Fantastic set of prompts, here ... Both visionary and pragmatic.

"Australia is in the grips of a “baby recession”, which some have attributed to rising cost-of-living pressures and economic uncertainty" (Ask a KPMG economist, and the framing is 'recession'—rather than social change. Interested in Danny Dorling News's views!) theguardian.com/australia-news…

Dan Hill Silly, isn't it - but ever since the world's first salaried economist began to write about his ideas on demography, births, and sex; that relatively recently created discipline has been getting it wrong again and again and again - on the basics of babies: dannydorling.org/books/SLOWDOWN/

Great stuff, Nick and teams

Survey data from British Election Study shows that the electorate is much more socially liberal than it was a decade ago (though also important to note that the public still hold socially conservative views on a range of specific issues/policies)...

👀We've published our latest blog sharing in one place some of our work on Missions in #Camden #Missions building on our long term collaboration with UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose and Mariana Mazzucato - shorturl.at/fSbsO

“Architects (invited) to design the New Hamilton Gallery in Hamilton, regional Victoria…Council partnered with ⁦Melbourne School of Design⁩ academics, deputy dean Prof. Alan Pert, and associate prof. Rory Hyde, to consult with the community and develop the brief” architectureau.com/articles/archi…

Another great line-up at livingcitiesforum.org this year

Read ‘Culture is not an industry’, by Justin O’Connor (Justin O'Connor). An extended endorsement. Or, a short review. medium.com/@cityofsound/r…

“So if you want to make sure that children get enough to eat, having schools offer free meals to all their students, without an income test, would seem to be simple common sense” (100% - in any country serious about addressing inequality) nytimes.com/2024/08/08/opi… via @NYTOpinion

Watch how a mission-oriented approach works for Bogotá’s #LocalGovernment. Hear Diana Rodríguez Franco discuss how Bogotá transformed its care system with Dan Hill. Find the discussion, part of our Council on Urban Initiatives Initiatives project, here ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=AdlNk0…

Very proud of my colleagues who have supported this investment; full article here cityofsound.medium.com/future-observa… the Design Museum Dan Hill

El Yobo This excellent piece from Dan Hill encapsulates my thoughts in this regard theage.com.au/national/victo…

Watch how a mission-oriented approach works for Bogotá’s #LocalGovernment. Hear Diana Rodríguez Franco discuss how Bogotá transformed its care system with Dan Hill. Find the discussion, part of our Council on Urban Initiatives Initiatives project, here ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=AdlNk0…

“government’s deregulatory agenda, enthusiastically supported by some junior ministers and the secretary of state, dominated the department’s thinking to such an extent that even matters affecting the safety of life were ignored, delayed or disregarded” nytimes.com/2024/09/04/wor…

“Mêtis in forensic science: FORINT as a Trojan Horse” in 'Designing the future of forensic science: mêtis and forensic intelligence' (Amazing to see my ‘Dark Matter and Trojan Horses’ book referenced in this paper on forensix science) tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Trying out this place: bsky.app/profile/cityof…

"If a firm as reputable as Foster + Partners can claim this concrete and steel behemoth “exceeds the highest standards in sustainability,” then something is wrong with the standards. Chase’s new building is not remotely “emissions-free." (100%) archpaper.com/2024/09/foster…