In a recent interview on White House Chronicle, public affairs expert Patrick Slevin offered a comprehensive look into the pervasive issue of NIMBYism.

When we look back on our lives, we remember the milestones we carry to this day: Our first date, first kiss, first car, our first adult

Florida State University Real Estate Center’s 30th Trends Conference will be held this November in Tallahassee. FSU announced Patrick Slevin will be one of the featured

It only takes a few bad apples to spoil the bunch. Vast majority of real estate developers are above board professionals, but they face negative

NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) opposition is a common challenge faced by real estate developers when attempting to undertake new projects. Here are some ways

Real estate developers and NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) opponents often find themselves in opposition due to their conflicting interests and perspectives on land use

An Excerpt from Amazon Bestselling Author Patrick Slevin’s New Book “Breaking Out of the NIMBY Matrix” We must start this chapter agreeing that real estate

Why does community opposition happen and what causes it to become so prevalent?  A recent Academy of Citizen Engagement NIMBY poll of 400 registered voters

In the land of real estate development, there are still too many developers who ascribe to the creed of Gordan Gekko, the famous villain in

The approval process at the municipal level is a legal, logical, and linear certainty for corporate developers and their consultants. On any given workday, planning

Nothing threatens a project’s chances for approval more than negative publicity. A typical negative news story has a headline that includes “Neighbors Mobilize to Oppose

I have seen on Facebook hundreds of NIMBY-based groups actively opposing real estate development projects across the nation. These groups range from a few dozen

More than 250 NAIOP New Mexico members, public officials and real estate professionals attended Patrick Slevin’s presentation, Breaking Out of the NIMBY Matrix this past

The book that Not-In-My-Backyard (NIMBY) activists, operatives, and ghosts don’t want you to read is a few weeks away! Join Our Growing Movement to Change

Albert Einstein said, “Reality is a mere illusion, albeit a persistent one.” He perfectly defined the reality on how the NIMBY Matrix has been a

#1 Amazon best selling author, NIMBY speaker, and public affairs consultant Patrick Slevin has launched his new YouTube series, SUN TZU | THE ART OF

The key to securing desirable news coverage is approaching reporters as sketch artists and not painters. They have tight deadlines to meet and column inches

In my exclusive interview with the Orlando Business Journal, I answered the controversial question of what makes NIMBY opposition so powerful?

My answer was “NIMBYs are

In today’s Digital Age, land-use development executives, project managers, and consultants continue to rely upon a fly under the radar approach hoping to avoid community

I’m going to share with you a BIG secret that’ll change how you engage a NIMBY crisis as well as the community-at-large to win more

Deno Hicks is a Jacksonville native and the President of River North Strategies. With more than 20 years of experience providing government affairs and business

Which came first reality or perception?

If you answered perception came first, because “perception is reality”, then give yourself a cigar for being duped by a

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