Source: Renata Cleaver Malzoni People are the heart of cities. They occupy the streets and roads by foot, bicycle, bus, and car, moving around to go to work, to shop, to play, to meet friends and family, or to just wander around and enjoy the scenery. People build, with their innovation and creativity, cities from […]
Medellín: A Story of Transformation
Last week, from October 15 to 21, Barcelona’s City Council organized the first “Open City Biennial of Thought” (“Ciutat Oberta Biennal de pensament”), with the aim to “link the debate on the role of today’s cities with the big challenges facing contemporary society.” More than 20,000 people participated in 69 activities, including talks, debates and […]
Five Key Takeaways from the 2018 Chicago Forum on Global Cities
Last week, the IESE Cities in Motion team had the opportunity to attend the 2018 Chicago Forum on Global Cities, a three-day international conference organized by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Financial Times. The event, with more than 80 speakers and delegates from over 35 countries, brought together global leaders and decision […]
Ageing in the City: Can Metropolises Contribute to Better Senior Living?
Today, we live longer and healthier lives than ever before. In 2017, 962 million people was aged 60 years or over, and this number is expected to more than double by 2050 and to more than triple by 2100. Additionally, more than half of the world’s population already lives in cities and it is forecast […]
Smart City InFocus Conference in Yinchuan
A few months ago, the IESE Cities in Motion Team had the great opportunity to attend the TM Forum Smart City InFocus conference, which took place in Yinchuan (China) on September 7-9, 2016. Through this blog, we would like to share with you a few ideas and thoughts both from the conference and from Yinchuan. This […]