Our methodology
The company uses sociodynamics, a theory on how societies behave, as outlined in Managing Sensitive Projects (Palgrave Macmillan, 1999) by Olivier d’Herbemont and Bruno César, which was translated and adapted from the French by the company’s founder Tom Curtin with Pascal Etcheber.
This methodology has been used successfully in the UK over the past 12 years and, in essence states that it is not the opponents that stop projects but rather the lack of allies and supporters. Curtin&Co specialises in finding ‘friends’ for projects through its unique Stakeholder Segmentation tool.
Books
Tom Curtin is also the author of two other books – Managing Green Issues (Palgrave Macmillan, 2nd edition 2007) and Managing a Crisis (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005).
Managing Green Issues (Palgrave Macmillan 2000 and 2007) is in its second edition and is used as a text on issues management. It gives practical advice and numerous case histories on how to deal with controversial projects from house building to transport infrastructure to nuclear power.
Chapters include:
- What makes a green issue?
- Identifying and segmenting stakeholders
- The power pyramid – how the political hierarchy works
- The importance of third party advocacy
- Public consultation
- Managing the media
- Establishing environmental credentials
Managing a Crisis – a practical guide (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005) gives a detailed look at crises. Areas covered include:
- What makes a crisis?
- Predicting a crisis
- Managing stakeholders: media, politicians, activists, customers, etc
- Design of crisis communication procedures
- Procedures, processes and templates
(This latter book was written with assistance from Naomi Husein and Daniel Hayman.)
- Ally Kennedy joins Curtin&Co's in-house team
21/07/2010
Ally has worked with Liberal Democrats at all levels of local and national government, and brings with him an extensive network of local and national party links to call upon. full article... - The Planning Power Vacuum
19/07/2010
Eric Pickles announcement that housing targets are scrapped and with them the Regional Spatial Strategies is all well and good, but what do Council’s do now? full article... - Elections - 2010 and beyond!
19/05/2010
Curtin and Co asked three of our consultants - one Conservative, one Labour and, of course, one Lib Dem - to give us a view of the recent Election and following negotiations from where they sit. full article... - More to this Election Than Just Voting
29/04/2010
Everyone; the pundits, voters and politicians have been looking for the General Election game changer. For months the forgone conclusion of a Conservative victory has ebbed away. full article... - Conservative Energy Green Paper Analysis
23/03/2010
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” The Conservative Party has published the latest in a series of Green Papers in the run-up to the general election, widely assumed to be on May 6th. full article...
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