by Jane McLaughlin | Sep 2, 2024 | Communications, Digital, Engagement, Future thinking, Innovation, Inspiration, Systems thinking, Uncategorised, Work
We worked with our colleagues at The Democratic Society and the Scottish Government on the co-creation of a vision for public sector data in Scotland, through a short-life Horizon Scan Group, coming together into a cohort over summer 2024 in a series of workshops. We... 
by Jane McLaughlin | Jun 30, 2023 | Cities, Engagement, Future thinking, Innovation, Inspiration, Net Zero, Smart Cities, Systems thinking, Uncategorised, Work
City teams, practitioners and the European Commission met in Brussels in June 2023 for the NetZeroCities ‘Mission in Progress conference, highlighting the progress over the last year and looking ahead and to share their journeys towards climate neutrality. Over... by Jane McLaughlin | Jul 2, 2022 | Cities, Emerging tech, Engagement, Future thinking, Innovation, Inspiration, Net Zero, News, Systems thinking, Uncategorised, Work
Jane McLaughlin and Ed Synnott have been working with NetZeroCities since early 2022 to advise cities within the EU’s flagship Mission – ‘100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030’ as part of the ‘NetZeroCities’ project. NetZeroCities supports Europe and in... 
by Ed Synnott | May 5, 2021 | Cities, Digital, Future thinking, Innovation, Inspiration, News, Smart Cities, Work
Like many, I’ve been thinking about the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact in the longer term on our cities. We have seen the disease ravage communities across the globe, with dreadful tragedy unfolding now in India, Nepal, Brazil… It goes without saying –... 
by Ed Synnott | Sep 20, 2017 | Inspiration, News
Ed, with Jane McLaughlin, recently published a guide for micro entrepreneurs on the myths, misconceptions and opportunities in entrepreneurship. The article considers the challenges facing micro entrepreneurs, particularly with regard to funding, and considers how we... 
by Jane McLaughlin | Feb 23, 2017 | Cities, Communications, Digital, Engagement, Innovation, Inspiration, News, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Systems thinking, Work
We are excited to announce that leading communications and sustainability consultancies, The Lunar Works and Tynos Consulting, are joining forces to bring a new combined set of services to the market. The new services offer brings together expertise in city-region...