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Unplanned Urbanism and the Feminist City: Sharee Hochman

Karl Dickinson -
What makes a CityChanger? Young Leader Sharee Hochman proves that it’s not an academic background or a position in city administration, but personal qualities like compassion coupled with good ideas and a desire to...
Young Leaders

Aleksandr Vlasov: Improving Soviet Cities with Comfort, Heritage & Design

Karl Dickinson -
Does history affect our relationship with cities? According to Young Leader Aleksandr Vlasov, the Soviet era has left a modernist mark on social attitudes and the physical makeup of Russia’s urban spaces. Thankfully, up-and-coming...
Skill

Problem Solving and the Art of the Reframe

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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...
Housing

A Touch of Dutch: Cohousing Advice from Vrijburcht

Iris Fiebiger -
The cohousing project Vrijburcht in Amsterdam was built almost two decades ago. Despite the many difficulties that have cropped up along the way, Vrijburcht has stood the test of time and – over the...
Skill

Young Leader Fruzsina Nagy: How To Create Change Like A Sustainability Consultant

Karl Dickinson -
A new breed of professionals is using their hotly sought after skills to bring about social and environmental impact. Impact-oriented values are fast becoming the deciding factor in career choices, over more traditional drivers...
Skill

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

Karl Dickinson -
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...
Retrofitting

Community Sociologist Jeni Cross: Building Better Retrofitting Behaviours

Karl Dickinson -
A toxic mix of bad habits and infrastructure that prevents change is holding sustainability back. This is as true for retrofitting as anything. Community sociologist Doctor Jeni Cross has dedicated 20 years to researching...
Skill

Better Together: How Cities Can Collaborate for Faster, More Effective Climate Action

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This article was written by and for the C40 Knowledge Hub, which delivers cutting-edge insights and practical resources from leading climate cities for others working in city government. It was originally published here in September 2020. We’re featuring...
Skill

How Can We Use Behavioural Insights to Engage People?

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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...
Skill

How Public Servants Can Engage Unlikely Allies to Deliver Climate Policies

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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...
Skill

How Feedback Can Help You Flex Your Problem-Solving Muscles

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

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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...
Guest Article

Fail Better! Lessons from Effective Climate Action

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This article was written for CityChangers.com by Ms Kaisa-Reeta Koskinen, who works as a Head of Climate Unit at the City of Helsinki, and Dr Susa Eräranta, Project Director at the City of Helsinki...
Climate Adaptation

Sustainable Art: Driving Climate Conversations and City Transformation One Brushstroke at a Time

Mahak Agrawal -
This article was written for CityChangers.org by Mahak Agrawal, Steering Board Member of ITACUS and Founder of All Bits Count (ABC). In it, Mahak shares her journey into sustainable art with her mum -...
Skill

Urban Planning – “It’s Not Hard Science”

Karl Dickinson -
With so many interest groups all wanting representation in the decisions that form our living cities, it isn’t easy getting it right. There will be those who are unrepresented, those involved but who do...
Housing

CityChanger Eef Tanghe: Fulfilling Cohousing Dreams

Iris Fiebiger -
Have you ever heard of cohousing? This alternative living model promises to combine privacy and community, use space efficiently, and provide plenty of greenery. Eef Tanghe, CityChanger and founder of Cohousing Projects, makes the case...
Skill

CityChanger Jaakko Blomberg: “Addicted to Creating Something New”

Metka Novak -
Specialising in new community-based urban culture, placemaking, street art, and co-creation, Jaakko Blomberg believes in the power of people; in their power to change cities. And his formula? “It’s easier to ask forgiveness than...
Sofa Session

Sofa Session #1: How to Mobilise

Cornelia Forsthuber-Aumayr -
To drive change, you need supporters. That’s why it is critical for CityChangers to identify and ultimately win over others for their cause: whether it's experts, citizens, organisations, groups or entire city environments. But...
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