PLACE GUIDE: A PROCESS FOR IMPROVED PLACE-BASED DECISION MAKING SCOTTISH FUTURES TRUST


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Understanding the Place approach


Process


5 Describing future Place What should the future be?


Place Framework: Place Narrative & Place Actions


Suggested actions


• Facilitate conversations with stakeholders to develop future Place material. Prompt on specific initiatives e.g. – Identify ideas that can deliver the Future Place – What are the priorities?


– Explore implications of ideas on current assets, resources and service design


– Consider optimal delivery model for users – Which partner(s) is best placed to deliver? – Identify any additional partners to be brought in


– Are there initiatives to deprioritise or stop given conflict or resource competition?


• Ask local communities and stakeholders what success would look like e.g. what life would be like if ambitions delivered


• Help develop a shared summary of agreed future Place including outcomes & benefits


• Plan and facilitate conversations with stakeholders to refine future Place material (use existing forums e.g. Area Partnerships)


• Use existing locality levels for consultation and development (e.g. Area Partnerships).


• Share and agree with Place Programme board and key stakeholders


• Complete draft Place Brief for review and issue


• Begin outline development of Place Diagram ( see page 30 for guidance)


Outputs


• The Place Brief: now setting out the collective ‘story of change’ – its context, aims and objectives – for sharing with the wider communities (see page 26 for guidance)


• An emerging picture/outline sketch of what is possible, to be developed in subsequent Place Diagram


• The Place Brief could incorporate some of related strategic assessment or, with commentary on possible options for delivery marked with *


(Strategic) • What is the context for this Place initiative?


• What opportunities & challenges are we attempting to address?


• What are the immediate imperatives for change? • Who are the key stakeholders? • What benefits are expected?


(Economic) • What groupings of options have been identified? • What options were appraised?


• How has Place Principle been applied to optimise relationships, connections and infrastructure?* (Financial) (Commercial)


(Management) • How will this Place initiative be governed and managed? • How will this initiative engage with stakeholders? • How will this initiative manage and realise benefits?


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Confirming Place


purpose 3


Determining Place resources & governance


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Defining current Place


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Programming activities for future Place


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Partnering to deliver future Place


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Progressing ideas for future Place


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Describing future Place


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