Are you interested in liveability as choices? What do you think about cultural evolution? How can we create a community of changemakers?
Trailer for episode 388 - interview with Maurice Berger and Raquel Medrano Clemente, co-founders of Liveable Cities Collective. We will talk about their vision for the future of cities, liveability, cultural evolution, human connection, and many more.
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Are you interested in liveability as choices? What do you think about cultural evolution? How can we create a community of changemakers?
Trailer for episode 388 - interview with Maurice Berger and Raquel Medrano Clemente, co-founders of Liveable Cities Collective. We will talk about their vision for the future of cities, liveability, cultural evolution, human connection, and many more.
Find out more in the episode.
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"My take on the future of cities that it's not the physical part that needs innovation ... what we hasn't figured out in the governance part."
Are you interested in service-based governance? What do you think about governance innovation? How can we create more autonomous cities?
Interview with Niklas Anzinger, Founder & CEO of Infinita City, General Partner of Infinita VC. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, difference between governance and government, autonomous cities, people voting with their feet, and many more.
Niklas Anzinger is the Founder & CEO of Infinita City and General Partner at Infinita VC. Based in Próspera, Honduras, he is building a network of hubs for longevity biotech acceleration. Infinita hosts startup competitions (e.g. BioHub), events (e.g. the upcoming Infinite Games 2026) and works with policymakers on enabling legislation like Montana's recent SB 535 right-to-try law.
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Are you interested in service-based governance? What do you think about governance innovation? How can we create more autonomous cities?
Trailer for episode 386 - interview with Niklas Anzinger, Founder & CEO of Infinita City, General Partner of Infinita VC. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, difference between governance and government, autonomous cities, people voting with their feet, and many more.
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Are you interested in new forms of governance?
Debate of the article titled The Honduran ZEDE Law, from ideation to action from 2021, by Jeffrey Mason, Carl Peterson, and Daniela Ivette Cano, published in the Journal of Special Jurisdictions.
This is a great preparation to our next interview with Niklas Anzinger in episode 386 talking about the opportunities in the Prospera Honduras governance experiment.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how new forms of governance in special economic zones could work. This article presents the legal framework for the Honduran special economic zone, highlighting and contrasting economic and governance models within this innovative legal framework.
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Abstract: Honduras has struggled to attract the investment needed to spur sustained economic growth in recent decades, and as a result remains one of the poorest countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. To attract greater foreign investment, the Honduran government passed a groundbreaking special economic zone (SEZ) law in 2012 creating Zonas de Empleo y Desarrollo Económico (Zones for Employment and Economic Development) or ZEDEs. Among the most innovative special jurisdictions in the world, ZEDEs grant sweeping legal and regulatory autonomy to allow for improved governance and economic competitiveness, in order to attract greater investment in Honduras. In this paper, we detail the political and legislative history of the ZEDE law, offer a textual analysis of the ZEDE statute, discuss the principal objections to the ZEDE law and responses to those objections, and provide case studies of the first two ZEDEs.
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Are you interested in service-based governance? What do you think about governance innovation? How can we create more autonomous cities?
Trailer for episode 386 - interview with Niklas Anzinger, Founder & CEO of Infinita City, General Partner of Infinita VC. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, difference between governance and government, autonomous cities, people voting with their feet, and many more.
Find out more in the episode.
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Are you interested in service-based governance? What do you think about governance innovation? How can we create more autonomous cities?
Trailer for episode 386 - interview with Niklas Anzinger, Founder & CEO of Infinita City, General Partner of Infinita VC. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, difference between governance and government, autonomous cities, people voting with their feet, and many more.
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"The water [and floating cities] are an opportunity to break through the past lock-ins [traditional infrastructure]."
Are you interested in floating cities? What do you think about the symbiosis between floating and coastal cities? How can we enhance affordability with floating cities?
Interview with Rutger de Graaf, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Blue21 Group. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, floating cities, affordability, permitting, industry opportunities in floating cities, and many more.
