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 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,…
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…
Last week I had the honour of being invited to speak at a conference in the European Parliament in Brussels with the title: “Saving the…