the CEO of Salford City Council and Chair of the Institute of Economic Development reflects on the amazing regeneration journey Salford continues to be on, driven by great leadership, vision, patience and partnership. In his new role leading the IED he also has insight on the criticality of taking the community and anchor institutions with you to ensure not only the delivery of asset...

In this podcast we hear from Dr Angela Brockbank, Head of New Business and Growth at Thirteen Housing Group and Chair of the Redcar and Cleveland Place Board who oversee the place brand, ambassadors programme and are spokespeople for the area.  Angela is passionate about the place and brings her considerable private and public sector experience to leading the Board and shouting about the area. Hom...

Iain Jenkinson, CBRE’s Co-Lead for Planning in the UK, gives a private sector perspective on place development. CBRE are the global leader in Real Estate and Iain provides some thought provoking views on what matters when thinking about developing your place; have you got project ready schemes, have you got the capacity to deliver and are you clear on your vision and distinctiveness?

Listen to our founding Director John Till in conversation with the Leader of Staffordshire County Council, Councillor Alan White. The County Council took the brave decision to invest in a story and brand for Staffordshire to put it on the map and get it thought about by those that matter. Alan highlights some of the early successes; being recognised by central Government, bringing the exciting ing...

In this podcast thinkingplace is delighted to catch up with Clare Dewhirst, the founder and director of City Nation Place, the global forum for place branding and place marketing.  City Nation Place creates connections and shares best practice between country brands, regional brands, and city brands around the world and Clare has a really insightful and up to date view of what’s working well and w...

The first episode of our place podcasts is with leading place thinker and provocateur Professor Martin Reeves, CEO of Coventry City Council.  Coventry has undergone a massive transformation programme, including winning UK City of Culture 2021, and for the last 13 years Martin has been at the helm.  When it comes to ‘place’ his views are sought after and respected, and he provides his perspective o...

Founding Director of thinkingplace, John Till, introduces this new series of podcasts