AMSTERDAM URBAN INNOVATION LEADERSHIP

AMSTERDAM URBAN INNOVATIONMasterclass Innovation Leadership The program selected innovation leaders from all departments of the City of Amsterdam,  forming a learning and impact community to approach complex societal issues of the city. Every half a year a new cohort joined the community. They worked with citizens, academics, decision makers, social entrepreneurs, and artists to understand…

HERENBOEREN NATURAL COMMUNITY FARMING

Program for Natural Community Farming Together with Herenboeren en Boeren in het Bos we develop the program for Natural Community Farming. We believe that a third of Dutch agricultural lands should be farmed in a nature inclusive way and should be owned and supported by local communities. Farming in this manner is hard, and requires a…

TOWNMAKING LABS

Townmaking is a collaborative initiative for integral, participatory urban development, knowledge creation, and urban digitisation. A city’s challenges lie in the complexity and interrelatedness of its life, problems, and aspirations. Everyone wants a sustainable and healthy society that promotes wellbeing, but together we produce outcomes that nobody wants. Systems and services that treat humans as…

IABR NEXT ECONOMY URBAN INNOVATORS

From May 10 – 12 2016, changemakers from different cities around the world visited IABR, the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam and shared experiences and insights into the ‘how’ of urban transformation. Here you will find some impressions, lessons learned and next steps. Organization In order to gain more insight into the how of urban transformation…