ECN Webinar
When and Where
Tuesday 10 June 2025, 10:30 – 12:00 (CEST)
Online webinar
Cities Learn: Impact Garden Framework presented by Unity Effect
Join our upcoming webinar, “Cities Learn: Impact Garden Methodology“. Take action and be a catalyst for change!
Event Description
Cities often face many demands: responding to urgent crises, building public trust, coordinating across departments, all while working with limited time and resources. What if transformation didn’t feel like firefighting, but like cultivating a healthy garden?
This webinar introduces the Impact Garden Framework, a regenerative and hands-on tool designed for city leaders navigating complexity by supporting the conditions for systemic change across departments, public-private partnerships, and community-led initiatives. Hosted by ECoD with content from Unity Effect, the session guides participants through the framework, featuring real-world applications from the former and current European Capitals of Democracy, the City of Barcelona and the City of Vienna.Â
Imagine cities not as fixed blueprints, but as living systems shaped by the flows of people, nature, resources, and influence. By drawing on patterns from the natural world, the framework serves as a shared language and tool that helps cities:
- Make complexity easier to understand and act on
- Bring participatory evaluation to life in a practical and energising way
- Translate strategies into lasting, high-impact implementation
- Grow ecosystems of collaboration instead of isolated projects
You’ll walk away with a clear, adaptable tool to support initiatives from citizen assemblies to green infrastructure and urban equity. If you’re shaping your city’s future, the Impact Garden can help you make transformation visible, actionable, and lasting.
Agenda
- 10:40-10:50 Introduction to the Impact Garden Methodology
- 10:50-11:05 Example from the European City Network – the City of Barcelona
- 11:05-11:20 Example from the European City Network – the City of Vienna
- 11:20-11:40 Q&A
- 11:40-12:00 European City Network – past, present & future
Speakers
Laila Martins builds cross-sector pilots, expert training, experiential events, and strategic partnerships across Latin America and Europe in the fields of sustainability and regeneration. She supports culture-based solutions and innovation ecosystems that enable good livelihoods.
Jannik Kaiser is a systems thinker and facilitator working at the intersection of complexity, learning, and regenerative impact. As Co-Founder of Unity Effect, he leads on Regenerative Measurement and Evaluation, developing approaches that move beyond traditional impact measurement to embrace complexity and learning-driven change.
Antonia Sánchez Hernández is a senior management technician in the Participation and Innovation for Democracy Department at Barcelona City Council. She coordinates different international projects related to participation and democratic innovation at the Barcelona City Council. She contributes significantly to the dissemination of the digital platform for citizens' participation: Decidim. She is dedicated to fostering democratic engagement and digital rights on a global scale.
Marlene Fuchs is a city planner working for the City of Vienna as part of the Executive Group for Construction and Technology. This group works within the Competence Centre for Overall Urban Planning, Smart City Strategy, Participation, and Gender Planning.