S1 Ep 5: Nicola Janus-Harris | Why reputation management is essential for rural estates

11/07/23 • 24 min

Nicola Janus-Harris, Head of Agriculture and Rural Estates at international law firm Trowers and Hamlins, explains why ongoing reputation management is important to her clients.
She tells podcast host Anna Byles how she has seen it go "horrifically wrong" for clients, when misinformation has spread on social media.
Nicola says having a communications plan now forms part of her initial conversations with clients who are embarking on projects.

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S1 Ep 4: Anthony Downs | Charrettes: generating trust through community engagement

Anthony Downs, Estate Director at Hatfield Park in Hertfordshire, and KOR's Managing Director Annette Richman, discuss the need for estates to engage with their local communities.
The word charrette is derived from old French to describe how students of architecture were invited to throw their ideas into a charrette, French for cart or chariot.
Anthony, who has been at Hatfield Park for 24 years, helped to pioneer charrettes as a way of bringing communities together to debate and discuss local issues and identify opportunities to solve them collaboratively.

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S1 Ep 7: Steve Strang | Building futures: The crucial role of communication in urban education masterplanning

Steve Strang, the Executive Director of Estates and Sustainability at Exeter College discusses the importance of communication when masterplanning in an urban environment.
Steve has worked at the college for 18 years and has played a fundamental role in the creation of the college's 20 year masterplan to redevelop its main campus in Exeter city centre.
KOR's Public Affairs Consultant Andrew Howard explains to host Anna Byles why it is crucial to engage with local communities so they understand how they - and not just students - can benefit from the development of the college estate.