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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Planning Australia’s Future Grid
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 […]
Newcastle Smart City | #HunterIQ Facilitation
At JOC Consulting we’re excited to be working with Newcastle City Council on their Smart City Strategy. Last year we delivered the community and stakeholder engagement and this year we’re helping facilitate a series of […]
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? […]
PlannerTech: 3 trends to watch in 2017
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. […]
Smart City Strategy Engagement | Newcastle
Over the past few weeks, JOC Consulting has been working with David Lock Associates and Cred Consulting on a new Smart City Strategy for Newcastle (NSW). Newcastle City Council has commissioned the Strategy to investigate […]
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 […]
Lake Macquarie Digital Economy Strategy
I’m excited to be working with Lake Macquarie City Council on their soon-to-be released Digital Economy Strategy. The Strategy focuses on making Lake Macquarie “a more connected and sustainable City through the increased use of digital technology“. […]
Periscope & Urban Planning
“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 […]