by localisewm | Mar 27, 2020 | COVID-19, Localism, News
“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about” Margaret J. Wheatley (2002) Turning to one another: simple conversations to restore hope to restore hope to the future I write this on 27 March, a few days after lockdown was...
by localisewm | Jan 21, 2020 | Environment, Low carbon, News, Reports, Sustainability, Transition
So you’ve declared a Climate Emergency. Now what? Now you need to make a plan, set targets, decide your priorities, work out a budget… you need to make clear what needs to change, by when and who is going to do it. Because words like ‘emergency’ and ‘crisis’ mean we...
by localisewm | Nov 27, 2019 | Economy, Localisation
We continue our series of blogs exploring best practice examples of Community Economic Development from around the globe, this time we take a (digital) trip to Montreal, Canada to understand how RESO has helped consolidate and develop South-West companies to create...
by localisewm | Oct 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Localising Prosperity is a model for integrating community economic development into everyday business and understanding and building upon an area’s existing strengths so that it can develop from within – maximising the local economic and social benefits for all. This...
by localisewm | Oct 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
I recently attended a workshop on Future Models for Community Energy hosted by Community Energy England and Power To Change. There are a number of successful community energy cooperatives in the West Midlands, that receive little or no recognition for their work on...
