Open Cities was established in 2006. We are specialists in the design and delivery of economic change management both in the UK and internationally. We have particular expertise in:
• Growth and employment strategies for cities and countries
• Organization and human resource management in public sector organizations
• Cross-border procurement of professional services and the international promotion of public and quasi-public organizations
• Long term research, knowledge networks and best practice in the areas of economic development and public sector organization and HR
What’s our USP?
• unrivalled experience and knowledge of practical as well as theoretical aspects of growth and employment strategies, economic planning, policy and change management, organisational change management within public sector settings, including emerging market contexts
• location in London, a world city with easy access to the rest of the world especially MENA, Central Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa regions, with partners based in key regions
• the ability to take a broader view whether that means taking account of the development needs of an organisation in an emerging market context or simply understanding the wider public interest aspects of a public sector project
How do we work?
We work with a network of associates each of whom is a leader in their field. We bring a global perspective to local challenges.
Recent clients
Recent assignments include working for the economic development board of a world city; a large UK-based training provider; the world’s premier management consultancy; and the UK government. We have undertaken market research in the Middle East, advised a large property developer on the establishment of economic cities in the Gulf, built up the human resource capacity of a number of institutions in the financial sector in North Africa including performance management and graduate recruitment programs, undertaken a strategic review of a training academy in the financial sector, and produced the data analysis and underlying research for a city-wide vocational skills strategy. We have also undertaken pro bono work for the World Bank and British Council.
