What is The Future for Cities?

Are you interested in individual steps as strengths for the future of cities? What do you think how we can be brave in political decisions for thinking long term? How can we create the right to live in the city for everyone? Special celebratory episode with a summary of the interview with Emil Melles, civil engineer and my father. We talked about his vision for the future of cities, liveability, a...

What did you learn this year from these episodes? What was the most interesting and important for you? What would you like to learn more about in the future? What action did you take after these episodes? #3 birthday of the podcast! First and foremost, I would like to thank you all for joining me on this adventure. I am really grateful for your support. And I am especially thankful for my intervie...

"You are the product of the city you grew up in, but you can accurately shape it and move to different cities." Are you interested in existential hope? What do you think how are you influenced by the city around you? How can we use foresight to peak into the future? Interview with Allison Duettmann, the president and CEO of Foresight Institute. We talk about her vision for the future of...

Are you interested in existential hope instead of existential risk? Summary of the article titled Existential risk and existential hope: Definitions from 2015 by Owen Cotton-Barratt and Toby Ord, published by the Future of Humanity Institute. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Allison Duettmann in episode 252 talking optimism and existential hope. Since we are investigating the...

Are you interested in existential hope? What do you think how are you influenced by the city around you? How can we use foresight to peak into the future? Trailer for episode 252 - interview with Alison Duettmann, the president and CEO of Foresight Institute. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, longevity, utilitarianism, cloud-first cities, urban diversity and changing behaviours, a...

Are you interested in space cities? What do you think about cities versus communities? How can we create great space communities? The panellists, Dr Anders Sandberg, Xavier de Kestelier and Thomas Gooch talk about their vision for the future of cities and space cities, the ideal size of cities, sports in space, and many more. Anders Sandberg has a background in computational neuroscience and mathe...

Are you interested in space colonisation? Summary of the article titled Space colonization: A study of supply and demand from 2011 by Dr. Dana Andrews, Gordon R. Woodcock, and Brian Bloudek, presented at the 62nd International Astronautical Congress. This is a great preparation to our next panel conversation with Dr Anders Sandberg, Xavier de Kestelier, and Thomas Gooch in episode 250 talking abou...

Are you interested in space cities? What do you think about cities versus communities? How can we create great space communities? Trailer for the panel discussion in episode 250 with panellists Dr Anders Sandberg, Xavier de Kestelier and Thomas Gooch, who talk about their vision for the future of cities and space cities, the ideal size of cities, sports in space, and many more. Find out more in th...

"There are obviously things that you cannot predict but the more things you consider, the more agile and flexible your city is going to be." Are you interested in responsible technology use? What do you think about using data in urban decision-making? How can we be mindful of our biases to create the right solutions? Interview Alejandro Quinto, the Head of Innovation at Yeme Tech. We tal...

Are you interested in data-driven urban management? Summary of the article titled Data-driven urban management: Mapping the landscape from 2020 by Zeynep Engin, Justin van Dijk, Tian Lan, Paul A. Longley, Philip Treleaven, Michael Batty, and Alan Penn, published in the Journal of Urban Management. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Alejandro Quinto in episode 248 talking about...

Are you interested in responsible technology use? What do you think about using data in urban decision-making? How can we be mindful of our biases to create the right solutions? Trailer for episode 248 - interview Alejandro Quinto, the Head of Innovation at Yeme Tech. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, data multidimensionality, biases, resilience, and many more. Find out more in th...

"We're not going to get where we need to as a spieces unless we embrace and enable abundance!" Are you interested in abundance capitalism? What do you think about flourishing versus sustainability? How can we create prosperity and abundance? Interview with Boyd Cohen, the Academic Director of Sustainability at EGADE Business School of Tec de Monterrey. We talk about his vision for th...

Are you interested in urban resilience to create abundance? Summary of the book chapter titled Urban resilience: Bridging the gap where cities and towns embrace abundance from 2024 by Boyd Cohen, part of the Abundance Capitalism book. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Boyd Cohen in episode 246 talking about abundance capitalism regarding cities. Since we are investigating the...

Are you interested in abundance capitalism? What do you think about flourishing versus sustainability? How can we create prosperity and abundance? Trailer for episode 246 - interview with Boyd Cohen, the Academic Director of Sustainability at EGADE Business School of Tec de Monterrey. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, abundance and prosperity, choosing battles, and many more. Find...

"Building with climate sensitive design is what needs to happen in cities." Are you interested in urban resilience and climate adaptation? What do you think about ‘sustainability is dead’? How can integrating urban infrastructure to the built environment help us with climate change? Interview with Joe Glesta, the co-founder and CEO of Climasens. We talk about his vision for the future of...

Are you interested in the successful implementation of urban resilience strategies? Summary of the article titled Integrative approaches to urban resilience: Evaluating the efficacy of resilience strategies in mitigating climate change vulnerabilities from 2024 by Yang Lv and Md Nazirul Islam Sarker, published in the Heliyon journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Joe Glest...

Are you interested in urban resilience and climate adaptation? What do you think about ‘sustainability is dead’? How can integrating urban infrastructure to the built environment help us with climate change? Trailer for episode 244 - interview with Joe Glesta, the co-founder and CEO of Climasens. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, parasitic and symbiotic cities, New York compared t...

"Optimism is acting without a proper full understanding of how things work." Are you interested in cyclical economies? What do you think about plastic as a material? How can we move from the linear to the performance-based economy? Interview with Harry Robertson, a proactive designer and founder of two businesses. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, circularity, plastic as...

Are you interested in a solution for the plastic problem? Summary of the article titled Tackling the plastic problem: A review on perceptions, behaviours, and interventions from 2019 by Lea Marie Heidbreder, Isabella Bablok, Stefan Drews, and Claudia Menzel, published in the Science of the Total Environment journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Harry Robertson in episode...

Are you interested in cyclical economies? What do you think about plastic as a material? How can we move from the linear to the performance-based economy? Trailer for episode 242 - interview with Harry Robertson, a proactive designer and founder of two businesses. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, circularity, plastic as a material, optimism, measures for circularity, and many mor...

"We are in a space that any one person can have an impact in some way." Are you interested in rethinking urban planning? What do you think about our power provided by the modern times for changing cities? How can we create better communities and urban collaboration? Interview Craig Ehrke, the Chief Executive Officier at Skai Energies. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, ci...

Are you interested in utilising hydrogen in our urban lives? Our summary today works with the article titled Development of a sustainable hydrogen city concept and initial hydrogen city projects from 2022 by Münevver Özge Balta and Mustafa Tolga Balta, published in the Energy Policy journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Craig Ehrke in episode 240 talking about using hydro...

Are you interested in rethinking urban planning? What do you think about our power provided by the modern times for changing cities? How can we create better communities and urban collaboration? Trailer for episode 240 - interview Craig Ehrke, the Chief Executive Officier at Skai Energies. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, circularity, reconciliation, urban living rooms, smart cit...

"In my experience, a lot of change comes from bottom-up, as opposed to the top-down." Are you interested in cultivated meat production? What do you think about sustainability and circularity? How can we use our technological advancements for food production? Interview with Paul Bevan, CEO of Magic Valley. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, the differences in future vision...

Are you interested in cultivated and lab-grown meat? Our summary today works with the white paper titled Cultivated meat and consumers – 2023 consumer trends and insights for the cultivated meat industry from 2023 by Magic Valley, published on their website. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Paul Bevan in episode 238 talking about cultivated meat. Since we are investigating th...