APG
- May 30, 2017
- 4 min
APG West | A matter of perspective
A write up of APG West Planning Labs, May 2017. This event posed a deliberately provocative question: Can you do the best work of your life outside London? As one of the attendees suggested before the start, and the speakers proved during the session, it’s also quite a philosophical one. Self-reflection and personal perspective were recurrent themes. And to some, it may even be quite insulting. Why should location matter? And who says London is so good anyway? (According to P
APG
- Dec 2, 2016
- 2 min
APG West does SMW
Last month Bristol held its first ever Social Media Week. There were more than fifty events, and more than 1500 people attended or spoke at them. It was a huge operation, and largely down to our partners at Bristol Media that it happened at all. It’s no accident the partners helping us to deliver APG West are people prepared to be bold like that… APG West had its own event, of course. Many people that we’d spoken to beforehand had our session down as the one they were most lo
APG
- Jun 15, 2016
- 2 min
APG West | We are on our way
APG West started with questions, not answers. What would people in Bristol, Bath and the surrounding area need from the APG? What challenges do the creative businesses of the region face? What would constitute success for them? How should the community come to life? If we hadn’t started with questions, we might have leaped to assumptions. We’d have replicated the flagship events and brought in the kind of speakers that London planners have come to expect. Instead, at our
APG
- Apr 21, 2016
- 2 min
APG launches in the West
In partnership with Bristol Media, APG is delighted to announce the launch of APG West. THE LAUNCH Our launch event is on April 21st, and features a keynote from Dom Boyd, Group Head of Strategy at adam&eveDDB. He’ll tell us about the opportunities presented by the age of 'Brand Entrepreneurs' – planners who are more than just smart thinkers, but innovative doers as well. We will also give an introduction to the events, training and expertise that the APG West has to offer,
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