Services

Place Making Support

We shape narratives that unlock global recognition.

From UNESCO Creative City bids and UK City of Culture applications to FAB Cities and other international designations, we craft compelling cases rooted in place, purpose, and people. Our approach combines narrative development with deep stakeholder engagement—building momentum, securing buy-in, and delivering impact

Investment & Fundraising

From cultural infrastructure to creative programmes, we help shape the narrative, align stakeholders, and prepare the ground for successful fundraising. We ensure your case is compelling, coherent, and ready to resonate with investors, funders, and partners.

Creative Industry development

Whether you're shaping the future of the Creative Industries or advancing a particular discipline within it, we bring deep expertise, strategic rigour, and lived experience to help you move with purpose.

Board Development

From cultural organisations to creative partnerships, we support board development that’s rooted in lived experience, strategic alignment, and inclusive governance. Whether you're refreshing your vision, diversifying leadership, or navigating change, we facilitate honest conversations, strengthen structures, and build confidence across your leadership team.

Strategy & Policy

Our track record includes city-wide strategies for Culture, the Creative Industries, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, and Public Art—each crafted to align policy with place, and ambition with action. We use our bespoke citizen engagement platform Imagine My to surface lived experience, spark dialogue, and co-design futures that reflect the communities they serve.

Communications & Messaging

Using design thinking principle, we help organisations shape messaging that resonates. Whether you're launching a new initiative, refining your brand voice, or engaging diverse audiences, we guide you through a structured, creative process to find the words, visuals, and narratives that land with clarity and purpose.

Design Thinking Facilitation

Using a structured process—Empathise, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test—we guide teams through creative problem-solving that’s inclusive, energising, and outcome-driven. Our facilitation blends visual thinking, lived experience, and strategic clarity to unlock insight and build consensus.