1. High Street 2030: Achieving Change
From consultation to collaboration

2. Work supported by MHCLG – over the summer/autumn –

3. Feeding into Sir John Timpson’s report published just before Christmas

4. Organise and deliver five evidence workshops - Detailed evidence we gathered published alongside The High Street Report….
Lots of useful info – which you might want to consider for your application

5. Are you really working in partnership?
The central message …. Of these reports

6. High Street 2030 Aldershot Altrincham Bristol Holmfirth Shrewsbury
Our understanding of partnership and leadership has from evidence collated from these towns where we held workshops – multiple stakeholders - Selected – different types of town, places where different actors and partnership working has achieved change +

7. Collaboration makes change!

8. Collaboration
Leadership
Knowledge
Communication
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9. 1. Leadership
Local authorities relying on statutory powers – working in isolation – top-down are unlikely at achieve effective change
Situations where different groups simply blame each other

10. Place leadership and collaborative partnerships
The Select Committee report emphaises both

11. Pluralistic Adaptable Authority Trust Reflexive Nurturing
Leadership as a form a behaviour - acting in the interest of the place – through a network - not the needs of single organisation = networks should involve individuals who are – senior or respected individuals to give legitimacy

12. Leadership: Younger people
Decision making structures too rigid, formal, technocratic
Institutional culture which excludes or marginalises younger people
Younger people – bring enthusiasm, creativity and innovation …. Will your applications include letters of support from organisations that represent younger people

13. 2. Knowledge

14. Knowledge Local trends, footfall, vacancy rates … Qualitative feedback
Repositioning – rooted in realities of place
In the absence of these insights – difficult to build consensus
Multiple stakeholders – drawing on hunches, or what they reckon – data insights can be used to back up on what people already think they know – but also can shatter myths or assumptions

15. Share the data!
With these insights – therefore we are able to work with stakeholders in centres across the UK – and begin to build consenus …. Prioritising interventions which stakeholders should be able to achieve through collaboration - that should have most impact on the attractiveness of their centre –

16. Combine expert and local knowledge!
Send out your applications for peer review to other stakeholders in the town - …. Get their feedback, help each other – rather than working in isolation
Leads onto final theme ….

17. 3. Communication

18. Communication Do people buy into your vision of the high street?
Share your vision ….
Adapt to accommodate others
Build consensus
The fuzzy nature of place – multiple communication and social media – you cannot control how people perceive your vision – it won’t be shared by everyone BUT you can amplify positive messages and secure buy-in – to produce a more inclusive vision

19. Listen!
Real opp - Effective place managers listen, engage communities, bridge the community and local authorities

20. What you can you do next?

21. Places need … leadership and partnerships
to collect and analyse data, blending local and expert knowledge
communication to flow, shared visions
input from younger people
to be served by place professionals