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Collecting inspirations throughout the CITYMAKERs Lab Kika Yang curated a final discussion on the last day of the event. Oliver May-Beckmann, Erik Ackner, Jah Ying Chung, Tristan Biere, Marius Raebiger and Iris Belle were invited to reflect together about topics that were somehow floating in the background of all discussions of the Lab. Beginning with the definition of the term ‘city’, to interpretations of ‘citymaking’, the group scratches the surface of some the most relevant issues of our times, such as political, economical and environmental aspects that not only influence the spaces we create, but overall the conditions of our lives. They see a lot of potential in social entrepreneurship to generate and test solutions, proving once more the relevance of having CITYMAKERS.
Alternative urbanism meets social entrepreneurship. China meets Europe. 30 CITYMAKERS from 16 cities – from Beijing and Berlin, Taipei and Vienna, Munich and Shanghai – all with powerful innovative ideas for future livable cities, came together for two and a half days at an almost magical place in the countryside south of Berlin: Drahnsdorf.
Marlene Welzl shares with us what inspired her to create the concept of WOHNBUDDY, a matchmaking platform for elderly and young people to live together. This podcast is part of our series recorded at the CITYMAKERS Social Entrepreneurship Competence Lab.
Jonas Schorr talks with Kika Yang about his journey: From growing up in East Berlin to moving to West Germany and then step-by-step turning into a cosmopolitan social entrepreneur with his recently founded company, Urban Impact. This podcast is part of our series recorded at the CITYMAKERS Social Entrepreneurship Competence Lab.
Sebastian Schlecht is an optimist: He believes that we have the necessary resources to generate, test and implement new solutions to sustainable built environments. In his talk with Kika Yang he shares how enriching it can be to experience different perspectives of particular processes. This podcast is part of our podcast series recorded at the CITYMAKERS Social Entrepreneurship Competence Lab.