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Driving Change on a Local Level: Mathis Dippon

Iris Fiebiger - October 27, 2021 0

Young Leader Mathis Dippon is convinced that change is best driven on a local level. This conviction motivates him to design, plan, and constantly re-imagine events that help communities tackle current and future challenges....

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Eurotowns: Big Enough to Cope, Small Enough to Care

Cornelia Forsthuber - September 28, 2021 1

If you think that only big cities can substantially contribute to sustainability efforts, you couldn’t be further from the truth. A network of small- and medium-sized European cities shows you exactly what can be...

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How Cities Can Use the Law to Advance Climate Action

External Content - September 21, 2021 0

This article was written by and for the C40 Knowledge Hub, delivering cutting-edge insights and practical resources from leading climate cities directed at those working in city government. It was originally published here in August 2021. We’re featuring...

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Water & Data – the Modern Gold: Narjis Zehra

Metka Novak - September 15, 2021 0

Narjis Zehra is a go-getter, a visionary, a people person, and definitely a Young Leader to keep an eye on. Despite being only 23 years old, coming from a place where people are fighting...

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Communicator and Collaborator: Andrew Amos

Metka Novak - September 13, 2021 0

Great communication, determination, vision, curiosity, and eagerness to learn are all qualities that make up a good urban planner and a CityChanger. Qualities that this Young Leader possesses without a doubt. As an Urban Designer...

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Chatting Your Way to Change: Jaffer Muljiani

Abbie Harby - September 2, 2021 0

Sustainability enthusiasts, city champions and urban development nuts, look no further. We’ve found a true zealot of all things urban: Jaffer Muljiani. From growing up in Muscat, Oman to becoming a ‘real’ Londoner, working...

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Leveraging Social Media for Environmental Justice: Gia Chinchilla

Karl Dickinson - July 29, 2021 0

If you’re looking for inspiration, look no further! Meet Gianella Chinchilla, a 24-year-old climate activist and clean energy consultant from Los Angeles, USA. We can learn a lot from this founder of a popular...

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Vienna’s Green Voice: Peter Kraus

Karl Dickinson - July 21, 2021 0

As a City Council Member for the Green Party, Peter Kraus makes waves in the Austrian capital Vienna with his persistent campaigning for climate-friendly, people-focussed policy. At just 34, he is already a non-executive...

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From Architecture to Urban Planning: Shweta Gandhi

Abbie Harby - July 21, 2021 1

From a naïve 19-year-old architecture student to working on government projects and helping achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, Shweta Gandhi has already gathered a multitude of experiences. We spoke to this Young Leader...

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How to Make Public Spaces Inclusive for an Ageing Society

Ignacio Foyatier - June 18, 2021 0

How does the design of public spaces influence mental health? Could urban design reduce isolation and loneliness and increase accessibility and mobility? “Rosario is also its older adults”, a pilot project in Rosario, Sante...

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En Route to Changing the Conversation: How to Make Citizen Engagement Work

Cornelia Forsthuber - April 29, 2021 0

How can you make authentic citizen participation work? Warren Logan, Policy Director of Mobility and Interagency Relations in the city of Oakland, has made a name for himself by not just superficially asking for...

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Participation for Innovation – Why We Need To Talk More About Participatory Cities

Tanja Polonyi - April 20, 2021 0

When talking about bringing change to cities, many governments and private organisations tend to hold on to traditional ways of creating policies and engagement. But many researchers are looking into new, innovative ways of...

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Problem Solving and the Art of the Reframe

External Content - April 14, 2021 3

This article was written by Leon Voon, Lead Designer & Co-Head at Experience Strategy Design, Government Technology Agency of Singapore, and was originally published on Apolitical, the global learning platform for government. It was originally published here in...

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Karl-Filip Coenegrachts: Creative Bureaucracy, An Oxymoron?| TEDxGhent

External Content - April 12, 2021 0

In this thought-provoking TED talk, Karl-Filip Coenegrachts gives an overview of what creative bureaucracy means and why we can't continue to use 19th-century bureaucracy to solve 21st-century challenges anymore. This talk was held at the...

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No Time for Trial and Error – How to Lead in a Crisis

Tanja Polonyi - April 8, 2021 0

Over the last year, we’ve found ourselves in a situation unfamiliar and nerve-wracking to all of us. The pandemic and its impact on people all across the continents have shown us the importance of...

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How Feedback Can Help You Flex Your Problem-Solving Muscles

External Content - March 29, 2021 0

This article was written by Klaudia Bencze, Social Media Team Leader, European Committee of the Regions in Brussels, and was originally published on Apolitical, the global learning platform for government. It was originally published here in July...

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How Public Servants Can Engage Unlikely Allies to Deliver Climate Policies

External Content - March 29, 2021 0

This article was written by Juan Azcarate, Deputy Director of Energy and Climate Change in Madrid City Council, and was originally published on Apolitical, the global learning platform for government. It was originally published here in...

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How Can We Use Behavioural Insights to Engage People?

External Content - March 29, 2021 0

This article was written by Emma Sisk for Apolitical, the global learning platform for government. It was originally published here in August 2020. We’re featuring the article with kind permission by Apolitical. A majority of people across most OECD countries...

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