In a world where we recognize more and more the importance of bringing diverse voices to the table to tackle the complex issues our cities are facing, we can’t stress enough the need to normalize knowledge about our urban environment. A precondition to become proficient in city building as a community is to improve our … More Using stories to co-create cities
For a few decades, we have been observing and describing the shift in our lifestyles where our social circles are getting smaller and smaller. The following metaphor describes this social phenomenon in a very vivid way. “A healthy social network looks like the root mass of a tree. From the most important relationships at the heart of … More Social life as tree roots
As a child, Tim Gill’s daughter – one of the UK’s biggest voices when it comes to childhood – enjoyed spending some time at the nursery backyard where a few trees quickly became a “forest” in that little girl’s eyes. The example serves to illustrate an idea that Gill strongly advocates: bringing children closer to … More Children in public spaces activate communities
