BOP enables clients to achieve their cultural and creative potential by designing new strategic approaches and policies. Creating a shared vision lies at the heart of our approach so this is the keystone of any plan or strategy.
We work at all levels, from local creative organisations or clusters, to regeneration agencies, and Mayors, to regional and national governments. We work in many ways: through commissions and enquiries, stakeholder consultations, advice to ministers and mayors, comparative policy analysis, advice on legislation, exchange and knowledge platforms.
Our Approach
Our approach is always rooted firmly in evidence and an understanding of the dynamics of a particular place or organisation. For this we draw on our depth of knowledge and experience in research and evaluation. In many cases strategy and policy design follow on from work we have done to demonstrate the potential of culture and creativity to local stakeholders.
The next step in the process is to bring stakeholders together and to align them around a set of common objectives. This is an ongoing and iterative process.
Our mantra is ‘Ask not what others can do for culture, ask what culture can do for others.’ In other words, the best way to galvanise stakeholders and unlock investment is to embed culture and creativity into broader plans for sustainable growth and development.
Relevance
This process of alignment is even more important in the post-COVID age, where climate action and social justice are now at the forefront of many planning and investment decisions.
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How are major cities around the world responding to climate change through cultural policies and programmes?
The Green World Cities of Tomorrow: Culture and Sustainability
Paul Owens
Nov 4, 2021
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This focused, coordinated set of measures can not only rescue the sector, but position it to lead the recovery
Central London’s celebrated cultural offer is in peril
Jonathan Todd
Sep 23, 2020
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Three big questions as applications close for Arts Council England’s Cultural Recovery Fund
COVID-19: Government support packages for culture and creative industries #3
Paul Owens
Aug 21, 2020
The UK’s £1.57 billion recovery package: priorities for a New Deal
COVID-19: Government support packages for culture and creative industries #2
Paul Owens
Jul 30, 2020
Cities are using their unique capabilities to lead recovery and renewal
COVID-19: Cities, Culture and the 3 ‘P’s: powers, partnerships, place
Paul Owens
Jul 20, 2020
Investing in recovery, planning for transformation
COVID-19: Government support packages for culture and creative industries #1
Paul Owens
Jul 7, 2020
Recovery and renewal will depend on how we address the three dimensions of the crisis
COVID-19 is a triple blow to culture and the creative industries
Paul Owens
Jun 30, 2020
In the face of radical uncertainty leaders and policy-makers will have to take planning and collaboration to whole a new level
‘Plans are useless, planning is essential’
Paul Owens
Jun 3, 2020
Nobody knows what will happen next, but we have a good idea of the three necessary steps out of the crisis
Relief, Recovery and Renewal: navigating our way to a new kind of future
Paul Owens
May 13, 2020
A cause for optimism
Weaving the Golden Thread into the 2020s
Paul Owens
Dec 20, 2019
Revitalising Chengdu’s cultural heritage
From pioneering city to world city
Sep 19, 2019
Our work helps unlock large LEP investment in culture
Transforming Birmingham’s Symphony Hall
Jonathan Todd
Aug 1, 2019
Devolution energised by culture and creativity
Empowering English Cities
Jonathan Todd
Jul 5, 2019
New AHRC R&D programme with Chinese partners
Scoping opportunities in China's Creative Industries
Jan 8, 2019
Reflections on the Cultural Cities Enquiry
Unlocking culture’s contribution to local growth
Callum Lee
Nov 16, 2018
Headlines from the Beyond the Hype conference
Placing culture at the centre of growth
Jonathan Todd
Nov 15, 2018
Addressing inequalities within the Creative Industries
Creative Co-ops
Callum Lee
Nov 9, 2018
How UK theatre makers can charm China’s young audiences
China’s young theatre
Paul Owens
Oct 24, 2018
Headlines from Impacts 18
How cities can make the most of culture
Jonathan Todd
Oct 23, 2018
Moving the Mayor’s new creative industries initiative from paper to reality
Creative Enterprise Zones Conference
Paul Owens
Jun 4, 2018
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