en-gb MediaSterling ClickSimple™ http://www.localfutures.com Local Knowledge is a powerful web-based service for local strategies and marketing. Local Knowledge has a range of applications for analysing the performance of regions and localities. They are easy and quick to use and are designed to help users generate a better understanding of the city - economically, socially, environmentally. We are pleased to announce the launch of our new Summary Place Profiles . These reports provide a comprehensive analysis of your area and tell a compelling story of place . As a special introductory offer, you can purchase a Summary Place Profile for only 1,500 (plus VAT). Please feel free to download a sample report or email us your order. Please see below for a full table with example reports. Reports can be generated on a range of issues, in combination providing a comprehensive assessment o ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/What_we_do/Place_Profiles/default.aspx#2112 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:03:45 GMT Local Futures Staff John Fisher - Director John is Director of the Local Futures Group. He worked in the field of economic development and regeneration for many years, with local authorities and regional development agencies, before joining the Henley Centre for Forecasting, where he established the successful Planning for Local Change programme. At the Local Futures Group he manages a wide range of research and strategy projects, at a regional and local level, and leads the company s work on e ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/What_we_do/About_LFG/Staff__Associates/default.aspx#2128 Thu, 27 May 2010 14:14:06 GMT The Local Futures Group provides a geographical perspective on social and environmental change. We have worked with local authorities and regional/local organizations for over a decade, helping them to understand their places and working with them to develop long term visions for the future. Working with policymakers from a range of disciplines, we have developed a unique approach to analysing places . We have developed innovative ways of visualizing data , bringing it to life and telling a 'st ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/What_we_do/About_LFG/default.aspx#1607 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:50:06 GMT Data and intelligence - any time, any place Our unrivalled webtool Local Knowledge gives you data and intelligence - any time, any place. You do not have to worry about getting the data from disparate data sources and clean it up - we do all that for you; leaving you with more time and money to use the data in an effective way to inform and monitor your strategies and policies. If you would like to know how Local Knowledge can help you achieve your efficiency savings or inform your work, we wou ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/What_we_do/default.aspx#2148 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:25:20 GMT Local Economic Assessment Local Futures has developed a unique approach to preparing local economic assessments. This work can also form part 1 of a phased project to deliver the Sub National Review . Our approach, which is fully consistent with CLG/IDeA guidance, is underpinned by the following principles: An understanding of the importance of the knowledge economy - driven by skills, innovation and enterprise Setting economic performance in a wider social and environmental context Undertaking ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/What_we_do/Local_Economic_Assessment/default.aspx#2081 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:03:45 GMT The Local Futures Group brings together people from a diversity of backgrounds, with strong reputations in the academic, commercial and policy communities. We are a growing organisation and are always keen to hear from talented people with strong research and commercial interests in the global-local geographies of economic and social change. If you feel you have the skills and attributes to help us succeed then please contact us or forward your CV. We also encourage people of all ages, experien ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/What_we_do/About_LFG/Opportunities/default.aspx#1792 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:52:45 GMT To help local authorities and partner organisations assess the likely impact of the recession on their own area, Local Futures has developed a customised workshop offer. To do this we have joined forces with economics consultancy Volterra and consumer research specialists The Trajectory Partnership. Together with our own geographical perspective we offer a unique insight into the implications of the recession for businesses, communities and for local authorities and partners themselves. Worksho ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/What_we_do/Recession/default.aspx#2114 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:35:33 GMT