Future proof your dreams Prepare for disaster Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. When have things ever gone exactly as you planned? By Alicia McKay / 13 Mar 2025
Future proof your dreams Keep the dream alive Plans are predictions about how we think we could achieve our goals. They’re a hypothesis, an experiment ready to be run. By Alicia McKay / 6 Mar 2025
News Alicia McKay named Top 25 Thinker in Local Government by the LGIU Alicia McKay has been named one of the world's top 25 thinkers in local government by the UK's Local Government Information Unit. By Alicia McKay / 1 Mar 2025
Future proof your dreams Start with strategy Our hopes, dreams, and plans live in an unpredictable future. We can’t read tomorrow’s headlines, but we can position ourselves to achieve our goals. By Alicia McKay / 27 Feb 2025
Alicia in the Media Future Local Lab interview Future local leadership, challenges and solutions - an interview with LGIU. By Alicia McKay / 26 Feb 2025
Strategy Why strategy is a survival skill this year Winging it is a death wish. If you don’t know what you want, the next 10 months are going to swallow you whole. Never fear: strategy will save you. By Alicia McKay / 20 Feb 2025
Decisions Are you having the wrong argument? Learn to have better arguments for fuller, fairer, and more focused decision-making. By Alicia McKay / 13 Feb 2025
Services Strategy to Action: Transformation Partnerships Strategic change partnerships with Alicia McKay. Only available to a handful of organisations each year. By Alicia McKay / 11 Feb 2025
Quiz Local Legends strategic audit Find out how strategic your Council is By Alicia McKay / 31 Jan 2025
Guide Responding to community requests: a guide for Councillors A guide for Councillors on dealing with incoming constituent requests By Alicia McKay / 30 Jan 2025
Priorities So nothing right now Feeling overwhelmed by clutter, commitments, and chaos? By Alicia McKay / 29 Jan 2025
Taking the boot out of the public sector How to be popular with voters and achieve nothing Hint: its being a rock-throwing jerk. By Alicia McKay / 13 Dec 2024
