Urban Transition Leadership Strategy

A roadmap to develop and integrate a sustained response to urban change management.

A step-change approach to prepare, equip and support the community, organisations and key stakeholders to successfully achieve sustainable urban growth - navigate the changing urban identity of communities to create great places for generations to come

Drawing on 20 years of experience in sustainable urban development, change management, co-creation, community capacity building and systems change, Studio THI has developed a unique approach to urban transition leadership.

The approach builds system preparedness for substantial urban transition, co-creates ambitious urban change agendas and defines a roadmap to lead the desired transformation. 

No matter the starting point in the urban change journey (e.g. development of regional, district or neighbourhood plans; defining master plans and development proposition; or urban development project delivery) this approach is impactful.

Preparedness, Ambition, Transition, Change

  • #1 Build Preparedness

    Understand system preparedness, build urban change literacy, develop ownership and understanding of sustainable urban development challenges & benefits

    Read more about Studio THI’s tools - Urban Change Readiness Index & Future Shaping Citizens Program

  • #2 Define Ambition

    Co-create a step-change urban agenda - maximising benefits and empowering cross-system ownership of transformation ambition

  • #3 Design Transition

    Define transition requirements & develop a long term roadmap to lead urban transformation - focusing equally on technical outcomes and building knowledge, desire and leadership capabilities for sustainable urban

  • #4 Navigate Change

    Collaboratively delivery transition strategy, manage challenges, review impact, embed learning, celebrate achievements

Enablers

Technical Requirements

An understanding of transformational urban change constraints and opportunities and establishing the supporting technical environment (including planning policy and schemes, development scenarios, governance structures, market economics etc)

People & Organisational Capacity

A change-ready system with the knowledge, mindset and leadership capabilities to define & deliver ambitious urban transformation agendas