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Cultural intelligence (CQ) can be learned, which is why training for managers is now part of our Emerging Talent Programme. Here are some top tips on this key workplace skill. “Cultural intelligence is the capability to work and relate effectively across the differences we find in social and workplace situations,” says Marsha Ramroop FRSA FIEDP Ramroop of CQ training firm, Unheard Voice, which specialises in the built environment sector. We have been working with Marsha to equip managers on the programme with tools to help them manage inclusively. ETP offers work placements to people from ethnic minority backgrounds. Unconscious bias is an innate human characteristic we all possess and cannot prevent, Marsha explains. Developing cultural intelligence is a strategy for individuals to manage and mitigate these inherent biases. In the workplace, biases can create a workplace culture that does not feel inclusive. This can lead to discrimination on the basis of legally protected characteristics, including race, gender and disability. So how can we learn to mitigate our biases? Here are some of Marsha's top tips for developing cultural intelligence: 💡 Ask yourself, who are my friends? Apart from family contacts, who are the top 25 people you interact with the most. If there are any gaps in the demographics, ask yourself why 💡 Lean into your discomfort: you can feel fearful when addressing these issues, but change won’t be possible unless you do. 💡 Prepare for being wrong: Acknowledge it, listen to the impact, learn from it, reflect on the learning, and resolve to move forward differently. 💡 Grace under pressure: The feedback you receive may make you defensive. Receive it as a moment of tough learning, that can shape you positively for the future. 💡 Know you’re biased: To be human is to be biased, and some biases are unhelpful. Create procedures to mitigate it. Thanks to Places for People for hosting the CQ training day. If you are interested in CQ training for your organisation or hosting work placements on the Emerging Talent Programme as part of your EDI strategy, please contact Elaine Cleland-Awity. Read more of Marsha's tips in our intro to CQ - link in the comments. #FutureOfLOndon #EmergingTalentProgramme #EDI

Our newest - and 37th! - cohort of Future London Leaders met for the first time at a lively event hosted by Devonshires. Candidates got their feet wet with a leadership skills teaser led by Miffa Salter and Alex Mechanikool Peters of Urbancanda and met their mentors. Future London Leaders is Future of London's acclaimed development programme for built environment professionals. The programme supports the professional development of London’s most promising practitioners, with a focus on regeneration, housing, transport, infrastructure and economic development. Thanks to programme sponsor Devonshires for hosting, and partner Neil Toner for welcoming the new candidates. Lesley Agyekumaa-Sasu Jatinder Bhamber Sara Bloch Sara Maria Camagni Hannah Candassamy Wendy W. Sandra Chivero Jim Cunningham Martha Dallyn Kobi Lagana Petra Marshall Andy McVitty Sarah O'Neill Ed Shaw John Wilkinson Thanks also to all the mentors for volunteering their time to support the candidates. Tanusha Waters (née Naidoo) Clare Reddy (she/her) Monica Paul Sarah Beth Riley Eleanor Young Simon Bevan Bhavini Shah John Bandler Amandeep Singh Kalra Stephen Cruse Laura Murray Lilli Hoikka - Assoc CIPD Neil Parlett Elaine Taylor Guy Palmer Jonathan Wade MRTPI MCMI #FutureOfLOndon #FutureLondonLeaders #FLL37

Public assets have huge commercial and community potential. Here are some ideas for using public assets to support grassroots economic growth. At our recent debate as part of the "Making the Most of..." series, we heard about innovative ways to leverage public assets to create social value. Here are some of the key takeaways: 🏢 Buildings serve a function and create value in people’s lives. Every local authority has a statutory duty to deliver best value but the cheapest option won’t necessarily provide good growth. 🎤 Most monitoring and evaluation frameworks focus on quantitative metrics. Storytelling can convey social value and bring politicians into the conversation. 🏆 Local authorities face existential funding crises, which makes it hard to think about the use of public assets. Greater cross-borough collaboration and sharing resources at a senior level can help. 🏩 Meanwhile spaces can provide commercial benefit if local authorities are willing to lease at below-market rates. International House, a workspace lease to 3Space by London Borough of Lambeth, has generated over 1,000 jobs, £2.7 million in social value and paid over £1 million in rent in five years. Thanks to our fantastic speakers (l-to-r): Clare Hudson One Public Estate, Local Government Association Laura Stamboulieh Montagu Evans Harry Owen-Jones 3Space Nicola Mathers Future of London Ade Adebayo ACES (Association of Chief Estates Surveyors and Property Managers in the Public Sector) Thanks to Arup, Montagu Evans, Mount Anvil and Potter Raper for supporting the Making the Most of… What We’ve Got events programme. Link to the full write-up of the event in the comments, where you can also share your experiences of finding new uses for underutilised public assets. #FutureOfLondon

