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Climate What? Choose Your Words Carefully

Karl Dickinson - May 18, 2023

In the realm of climate change and sustainability, how much do the words we use matter? A lot. As any linguist will tell you, language shapes our relationship with the world around us. Recently, a colleague...

Cycling

Vienna Woman Bike Ride: A Demonstration of Solidarity

Karl Dickinson - November 24, 2025

How can cities reduce their gender cycling gap? Organisers of the Vienna Woman Bike Ride believe it starts with improving visibility of female bikers. Every September for ten years, people on the streets of Izmir,...

Skill

CityChanger Miriam Staley: Presenting Masterclass

Karl Dickinson - October 17, 2022

CityChangers have the know-how, stress-tested projects, and innovative policy ideas worth shouting about, but it takes more than being an expert to influence our peers. Captivating presentations take practice – and it’s a different...

Skill

CityChanger Katharina Schätz: How Positive Energy & Fighting Fear Enable Change-Making

Karl Dickinson - October 23, 2023

In the world of sustainability, there’s an assumption that we all want the same change. Even for those of us who share this mindset, behaviours often don’t match, which can stall positive transitions. Katharina...

Climate Adaptation

The First Rule Is: Don’t Talk About Climate Change

Karl Dickinson - November 6, 2023

How to communicate about climate in a way that drives real and sustainable change The problem: The doom and gloom language we constantly hear around human-caused climate change makes people feel helpless. Without hope there...

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