In June 2019 there was an Urban Psychology Summit in London. It was an exploratory event hosted by the Heseltine Institute at the University of Liverpool and organised by Chris Murray and Charles Landry. Chris Murray quotes Jan Gehl ‘we know more about what makes a good habitat for mountain gorillas than we do about living in … Continue reading Urban Psychology – are you in tune with your city?
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Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh from Pexels No matter what you do or where you are, you are going to be in a space and place that is bounded. There are special people that connect and bridge. They are not accorded status at the moment. They don’t exist as ‘thing’. There is no degree in … Continue reading The power of bridging
One city makes you feel uplifted and bold. Another city makes you feel diminished. Which one do you choose?
In the film ‘You’ve Got Mail’, Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) runs a children’s bookshop in Manhattan. Joe Fox (Tom Hanks) opens his Fox Books superstore just around the corner. It’s the mid 1990’s and the internet is fresh. The characters meet in an on-line chat room and fall in love, whilst unknowingly battling each … Continue reading Apple Stores and Amazon Books- is ‘on-line’ moving to the city?
This is a response to the Meeting of the Minds group blogging event, October 6, 2015. It was revised slightly on October 7, 2015. [Also the TM Forum republished many of these ideas in a blog post of its own in 2015 - entitled Robots with rights and hardly any hospitals: Experts envision cities in 2050. Given I … Continue reading Dear 2015 – In 2050 every city solves problems for the world (Adelaide chose active ageing)
Last week Tyler Brûlé, Editor-in-Chief at Monocle, claimed that Australia is ‘on the verge of becoming the world’s dumbest nation’ because of excessive regulations. In particular, Sydney’s ‘lock out’ laws and ‘airport curfews’ drew his ire, along with not being able to carry a glass of wine out onto a pavement. According to Brûlé “If … Continue reading Is Australia on the verge of becoming one of the world’s dumbest nations?
How much do you love your job? According to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace 2013 if you’re really engaged at work you’re in the minority. In the US 30% of people report that they are emotionally engaged at work, in Australia and New Zealand it’s 24%, in the UK it’s 17%. Globally only 13% are engaged … Continue reading Love your job? That’s good news for your city!
The World Cities Summit in Singapore this week has highlighted the need for more collaboration in cities. In fact, everywhere you look there are calls for greater collaboration. Especially in relation to the challenges of cities and government. Yet we rarely talk about why collaboration is so hard to do. Good collaboration takes time and … Continue reading Collaboration, collaboration, collaboration…..
‘There is a crack in everything, that’s where the light gets in’ Leonard Cohen Ok, so Leonard was talking about our souls – about imperfection being essential to our spirits. Profound and simple and lovely. But in some ways cities have spirits too, even personalities and psychologies. And while city makers focus on the tangibles … Continue reading Letting the light in…….
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