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20.05.2024
Delivering impact through Research and Insight
Head of Research and Insights, Dr Andy Cotter-Roberts, weighs in on Social Value. 20th May 2024 The world and...
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19.12.2023
Cost-of-living crisis: Should housing associations play the role of more than just a landlord?
Liz Griffiths, Account Director, shares her views on the vital role of housing associations in the cost of living crisis....
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28.09.2023
Creating Conversations
We’re very excited to launch Grasshopper’s new insights series – Creating Conversations – which brings together industry experts to talk...
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27.06.2023
What is good design?
This could be deemed as a subjective question, but perhaps in fact, you can measure what good design is by...
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12.05.2023
Why is good communication important for housing associations?
According to Shelter there are 89,000 people waiting for an affordable home in Wales and 1.2 million in England. The...
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07.03.2023
RTPI: Bringing benefits to communities
Hannah presented to the RTPI on community benefit and how benefit funds, social value and community ownership of energy projects...
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01.03.2023
Supercharging community engagement
While attending a consultation event recently, I found myself on the ‘other side’ for the first time. The experience was...
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01.03.2023
What makes a sustainable place? Building communities into development plans
With house building still dominating the development agenda, considering and providing for community is as important to placemaking as ever....
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13.12.2022
Using words to inspire: an introduction to framing
Click here to view Framing Best Practice Guide
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10.10.2022
Chatting about community engagement with Young Planners Cymru
Last week we gathered with Arup, Planning Aid and Young Planners Cymru for a session on how community engagement plays...
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05.10.2022
Let’s talk about retrofit: communicating home decarbonisation
Entering its third year of funding, the Welsh Government’s Optimised Retrofit programme really has been leading the way in tackling...
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30.08.2022
Cymraeg at Grasshopper: From Beginner to Fluent
It all started with a ‘Bore Da’… Wales is our home – it’s where we started, where most of our...
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09.08.2022
Life in the Slow Lane: Everyday Sustainability
Sometimes it’s daunting to think about our role in the climate crisis – but the smallest things make a difference....
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