Communications
How to build vital space for recovery into your change plans
It’s vital that we have space to recover during and after significant events and project and programme milestones. This space can help us regroup, learn and stay galvanised for whatever the next steps might be. ...
Can you remember what you were up to in 2004?
Twist Consultants writes... Back in 2004, the year that we saw the launch of Facebook and one of the worse tsunamis in history, I started my own business. Nineteen summers on, I’ve been reflecting on what I’ve learned from that journey so far… ...
Can you help It Takes a City with donations?
It Takes a City are calling for donations of clothes and store cupboard items in support of rough sleepers. ...
Supporting LGBTQ+ guests at Crossways
It Takes a City writes...We look forward to working with our friends at Cambridge Solidarity Hub in support of LGBTQ+ guests at Crossways. ...
Visualising public speaking success
Simon Hall writes...If you’ve got a big presentation to give, this trick can help to make sure you smash it... ...
Studio 24's award-winning work for the W3C website redesign project
Studio 24 writes...Between 2020 and 2022 we redesigned the website for the international web standards organisation W3C (founded by the inventor of the web Tim Berners-Lee). We continue to work with their team to support and develop their digital offering. I’m proud we helped move the W...
Winter Rough Sleeper Project reopens
It Takes A City reopen Crossways, our winter emergency accommodation project, reopens for a third year on 1st November. ...
Analogies in public speaking and presentations
Simon Hall writes...One of the hardest things to explain in a presentation is a new idea or an innovation. But this insight can help… particularly as it features the example of a very long cat, and Albert Einstein. ...
Connecting with an audience in public speaking
Simon Hall writes...What’s one of the most powerful ways to make a real connection with an audience when giving a presentation? To show them you’re human, even if it is when you make an embarrassing error… ...
Challenging, growing, cherishing
Simon Hall writes...Want to fulfil your potential, feel invigorated, and make the most of your life? This is critical… ...