Urban Tapestry’s approach is to enable clients to articulate their vision and see the big picture; Then supports clients bring the strands together to enable them to weave successful places that delivers their ambition. Within this process lie the complexities of regeneration since it is both a long and collaborative activity to bring ideas to fruition.

This approach addresses key concepts that need to be woven into the solution.

How can a committee define and agree a united goal and act as a single client?

Does their organisation have the skills and capacity to achieve the ambition?

How does the client keep abreast of the changing policy environment and ensure that these policy demands are also met?

How do clients work harmoniously in partnership with the others who work in different sector?

How do clients bring their stakeholders with them?

Common purpose, skills, knowledge and a willingness to change and adapt, and communication are key strands within the solution.

Sustainability is a key policy objective for all; it results from the productive balance between people, place and the economy making minimum demand on scare resources. “Enough, for all, for ever” - weaving in sustainability.

Investment and business plans need to be woven together and programmed to articulate how, over time, the ambitions for sustainable development will be realised.

Urban Tapestry can project manage the process or support the development of one of the key strands.

Leadership, Skills and Knowledge are key to success to realise your ambition for integrated sustainable regeneration. Many teams work in silos not fully aware how they interrelate to achieve collective goals or concepts such as "Big Society" - the current government’s thrust to engage with communities as service deliverers, asset managers or volunteers.

Urban Tapestry can provide leadership, organisational development through skills audit, facilitation, coaching and mentoring.

Clients can view Urban Tapestry in different ways; as an enabler, as a change manager or as an interim manager, providing a strategic input where required or to undertake stakeholder engagement.

Building partnerships and good governance is key to success. Sustainable regeneration and development relies on being able to weave together a range of investment plans to achieve an integrated solution that articulates the ambition for people, the economy and the place.

Urban Tapestry will facilitate clients to formulate and embed good governance structures to support the ambition. Partnerships and other legal structuresprovides the right structures for a Board or a Committee and both adds value to the governance of the organisation and amplifies its values or remit.