Welcome to The Start of Something...
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- April 19th 2023
Welcome to the Planit podcast; which shares a title with our book, ‘The Start of Something’.
The title reflects the way we look at our work and the part we can play in fixing the world around us.
We don’t ‘finish’ places when a project of ours completes. This marks the beginning of something.
This is why we don’t feel comfortable with the familiar words of our industry – ‘placemaking’ and ‘masterplanning’ suggest a level of imposition, control, and rigidity at odds with our worldview.
We want to introduce a more generous, gentle language to the craft of change and the movement towards regenerative practice. We will always be ‘starters’ despite our projects taking years or decades to realise and mature. We have a saying that gets used in our work: ‘Plan for the life of an Oak tree’.
This podcast series speaks to everyone interested in positive change, generous leadership and, through business, the drive to leave the world better than we found it.
This point marks a time to celebrate – what we’ve learned, our successes, our failures, and to recognise those we’ve met along the way.
In each episode, we’ll introduce you to some great thinkers, creators, and leaders. We have completed the first year of content – thanks to those people who feature in the book.
Tune in every month to find out more, and head over to our website, planit-ie.com, where you can find our news, discover our team, and learn why we do what we do.
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The Start of Something... The Planit Podcast
Welcome to the Planit podcast. We are landscape architects, urban designers, visualisers and community engagement specialists.
This year we turn 25 and wanted to celebrate what we’ve learnt – our successes and our failings – and hear stories from key people we’ve met along the journey.
The podcast name shares a title with Planit’s new book, ‘The Start of Something...’.
Its content reflects the way we look at our work and the part we can play in fixing the world around us.
We don’t ‘finish’ places when a project of ours completes. It marks the beginning of something. We will always be ‘starters’, committed to the craft of change and movement towards regenerative practice; despite our projects taking years or decades to realise and mature. We have a saying that gets used in our work: ‘Plan for the life of an Oak tree’.
The Start of Something series speaks to everyone interested in positive change, generous leadership and, through business, the drive to leave the world better than we found it.
In each episode, we’ll introduce you to some great thinkers, creators, and leaders.
We have completed the first year of content – thanks to those people who feature in the book.
Tune in every month to find out more, and head over to our website, planit-ie.com, where you can find our news, discover our team, and learn why we do what we do.
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Created by Planit, produced by Goldbean Studios.
See podcast.co/privacy for privacy information.
Meet the Host
I am one of the three founding Directors of Planit. Proud Joint MD with my fellow founder Ed Lister and member of the B Corp Climate Collective - committed to the accelerated journey to Net Zero by 2030.
I’m a Landscape Architect operating as an Urban Designer and spending my days across all our studios, sharing wisdom and experience with all members of the 80 strong Planit-IE team.
I oversee a select number of our major projects through the early stages up to planning approval, and I am frequently involved in funding and grant bid preparation and submission.
Large or small scale, like all of Planit’s team, I hope my enthusiasm and drive is infectious!
I am currently leading our team as ‘Masterplan Guardian’ for Peel L&P’s £5bn Liverpool Waters project and working as part of a growing team for Manchester’s Victoria North and the delivery of our City River Park.
I’m a member of the Liverpool Combined Authority Built Environment Board, a B Corp Ambassador and avid long-distance cyclist.
Specialties: Urban Design & Masterplanning; Community Engagement; Expert Witness; Landscape Management & Stewardship; Design Review. B Corp Governance