How to interpret and visualise data before diving in.
In this blog Matthew Hopkinson illustrates why understanding how to use data and software to solve problems is not as common and effective as it might appear. He uses three case st
Why we must reflect, re-energise and re-purpose as a society to ensure that the Coronavirus cloud has a silver lining.
Before the news of Covid19 came out of Wuhan, China we had started a new decade full of hope and varying degrees of optimism. The pace of change of the previous decade had been fas
Repurposing UK Department Stores
In January 2020 Quadrant and Eccleston Capital launched a new investment vehicle to repurpose redundant department stores. Matthew Hopkinson of Didobi was commissioned to write a t
Why we must understand the causes of issues on our high streets before addressing the effects.
Last week the BBC’s investigative journalism programme, Panorama, focussed on the UK High Street. ‘How to save the high street’ visited a number of towns including Stoc
Why do towns need to understand commercial sector investor returns and sentiment?
Understanding investor returns in commercial real estate is key to understanding the potential of places. Everyone recognises the need for investment in our towns and cities and th