Cross-sector leadership, decision-making, and authority for people shaping cities, climate, and capital.
A selective strategic advisory and leadership platform
Applied Leadership Lab
A selective strategic advisory and leadership platform for senior professionals navigating cities, infrastructure, climate action, capital, and institutional power in an increasingly interconnected world.
Urban Authority Lab is designed for leaders who must think across systems, not within silos and make decisions under complexity, ambiguity, and competing stakeholder pressures - where decisions are complex, trade-offs are real, and accountability is high.
By enquiry or referral only.
Urban challenges today do not sit neatly within one sector.
Climate action intersects with finance.
Infrastructure intersects with politics.
Urban planning intersects with people, power, and culture.
Yet most leaders are trained:
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Within sectoral silos
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Within functional hierarchies
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For linear problem-solving
Urban Authority Lab exists to develop cross-sector authority, the ability to integrate systems, people, and power into coherent, defensible decisions.
Why Urban Authority Lab
About Us
Urban Authority Lab is a leadership and strategic advisory platform designed for people who operate across cities, climate, capital, and institutions.
The platform develops:
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Cross-sector cognitive capability
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Authority grounded in legitimacy, not hierarchy
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Strategic clarity in politically and institutionally complex environments
It is intentionally:
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Small
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Selective
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Non-replicable
This work prioritises depth over scale.
Who this is for
Urban Authority Lab is designed for individuals who
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Hold senior or emerging senior responsibility
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Operate across multiple sectors or stakeholders
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Work with governments, cities, institutions, developers, or investors
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Make decisions with political, financial, and human consequences
How it works
All engagements are:
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Advisory-led
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Live and context-specific
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Grounded in real scenarios
There are no generic frameworks or templates.
Clients develop how to think, not what to copy.
1:1 Strategic Advisory
For senior leaders requiring confidentiality, depth, and continuity.
Curated Group Intensives
Small cohorts (6–10 participants) working through shared complexity with guided synthesis.
Institutional & Consultancy Engagements
Senior advisory support for organisations navigating cross-sector transitions.
