Strengthening Leadership and Management in the Most
Complex and Challenging of Times.
Third Life Economics seeks to shape current debates, policy and practice of sub-national development – sometimes nations, more often regions, cities, districts, towns and communities.
Much of our work is posted publicly to provide a starting point for discussions and decision about how places plan and manage disruptive change. This page introduces you to some of our key content.
Dealing With The National Government
The rise of ‘big government’ and a new centralisation through the pandemic and Brexit is now a defining feature facing sub-national and place-based leadership teams.
We ‘tell it as it is’ and deliver practical support to those trying to navigate and steer their way through this often inconsistent and bewildering context.
Post-disaster Turnaround & Build Back Better
With a significant track record in post-crisis turnaround and recovery management.
Third Life Economics was one of the first practitioners to apply international disaster and crisis management approaches to the post-COVID-19, post-Brexit context in the UK.
Next Generation Local Economic Strategy
The COVID-19 pandemic is a gamechanger for places worldwide.
Third Life Economics has recently published a suite of papers for the Institute for Economic Development that begins to elaborate how local economic strategy itself needs to change to be fit for purpose in the new global and national context.
Positive Progressive Place-Making
Third Life Economics majors on supporting and enabling great leadership of place. PPP – published May 2020 – is a major handbook of agendas for place-based leadership teams.
It presents insights and lessons from 3LE’s first decade that may be relevant and important for current and future challenges and opportunities. Find and download your copy here.
