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Urban Planning – “It’s Not Hard Science”

Karl Dickinson - March 28, 2022

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...

Guest Article

How Public Servants Can Engage Unlikely Allies to Deliver Climate Policies

External Content - March 29, 2021

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...

Guest Article

How Feedback Can Help You Flex Your Problem-Solving Muscles

External Content - March 29, 2021

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...

Skill

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

Tanja Polonyi - April 8, 2021

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...

Skill

How to Overcome Opposition and Face Backlash

Tanja Polonyi - March 9, 2021

Convincing the “other side” of your idea can be exhausting and frustrating. And if you finally persuade the opposition and continue with implementation, there are still going to be people criticising your idea. How...

Skill

How to Advocate for Your Goals

Tanja Polonyi - March 4, 2021

On CityChangers.org, you can find several success stories about cycling advocates, effective car-free campaigns and people advocating for a more liveable neighbourhood. Advocating for your goal is a crucial skill in changing your city...

Skill

Turn a New Leaf: How to Change Behaviour

Karl Dickinson - February 28, 2022

Initiating a high-impact project is one thing, but what good is it if no one participates? Convincing others to get onboard is about more than just handing them a list of benefits; it’s about...

Skill

Collaboration: How to Work Together to Change Your City

Karl Dickinson - June 7, 2022

Plenty of professionals and residents in your city are hungry for change, just like you. It makes sense to combine forces. Together you can achieve more, faster. But it takes a specific skill set...

Young Leaders

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

Karl Dickinson - January 3, 2023

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...

Housing

CityChanger Eef Tanghe: Fulfilling Cohousing Dreams

Iris Fiebiger - February 21, 2022

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...

Retrofitting

Community Sociologist Jeni Cross: Building Better Retrofitting Behaviours

Karl Dickinson - May 4, 2022

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...

Young Leaders

Leveraging Social Media for Environmental Justice: Gia Chinchilla

Karl Dickinson - July 29, 2021

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...

Car-Free

Vienna’s Green Voice: Peter Kraus

Karl Dickinson - July 21, 2021

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...

General

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

External Content - April 12, 2021

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...

Sofa Session

Sofa Session #4: Bringing Your Vision to Life

Cornelia Forsthuber-Aumayr - January 13, 2021

Okay, so you’ve got a vision: now what? If you want to bring it to life and prevent it from ending up in some drawer, it needs to be widely shared! Your job is...

Sofa Session

Sofa Session #3: Behaviour Change 101

Cornelia Forsthuber-Aumayr - January 13, 2021

“Changing behaviour” is seen as the #1 challenge by CityChangers who are passionately driving change around the world. We can see why: Humans just hate to change. What’s even worse, scientists tell us to...

Sofa Session

Sofa Session #2: Pathways to Your Dream Job

Cornelia Forsthuber-Aumayr - January 13, 2021

So, you want to change your city for the better! But where and how do you start? And more importantly, how do you build a career out of it? Luckily, cities offer a universe...

Sofa Session

Sofa Session #1: How to Mobilise

Cornelia Forsthuber-Aumayr - January 13, 2021

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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