by Ed Stearns | Sep 1, 2025 | Crisis Management, Culture, Regeneration, Sports & Events, Urban Development
If we really wanted to complicate our lives and launch a new calendar, then September would be the front runner as the month that kicks off the new year. So, I’m delighted to use this fine month – and the ‘New Year’ – to officially announce the launch of Stearns Impact.
by Ed Stearns | Jun 30, 2025 | Regeneration, Urban Development
Last week, travelling from a meeting at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to another in the City, I found myself enjoying public transport with the joy of a seven-year-old—pretending to drive the Docklands Light Railway.
by Ed Stearns | Jun 10, 2025 | Culture, Sports & Events
An old friend of mine—now running one of the UK’s top five sporting events—has a military background and a deep love for a good forces cliché.
His favourite? The classic 7 Ps:
Piss Poor Planning Promotes Piss Poor Performance
by Ed Stearns | May 19, 2025 | Culture
I hadn’t thought about “green ink” letters in over 20 years — but now I fear I’ve spent the last 15 reading them in my spare time… and might have written one myself.
by Ed Stearns | Mar 24, 2025 | Crisis Management
In the world of crisis management, the textbook answers don’t always work out in the real world. Take the Heathrow Airport power outage that occurred last week.
by Ed Stearns | Mar 11, 2025 | Regeneration, Urban Development
It may be hundreds of miles from Westminster, but Manchester United’s latest announcement to build a new 100,000-seater stadium feels like a politically savvy move, which could power local regeneration.