The expiry of PFI contracts from schools to leisure centres is concentrating the minds of local authorities. That was the clear takeaway from our recent event for London boroughs. The roundtable discussion, hosted by Devonshires, brought together an expert panel and London borough officers and directors to explore key challenges and opportunities in managing the transition out of PFI. The discussion centred on the importance of proactively getting buy-in from senior levels and outside PFI teams. Our speakers also highlighted the need for early engagement and collaboration with stakeholders and private sector partners. Above all, the challenge of resourcing was widely mentioned. Many saw PFI expiry as an opportunity, however, for improved assets that will meet future requirements. The event formed part of Future of London’s research project with Devonshires and Airey Miller to find out how London boroughs are gearing up for PFI expiry and help them navigate this complex process. We’re now looking towards the next stage of the research to help boroughs with practical steps to minimize risks and to harness the opportunities to deliver better services and places. Our thanks go to our panel chair, Caroline Mostowfi, expert panel – Sarah Channin, Joanne Cooke and Michael Berrington – and all our attendees for a productive and insightful discussion. Thanks to Devonshires and Airey Miller for their support and partnership, and our own Hannah Gibbs. #PFIexpiry #FutureofLondon Caroline Mostowfi Charlotte Brooman Nick Meurice Hannah Gibbs

Thanks to Ben Channon of Ekkist for an excellent presentation on housing, health and wellbeing to our future leaders group. Ekkist is a specialist consultancy that advises developers on health and wellbeing. In his presentation, Ben shared some data on the reality of the health of UK’s buildings. The stats show that damp disproportionately affects housing for people from ethnic minority groups and the impact of overheating homes on vulnerable people during heatwaves. Ben's main message was that developers should focus on wellbeing as an outcome that goes well beyond the wellbeing-related regulations such as minimum space standards. He welcomes the fact that best practice in housing delivery now exceeds those minimum standards, leading to better health outcomes. The Future London Leader 36 cohort is focusing on health and housing as their leadership development theme. The presentation was part of the ethics module delivered by Stephen Hill of C2O Futureplanners. Ben perfectly highlighted the ethical gap between legal requirements and "doing the right thing". A big thank you to Devonshires for supporting the Future London Leaders programme and hosting this module. Main picture: competition winner for The Crichton Trust. Ekkist worked with O'DonnellBrown and White Arkitekter to deliver the design. Adam Bevan Rebecca Burden Joseph Chandler Ben Charlton MRICS MAPM Caitlin Colquhoun Sarah Cook Chanelle Farrell Pablo Guijarro Eguinoa Hannah Harris @Farah Hassan Rachel Hearn Daniele Massetti Shiraj Miah Catherine Slade Ellie Tucker Sal Waheed (MRICS) #FutureOfLondon #FutureLondonLeaders #FLL36

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Is it possible to create homes that are good for both our health and the environment? We think yes! But we know it’s difficult to achieve in reality. For year two, the theme of our Health & Housing Impact Network will be housing, climate change and health equity. Our motivation, based on research with our network: • The effects of climate change have a bigger impact on disadvantaged communities • Health impacts of climate change are set to rise – but ARE STILL avoidable • Some health and housing practitioners need to improve their understanding of the interrelations between health and sustainability measures within homes • London has HUGE house building and retrofit targets – what an opportunity if we can make a difference now! As Fiona Fletcher Smith (pictured) points out: “Although progress is being made, as housing professionals we don’t know enough about when and how to make decisions during the development or retrofit of homes that benefit both the environment and health.” We started the Health & Housing Impact Network to increase collaboration across the sectors. Through research and events, we aim to create a new decision-making tool to maximise health and housing benefits through new-build and retrofit. Do you know of any fantastic housing projects that we can learn from? If so please get in touch. The Health and Housing Impact Network is supported by Impact on Urban Health Big thanks to co-convenor Catherine Max and those who have supported the development of the topic: Theo Harrison Fiona Fletcher Smith Polly Turton Ben Channon Emma De Zoete Tracey Downie Maria Morgan Josephine Ozols-Riding Jeremy Porteus Jill Stewart Sripriya Sudhakar MRTPI Clare Wildfire FCIBSE FIMA FRSA Kristen Guida Elina Grigoriou FRSA HonRICS Andrew Campion Stephen Morris Amber Fahey #FutureOfLondon

Great to be on this Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE-UK) Live2024 panel today with Alexandra Knight CEng FIMechE FWES, Dianne Greyson and Shakir Laher. We covered everything from the ethics of AI, the ethniciry pay gap, and inclusive design. Key takeaways: the power of colllaboration, being brave and challenging inequality and discrination, pushing the boundaries, actions not words. Lots of inspiration and great initiatives but still some way to go.

Urban leaders must shape markets, not try to ‘fix’ them, according to Mariana Mazzucato, the internationally renowned economist. We were delighted to welcome Professor Mazzucato as our guest speaker at a meeting of the Executive Director Growth Network. Instead of challenges, she urged us to think about ‘missions’ that are bold, inspirational, directed, co-created and cross-sector. This requires rethinking public policy tools, institutions, capabilities and citizen engagement to deliver better social and economic outcomes. Thanks also to Mia Marie Tarp Møldrup for introducing the Public Sector Capabilities Index. This UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose project seeks to establish the first global measure of city governments’ capacity to solve problems. We look forward to hearing how this research develops and will publish a summary of the presentations soon. The Executive Director Growth Network, run by Future of London, brings together the most senior strategic directors responsible for the capital’s economic growth, recovery and regeneration across the GLA, boroughs and sub-regional partnerships. This member-led network builds connections and encourages collaboration to address critical challenges and harness opportunities for London’s economy. Thanks to our members for taking part, to London Communications Agency for hosting us, and to our own Hannah Gibbs for chairing. #FutureOfLondon UCL