Presidents and boards
Which use of our assets can strengthen mission and financial resilience? What must remain under institutional control?
6–8 week advisory engagement
Decide which opportunity deserves your next investment.
The Knowledge Town Diagnostic connects institutional priorities, property, housing and partner demand. It helps leaders choose what to advance, what to test and what to stop.
Start with a consequential decision.
Developers and investors
Is there a willing institutional partner, a credible program and enough evidence to justify further expenditure?
Civic and regional leaders
Which project can connect housing, learning and employment—and who has the authority and capacity to deliver it?
What you receive
| Work product | Decision it supports |
|---|---|
| Institution, assets and market assessment | Where does the opportunity come from, and which constraints could invalidate it? |
| Three future scenarios | How do the options compare on mission, demand, economics, control and delivery risk? |
| Five priority projects | What belongs first, what depends on other decisions, and what should remain on hold? |
| Partner and capital pathway | Who needs to participate, what must each contribute, and where is the funding case incomplete? |
| 24-month agenda and leadership discussion | Which decisions, investigations and commitments are required next, and who owns them? |
How the work progresses
Frame the decision
Agree the institutional objective, project boundary, decision-makers, available information and questions that would change the recommendation.
Test alternatives
Review assets and market evidence, speak with agreed stakeholders and compare three credible scenarios. Record assumptions and unresolved evidence explicitly.
Choose a path
Present priorities, dependencies and a practical agenda. Recommend further feasibility or transaction work only where the evidence supports it.
The 6–8 week schedule is agreed at scoping and depends on timely access to information and participants.
Need to resolve a specific site’s delivery pathway?
What we need to begin
A senior sponsor, a defined decision and access to relevant institutional and property information. Depending on the assignment, this may include existing plans, ownership records, building use, budgets, market work and stakeholder introductions.
The diagnostic is a scoped advisory engagement. The fee, deliverables, participants and timetable are agreed in a written proposal. Technical surveys, valuations, legal advice and transaction execution are separately scoped where needed.
See the work before starting a conversation
What would reach your board or investment committee?
Our illustrative sample shows a scenario comparison, five project priorities and the evidence required before capital is committed.
View the sample diagnosticPublic example. No email required.
Is there a decision we can help you make?
Tell us about the institution or place, the decision and the timing. The first conversation establishes fit; any engagement follows a separate written proposal.
Discuss an opportunity