Hi! 👋 I'm Charlie, a researcher and urban-instigator working on regenerative land use approaches and more collaborative and embodied forms of city-making.

I live in Berlin 🥨

I’m driven by the belief that to unlock collective imagination for equitable societies we must remove structural barriers preventing people from connecting with one another. …and we need to plant A LOT of trees 🌳 (or even better make sure the older sequestration champs can keep growing)

My role over the past decade has been to build capacities within land-based organisations, primarily around urban affordable housing and mechanisms for holding land in the commons. I write about, and run workshops on, group dynamics, decision-making, housing finance, incorporation approaches, legal structures, stakeholder mapping, business planning, and visioning.

Over the years I’ve been involved in many highly credible (and often unsuccessful) land bids for alternative urban visions and these have taught me a lot about what we’re up against. I’ve also been in quite a few that have succeeded! 🥳

This project experience has allowed me to develop expertise into long-term governance vehicles for transitioning and managing commons assets such as housing and other social goods.