The Unlikely Economics of a Better Place
If you want to understand how regeneration really works, you start in Hackney Wick, a neighbourhood still vibrating from the aftershocks of the Olympics.
Our Executive Director Patrick Scally jumped on Concilio Comms Better Places Podcast to tell our recent story. How a community organisation became a counterweight to the market forces reshaping East London. How “affordable workspace” can be both a profit centre and a public good. How the politics of planning, the reality of property, and the art of place collide in one postcode.
They get into the hard parts:
How quickly “community space” can be commercialised beyond recognition.
Why listening to local voices isn’t just good optics — it’s a competitive advantage.
It’s a conversation about markets, power, and the stubborn idea that regeneration can actually be done with people, not to them.
🔊 Listen here: https://conciliocomms.com/patrick-scally-on-the-future-of-hackney-wick/
📺 Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVrW0Y0lba0