Rutger de Graaf envisions cities rising with the water, turning climate threats into opportunities for resilient, regenerative floating communities. With 20 years of experience, he leads Blue21 for project delivery, Blue Revolution Foundation for global awareness, and Floating Future for applied research - including the world's largest program on floating solutions with 44 partners and €5.3M funding. He designs and delivers iconic projects like floating pavilions in Rotterdam and housing in Delft, while advising Dutch governments and international clients. Bridging ecology, policy, technology, and business, Rutger ensures solutions are technically robust, socially resilient, and environmentally regenerative.
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Are you interested in floating cities? What do you think about the symbiosis between floating and coastal cities? How can we enhance affordability with floating cities?
Trailer for episode 384 - interview with Rutger de Graaf, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Blue21 Group. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, floating cities, affordability, permitting, industry opportunities in floating cities, and many more.
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Are you interested in floating cities and communities?
Debate of the article titled Potential of floating urban development for coastal cities: Analysis of flood risk and population growth from 2019, by B. Dal Bo Zanon, B. Roeffen, K. M. Czapiewska & R. E. de Graaf-van Dinther, published in the WCFS2019 Proceedings of the World Conference on Floating Solutions.
This is a great preparation to our next interview with Rutger de Graaf in episode 384 talking about floating cities and communities.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how floating cities can enhance opportunities for coastal cities. This article proposes a multi-criteria analysis to identify best locations for floating cities and implementation strategies.
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Abstract: Population growth and urbanization mainly take place in vulnerable coastal areas. This article presents a global overview of these areas with both rapid population growth and high flood risk, in order to identify coastal areas that could benefit most from floating urban development. The analysis focuses on port cities, since they are coastal cities that have both availability of locations and the required expertise (e.g. maritime industry and services) to enable floating developments. After identifying the most promising locations, an implementation strategy is discussed, which favours areas where floating projects are already present to start testing medium and large-scale concepts. Next, a large scale floating maritime spatial project is presented, which integrates urban and ecosystem development with food and energy production in the North Sea. This plan provides a spatial concept for floating urban expansion in front of the coast of the Netherlands.
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Are you interested in floating cities? What do you think about the symbiosis between floating and coastal cities? How can we enhance affordability with floating cities?
Trailer for episode 384 - interview with Rutger de Graaf, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Blue21 Group. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, floating cities, affordability, permitting, industry opportunities in floating cities, and many more.
Find out more in the episode.
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Are you interested in floating cities? What do you think about the symbiosis between floating and coastal cities? How can we enhance affordability with floating cities?
Trailer for episode 384 - interview with Rutger de Graaf, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Blue21 Group. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, floating cities, affordability, permitting, industry opportunities in floating cities, and many more.
Find out more in the episode.
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"At its best, cities offer the opportunity to be your best authentic self."
Are you interested in thriving historical neighbourhoods to learn from? What do you think about looking into other people’s homes through the window? How can we learn and apply what works for communities?
Interview with Carolyn Whitzman, Adjunct Professor and Housing Researcher at the University of Toronto School of Cities. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, feminism, curiosity, learning from historical evidence, and many more.
Dr Carolyn Whitzman is a leading housing and social policy researcher. She advised UBC’s Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) project, creating open-data best practices for analysing housing need, repurposing public land for non-market housing, and property acquisition - tools that shaped federal policy. Now a senior researcher at University of Toronto’s School of Cities, she examines land policy, financing, and construction to scale affordable housing. Author of six books, including Home truths: Fixing Canada’s housing crisis (2024) and Clara at the door with a revolver (2023), plus 80+ chapters, articles, and reports on the right to the city. She advises governments, UN Habitat, UN Women, and organisations, and comments frequently in the media.
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Are you interested in thriving historical neighbourhoods to learn from? What do you think about looking into other people’s homes through the window? How can we learn and apply what works for communities?
