by Jane McLaughlin | Apr 1, 2025 | Cities, Engagement, Future thinking, Innovation, Net Zero, News, Smart Cities, Systems thinking, Uncategorised, Work
We are delighted to be a partner in HYDROSYM-2030 – a unique initiative through which the City of Helsingborg and the Municipality of Umeå, together with industry stakeholders and researchers, will explore the role cities can play in the transition to climate-neutral... 
by Jane McLaughlin | Sep 2, 2024 | Communications, Digital, Engagement, Future thinking, Innovation, Inspiration, Systems thinking, Uncategorised, Work
We worked with our colleagues at The Democratic Society and the Scottish Government on the co-creation of a vision for public sector data in Scotland, through a short-life Horizon Scan Group, coming together into a cohort over summer 2024 in a series of workshops. We... 
by Jane McLaughlin | Jun 30, 2024 | Cities, Communications, Engagement, Future thinking, Innovation, Net Zero, Smart Cities, Uncategorised, Work
We led the co-design of this Playbook designed to help cities navigate their journey towards climate neutrality; through a creative and inclusive methodology and suite of adaptable workshops to enable city teams to better align towards a common goal for climate... 
by Jane McLaughlin | Nov 20, 2023 | Cities, Communications, Emerging tech, Engagement, Future thinking, Innovation, Uncategorised, Work
Ed Synnott participated in a lively panel discussion at the Tomorrow Mobility conference in Barcelona in November 2023. “We are actively exploring innovative governance models in cities to address climate change. In the midst of our climate emergency,... 
by Jane McLaughlin | Jun 30, 2023 | Cities, Engagement, Future thinking, Innovation, Inspiration, Net Zero, Smart Cities, Systems thinking, Uncategorised, Work
City teams, practitioners and the European Commission met in Brussels in June 2023 for the NetZeroCities ‘Mission in Progress conference, highlighting the progress over the last year and looking ahead and to share their journeys towards climate neutrality. Over... by Jane McLaughlin | Jul 2, 2022 | Cities, Emerging tech, Engagement, Future thinking, Innovation, Inspiration, Net Zero, News, Systems thinking, Uncategorised, Work
Jane McLaughlin and Ed Synnott have been working with NetZeroCities since early 2022 to advise cities within the EU’s flagship Mission – ‘100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030’ as part of the ‘NetZeroCities’ project. NetZeroCities supports Europe and in...