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In my work, I make placemaking visible and help placemakers grow. Browse through these articles to learn more about placemaking, public participation, and human behaviour in urban environments. You will also find examples of visual storytelling, graphic recording, and an introduction to the method I use to coach placemakers, as well as free resources.
In Placemakers’ Visual Stories, I invite some of the most seasoned placemaking practitioners in Copenhagen to share their everyday experience with participation …
Have you ever wondered why some city spaces are working out well for people, and others are not? Why do some spaces, …
As we saw in this article, public participation is not for everyone, as it often attracts the same profiles again and again, …
Those of you who are interested in personal development may have heard about the enneagram. The enneagram is a very old approach …
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you were in the middle of talking to someone and you suddenly felt …
When I was 12 years old, my family and I visited my aunt and uncle in the United States during the summer …
There is a growing recognition that the making of the city should not be reserved to the experts only. After decades of …
Last week was the 105th birth anniversary of Jane Jacobs, one of the most influential urbanists of the 20th century. Today, I …
In recent years, we have observed a growing number of participatory democratic mechanisms in cities. Participatory budgets, consultation workshops, or citizen committees …