Jan 22, 2018 | Creative Cities, place making, Urban Planning, Urban Trends
We delivered our first international place making workshop last week and it was a blast! JOC Consulting was invited by Conclave Wijaya and Ruang Arsitektur to speak and facilitate a workshop at CITY TALKS*. Our Director, John O’Callaghan, presented a short...
Oct 16, 2017 | Economic Development, Sustainability, Urban Planning, Urban Trends
In September 2016, a powerful storm caused major blackouts across South Australia and got many people interested in the security of Australia’s electricity supply. Following these events a major Australian company tapped JOC Consulting on the shoulder and...
Dec 8, 2016 | Planner Tech, Urban Trends
At JOC we’re fortunate to come across many entrepreneurs working in the Built Environment. These innovators are both inspiring and aspiring, often chasing their own journey as much as they are changing the industry, and for the better! It’s this passion...
Dec 2, 2016 | Economic Development, Planner Tech, Social Media, Startup, Sustainability, Urban Planning, Urban Trends
The latest PlannerTech column looks at 3 trends happening in NSW (Australia) right now! These trends are set to impact on our overall experience of the city, but also on us as built environment professionals. After starting PlannerTech in 2013, this will be...
Jun 22, 2016 | Creative Cities, Economic Development, Planner Tech, Uncategorized, Urban Planning, Urban Trends
John was recently invited to speak at the pop up CBA Innovation Lab in Melbourne. He was asked to discuss how we can create smarter regions and highlighted case studies, looking at cities and businesses, that were optimising technology to improve their operations and...
Jun 11, 2015 | Planner Tech, Social Media, Urban Planning, Urban Trends
“Just before you thought we couldn’t get more ‘instant’ online, along comes a new app from Twitter to live-stream your every move (or lack thereof). Thanks to Periscope we can now watch someone having a BBQ, another person singing to Taylor Swift in the car...
