What I do
Communications and reputation:
Communications strategy, corporate positioning, media relations and editorial content. I help organisations explain their work, build their profile and communicate with confidence.
Community and stakeholder engagement:
Engagement strategies, public consultation, co-design and youth programmes. I help clients understand local priorities and involve people in decisions about the places around them.
Social impact and social value:
Social value strategies, community funds, local partnerships and impact reporting. I help turn commitments into practical programmes that respond to community needs.
Communications, engagement and social impact for the built environment.
The Consult is the independent consultancy of Jennifer Ball. I work with developers, architecture practices and organisations shaping places, helping them build their reputation, involve communities and deliver social value.
I provide strategic advice and practical support through ongoing partnerships, embedded roles and individual projects.
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I write about community engagement, co-design and how people help shape the places around them. Drawing on my work across the built environment, I share ideas, observations and questions about whose voices get heard, how decisions are made and what meaningful involvement looks like in practice.