Fr 23 Oct 09
Open Podium – Working together to create the city of tomorrow
Every friday afternoon a local "cultural ambassador" acts as a host or hostess for a performance, presentation or discussion that relates to the theme of the week, this week Maakbaarheid (makeability).
Existing processes often fail to produce the sustainable acttractive cities we desire to live in.
The recently published European Cities Monitor 2009 shows that the attractiveness of the Amsterdam region is gradually losing ground to the European top cities (London, Paris). Rotterdam, for that matter, is only briefly mentioned in this investigation in a list of cities "people have heard of."
The processes we organize (we being professionals in urban development), deliver to little result. We shift paper around and have meetings all day long. The probability of faillure is constantly looming and equally big. With overhead and cost of capital rising in the mean time. We are in a permanent state of negociation and don't trust our supposed partners in development. We are busy, but not with the cooperative creation of an attractive city.
This must change and improve.
A first step to an improved cooperation is the enlargement of understanding of our partners interests. And for a change, we are not pointing to our executives, bosses or politics to do this for us. This late afternoon we answer the following question:
What can you do to improve your understanding of other professionals during the process?
Bringing your most passionated fellow-professional is recommended. Preparing a statement is desired but not obligated. Registration with bart@bransonguevara is required.
info: (010) 4401342
The Hood, NAi
17.00 uur
Free admission
Dutch spoken
The Hood, NAi
17.00 uur
Free admission
Dutch spoken
