In my roles as a strategic planner and economic development officer in a local authority and now as a consultant, I regularly produced consultation papers and drafts to capture issues and ideas raised by participants. To write concise reports comes with practice and experience. It requires an ability to identify and word the key aspects from deliberations and inputs that are often varied, contradictory and not logical. The key is to assist participants and policy makers to work through draft reports; clarifying issues and meanings; and finally be inclusive through referencing, project examples, quotes and photographs. In my experience facilitating transnational exchanges and creating opportunities for learning always require good preparation and the nurturing of working relationships (i.e. communication, respect and project focus!). A mix of physical site visits, walk-abouts, thematic presentations, small group discussions, meeting with locals and use of planning and analytical tools will make study visits a success. A successful project also require regular communication via e-mail, on-line video meetings and through social media before and after study visits. The aim of projects should be legacies of partnership learning well beyond project expiry dates. This is not merely aspirational but will be real with good use of social media and other platforms for sharing good practice experienced in each partner city and by collectively promoting activities of partner cities.