Strategy & Decision Making

Management judgement, decision systems and implementation.

All AI & Technology Education & Learning Employment & Future of Work Entrepreneurship & Start-ups HR & Human Capital High Streets & Urban Economy Marketing & Consumer Behaviour Social Innovation Strategy & Decision Making

Arlington Business Park. If only all our workplaces were this attractive! This business park is situated in the south western corner of the square.

England’s Local Growth Plans: why the strategic test is investable sequencing

The new Local Growth Plan framework can make local industrial policy more actionable. Its value will depend less on the breadth of local ambition than on whether places can sequence investments, manage dependencies and stop weak propositions early.

Farzad Momeni04 September 2026

Strategy & Decision Making

Stourbridge’s wildfire was not only a fire-service emergency. It was a town-edge resilience test.

The August 2026 fire in the West Midlands shows why UK towns must treat grassland, woodland edges, access routes, water and business continuity as one economic-resilience system.

Farzad Momeni14 August 2026

Strategy & Decision Making

Cheltenham's 945 Responses Reveal a Bigger Regeneration Lesson: Fix the Basics Before Funding the Spectacle

Residents and businesses asked for paving, cleanliness, maintenance, greenery and vitality. The lesson for UK town centres is that credible regeneration often starts with operational reliability before landmark projects.

Farzad Momeni09 August 2026