JOC Consulting has been commissioned to assist with the development of a new Arts and Creativity Strategy for Northern Beaches Council. The Arts and Creativity Strategy will build on existing initiatives and policy directions from […]
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Late-night Trading in Sydney
The City of Sydney is reviewing the rules that control trading hours and areas for businesses opening at night in Sydney. To assist with this review, Council commissioned JOC Consulting, Cred and Micromex to deliver […]
‘After Dark in the Junction’ Demonstration Events
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been working with Waverley Council to deliver a series of activations as demonstration projects for the draft Evening, Culture and Entertainment Strategy. In partnership with Cred Consulting, Authority Creative and […]
Resilient Sydney Stakeholder Workshops
Did you know that if something should happen to our ports, Sydney is 9 meals away from starvation? Or that we’re twice as intolerant as Melbourne despite 36% of our population being born overseas? These […]
JOC YEAR IN REVIEW | 2016
We’ve had a big year at JOC with a growing team of incredible people and exciting projects to match. Thanks to everyone who we’ve had the pleasure of working with in 2016. Want to collaborate? […]
Talk: CBA Innovation Lab
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 […]
Article: Australia’s newest Smart City
My latest article for the Planning Institute of Australia’s New Planner magazine looking at Australia’s newest Smart City – Lake Macquarie. Extract – “The ‘Lake Mac Smart City, Smart Council Digital Economy Strategy’ delivers a bottom up […]
Panel: ‘Design as Disruptor’
Last week I joined a panel for IxDA Sydney titled ‘Design as Disruptor’. The event was organised as part of the University of Sydney Architecture, Design and Planning Thursday night lecture (TNL) series and was positioned around […]
Mona Vale Place Plan | Expert Panel & Workshop
I was recently invited by Pittwater Council to get involved with the delivery of the Mona Vale Place Plan, a new “tactical and action-oriented strategy focused on the community’s connection to place”. The role included a public […]
Download the JOC Cities App
Yesterday I presentated at the Planning Institute of Australia’s National Congress in Sydney. I talked about Apps and their relevance to Urban Planning. I focused on 5 key areas to think about when developing an […]