Talk it Through, Make it Happen
Rethinking Cities Ltd. / Museum of Walking hosted “Conversations on Future Lifestyles”, a series of thought-provoking, inspiring and creative discussions on lifestyles and their impact on urban living. Such a Conversation is an opportunity to meet fellow professionals, to share opinions, and contribute to interesting debates on topical issues. Collective problem solving. A briefing paper is distributed to participants one week before the conversation and a guest speaker is invited to introduce the topic.
Conversations take place early in an evening, at a convenient central London location, approximately once a quarter, and last for between 50 and 90 minutes. They are hosted by an experienced facilitator, and participation is limited to ten people, ensuring intimacy and an opportunity for everyone to have a chance to contribute.
“Wise people like Raban (author of Soft City) learn things about cities and communicate them, but then are more or less forgotten. Revisiting them is a real service, and the Conversation was very stimulating, to me at least. The Homes & Communities Academy should fund you to hold hundreds of Conversations, as an alternative to reinventing the wheel.” Rob Cowan, former Director of the Urban Design Group
Conversations included:
- New Urban Life with Graham Freer – April, 2006
- Defending Public Space – Leon Yates – June 2006
- Language of Urbanism – Rob Cowan – September, 2006
- Incorporating the views of your people in policy – Andrew Combes – November, 2006
- Where is the “Soft City” now? – Tim Waterman – February, 2007
- Involving the Community – Sophia de Souza – May, 2007
- Putting a value on the public realm – Rob Cowan – June, 2007
- The ‘Burbs’ – Ian Phillips – September, 2007
- Travel Behaviour Change – Tom Cohen – November, 2007
- Food Deserts for Some – Susan Parham – March, 2008
- Children in the City – Tim Gill – July, 2008
- Shared Space – Tim Long – April, 2009
- Do Council estates have to look like ‘Council Estates’? – Liz Kessler – November, 2009
- Democratising Urban Planning – Tom Cohen – February, 2010
- Places We Need – Eiluned Morgan – March, 2010
Feature Photo by Papaioannou Kostas on Unsplash
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