citiesofpeople Our society needs a vision for a future that is made by and starts from people. Local communities are the foundation of human society and the way in which our cities and communities are governed determines how we look forward to our future.
Warme mensgerichte steden en samenlevingen hebben warme creatieve ambtenaren nodig! Dit jaar brengt het Creative Bureaucracy Festival de innovatoren van de publieke sector voor de…
I was in charge of the strategy for the city of Ghent for 14 years – so I know hands-on that the context, organisational philosophy and…
I ended the last blog by announcing I would address the most fundamental issue in cities: Governance. On the 27th of February a first workshop…
I have as long as I can remember questioned things from why certain rules are in place (like all children start off doing) but also…
Are we really experiencing a democratic crisis or a crisis of democracy? What is wrong with our system? Trust in the system, in governments and…
Cities of People is partner of the Creative Bureaucracy Festival on 20 and 21 September 2019 in Berlin | Your advantage On September 20-21, 2019,…
Op vrijdag 13 september 2019 wordt in Brussel de allereerste editie georganiseerd van het Creative Bureaucracy Festival in België. Dit Festival maakt deel uit van de…
One of the lessons that I have learned during my period in public service is that only few people have the natural ability to develop,…
With the support of Charles Landry, author of ‘The Creative Bureaucracy’, we are starting up the Belgian chapter of the Creative Bureaucracy Movement. This movement…
This paper was written in preparation of the EURICUR (European Institute for Comparative Urban Research) kick-off seminar in Ghent, June 27 2016. I wrote this…
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