As more cities start to experiment with an Integral City paradigm, a collection of case studies is asking to be written. Four cities in four different countries, disclose the power of engaging with the 4 Voices of the City, but each with a different inaugurating voice. 4 Voices 4 Cities 4 Countries Abbotsford, [...]
Like community musical impresarios, Beth Sanders and Dnyanesh Deshpande are innovators in composing, scoring and conducting an Integral City 2.0 planning process for mature neighbourhood planning. In 2013 this civic meshworker (Beth) and city planner (Dnyanesh) guided the 4 Voices of Strathcona County, Alberta, through a planning process that inspired uncommon participation, intelligent engagement [...]
Civic Managers gained the most empathy from the other voices of the ITC2013 Learning Lhabitat . In the closing circle, Cityzens in particular, were heard to declare, "I never realized the role of Civic Manager was so challenging. I have a whole new respect for Civic Managers." Civic Managers Managing City Systems Here is [...]
At the ITC2013 Learning Lhabitat participants introduced themselves by name, Human HIve (aka city of residence) and the Voice(s) of the City they most often represent. Cityzens Are Spirit of City Here is how the Cityzens described the voice of the City. They recognized that the Cityzen voice speaks from the Integral City's [...]