Apr 29, 2017 | Community Engagement
How much do we actually know about youth culture? Or what they want and need when we design their places and build their communities? JOC Consulting has been commissioned by Lendlease to develop a Youth Engagement Toolbox that identifies what youth want and value,...
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...
Oct 10, 2015 | Creative Cities, Economic Development, Urban Planning
Over the coming weeks JOC Consulting will be working with JMD Design and Penrith City Council to develop concepts and final designs for a new park on High Street, Penrith. Earlier this year, Council endorsed the development of a permanent park at the western end of...
May 14, 2014 | Events, Urban Agriculture
As part of Celestial City, a current exhibition at the Sydney Living Museums celebrating Sydney’s Chinese story, the popup Chinese Market Garden was installed to activate the Museum of Sydney forecourt and re-create a typical Chinese market garden. I spoke with...
Dec 12, 2012 | Economic Development, Popup, Startup, Sustainability, Urban Trends
A great retail experience has just hit Sydney in time for Christmas. Over the past week, Sydney has attracted The Cool House, designed by the Cool Hunter, and The Minimalist, which outside the festive season, is an online store based in Surry Hills. Both popups have...
