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Training
Rethinking Cities Ltd. provides advice and training to a range of clients in the built environment, health, transport and tourism sectors. We are happy to tailor training packages for you.
We have experience in working with all ages, from school age children to senior citizens. We conduct "walk shops" (mobile workshops and site visits / guided tours), facilitate small or large groups, from roundtable discussions, intimate conversations, through to large conference audiences.
We have specialist knowledge and skills in adapting and creating educational resources for delivery over the Internet, either on-line (e-Learning) or to mobile platforms (m-Learning).
We are also able to offer facilitation using the innovative Spaceshaper software on behalf of the Commision for Architecture and the Built Environment to encourage community participation in the management of public space.
Below are details of projects with which Rethinking Cities have been involved.
Map of Walking
An e Learning platform for sharing information and providing expertise on interventions that promote walking.
| Working with: | Robert Huxford, Director Urban Design Group UK |
| Download: | Outline proposal (1MB) |
Dorset (Induction) Walkabout
Working with 3 schools in Shaftesbury, Dorset to develop a blueprint for schools, through which they promote walking in local neighbourhoods to families. To follow the project check http://dorsetwalkabout.pbworks.com
| Client: | Dorset LEA Extended Services |
Get Up, Get Out, Get Walking for staff
An innovative walking initiative in which staff at local health centres share knowledge of their local neighbourhood to develop circular walking routes to link local destinations.
| Client: | NHS Lewisham |
| Working with: | Jenny Budd, Lewisham Healthy Walks Coordinator |
| Download: | Sample circular walk from the Kaleidoscope Centre (575KB) |
Romantic Ribbons walkshop

Image: Tastes of a romantic city
Conducting a walk shop (mobile workshop and site visit) with Barcelona Walk21 delegates during which participants learnt how to determine what makes a place/city romantic and how to identify examples of good design interventions that promote comfort, happiness and romance.
| Client: | 2008 Barcelona Walk21 |
| Download: | Romantic Ribbons - routes linking romantic places (79KB) |
Travel Champion Training
Working with JA Associates, Rethinking Cities has developed Travel Champion training for staff at NHS hospitals on behalf of Transport for London.
| Client: | Transport for London |
| Working with: | JAAssociates |
Find your way about
Rethinking Cities Ltd. is devising a street map reading training module to be delivered by staff and volunteers to participants in the Ramblers' Association Get Walking, Keep Walking initiative.
| Client: | Ramblers' Association |
Romantic walk shop
Conducting a walk shop (mobile workshop and site visit) with built environment, health and transport professionals during which participants learn how to determine what makes a place/city romantic and how to identify examples of good design interventions that promote comfort, happiness and romance. Such walk shops prompt ideas and generate discussion about good design practice and quality place making and strengthen key generic skills including breakthrough thinking, communicating, collaboration, team building and inclusive visioning.
| Client: | Kinect and Melbourne Walk21 / City of Toronto Walk21 |
| Download: | Love by Design walkshop in Toronto 2 Oct 2007 (92KB) |
Walking the Way to Health
Providing specialist advice on e-learning for "harder to reach communities" for Natural England's Walking the Way to Health initiative
| Client: | Natural England |
| Working with: | Dawn Vernon Associates, training consultants to Natural England's Walking the Way to Health initiative |