Trailer for episode 382 - interview with Carolyn Whitzman, Adjunct Professor and Housing Researcher at the University of Toronto School of Cities. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, feminism, curiosity, learning from historical evidence, and many more.
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Are you interested in creating mixed-housing communities?
Debate of the article titled Directions for new urban neighbourhoods: Learning from St. Lawrence, by Joseph DeLeo and David L.A. Gordon, published Canadian Institute of Planners and Association of Canadian University Planning Programs Case Study Series.
This is a great preparation to our next interview with Carolyn Whitzman in episode 382 talking about the opportunities in mixed housing and communities in St Lawrence.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see an example of mixed-housing communities and its context. This article presents the key elements of the neighbourhood, establishing its future success, such as finances, political context, and design principles.
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Are you interested in thriving historical neighbourhoods to learn from? What do you think about looking into other people’s homes through the window? How can we learn and apply what works for communities?
Trailer for episode 382 - interview with Carolyn Whitzman, Adjunct Professor and Housing Researcher at the University of Toronto School of Cities. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, feminism, curiosity, learning from historical evidence, and many more.
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Are you interested in thriving historical neighbourhoods to learn from? What do you think about looking into other people’s homes through the window? How can we learn and apply what works for communities?
Trailer for episode 382 - interview with Carolyn Whitzman, Adjunct Professor and Housing Researcher at the University of Toronto School of Cities. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, feminism, curiosity, learning from historical evidence, and many more.
Find out more in the episode.
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"The biggest opportunity [in cities] is to give back more control over more things to smaller groups of people."
Are you interested in decentralised autonomous organisations? What do you think about technologies which enhance governance transparency? How can we involve more people in governance?
Interview with Adam Miller, founder of MIDAO. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, decentralised governance, transparency and accountability, information environments, and many more.
Adam Miller is a forward-thinking leader in decentralized governance and emerging technologies. As founder of MIDAO, he enables Web3 and AI projects including Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) to incorporate in the Marshall Islands - the only jurisdiction that explicitly recognises their unique structure while providing limited liability to members. Formerly, he offered expert consulting on tech stack selection, launch, and operations for DAOs of all scales. Previously, he researched emerging technologies at Capital Group and co-led the EDGE-TREx IT rotation program. An active investor, start-up founder, and non-profit board member, Adam is dedicated to driving positive global change.
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Are you interested in decentralised autonomous organisations? What do you think about technologies which enhance governance transparency? How can we involve more people in governance?
Trailer for episode 380 - interview with Adam Miller, founder of MIDAO. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, decentralised governance, transparency and accountability, information environments, and many more.
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Are you interested in decentralised autonomous organisations, also known as DAOs?
Debate of the book chapter titled Decentralized Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) adoption for smart city governance from 2025, by Aiman Erbad, published in the Blockchain and Applications, 6th International Congress book.
This is a great preparation to our next interview with Adam Miller in episode 370 talking about DAOs and their connection to the future of cities.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how a new decentralised governance model can influence the future of cities. This chapter investigates how DAOs could address challenges in citizen participation and distributed decision-making in rapidly urbanising centres.
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Abstract: Cities are the foundation upon which civilization is built, but their large population concentrations present significant challenges in terms of economic, environmental, and social resilience. One promising approach to address these challenges is the adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) based on the smart city concept. To effectively implement smart city initiatives, it is essential to foster active participation from both public and private actors in the rapid urbanization process. This study focuses on the governance of smart cities, specifically addressing issues of participation and distributed decision-making using the lessons of Web 3.0 online communities. Our goal is to understand the potential challenges and opportunities of adopting blockchain-based decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) for smart city governance. A DAO is a form of organization represented by rules encoded as computer programs called smart contracts that are transparent, controlled by the organization members and not influenced by a central authority. We employ a qualitative research methodology using an inductive approach to explore DAO adoption with experts. Our study identified five critical areas that impact DAO adoption in smart city governance: power configuration, performance expectancy, effort expectancy, threat management, and organizational context.
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