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Long live long termism!
INTERVIEW Ouishare Fest with Nicholas Paul Brysiewicz. According to the Long Now Foundation, we need to think long-term, because some issues are bigger than us and concern our whole civilization. Not the next election cycle, not even our lifetime, but the next 10.000 years ahead of us.
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Resilience lacks radicality. Let’s cultivate our imagination seriously.
INTERVIEW with Rob Hopkins. In his latest book, the founder of the Transition movement passionately puts imagination back at the heart of his approach to ecological transition and resilience. What if imagination is the missing element we need to move beyond the status quo and embody an authentic transition?
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Sous la technique, les matières
Entretien avec Jean-Baptiste Fressoz. Aujourd’hui, l’écologie fournit une cure de jouvence à une idée ancienne : le progrès technologique. Il sature la question écologique avec des débats souvent pointus sur les choix énergétiques et techniques : éolien, solaire, atome, voiture électrique, 5G et consorts. Mais pose-t-on bien le débat ? Que cache cette obsession pour les techniques ou la production énergétique ? Autant de questions que nous nous sommes posées avec l’historien des techniques Jean-Baptiste Fressoz.
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But what happened to the dignity of work?
INTERVIEW with Laëtitia Vitaud. While the national and interprofessional mobilisation against the pension reform continues, Laëtitia Vitaud delivers a historical analysis of the changes in work and trade unionism in her latest book 'Du labeur à l'ouvrage'. Or how work has progressively lost its meaning, its protection and its dignity.
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Every time a civilization is in crisis, there is a return of the commons
INTERVIEW with Michel Bauwens. The commons are nothing new. Historically citizens always came together to pool resources and manage them collectively and autonomously. It is the responsibility of cities and states to identify, connect and support them. Today the commons appear as a choice of society in a world at the end of its lifespan. A society where economic and productive systems will finally be compatible with the major planetary balances.
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Rethinking mobility to design cities for humans
INTERVIEW with Max Schwitalla. How can we transform our cities through small-scale solutions, mobility hubs and citizen participation, putting sustainability and quality of life at the center ?
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Coliving on the rise: can house-sharing make cities great again?
On October 11th 2018 Co-Liv the first major event about coliving in Paris will welcome you. To get you up to speed about the promises and challenges that coliving offers, we interviewed Jonathan Imme.
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What global cities are (not) telling us: the politics of immigration, identity and invisible frontiers. Interview with Saskia Sassen
"What I care about is how a well-rounded city like Paris can incorporate those individuals in/from the banlieues, who don't feel this is their city." Saskia Sassen on what would she do if she were Mayor of Paris.
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Designing for a better society: how tiny houses can have a huge impact
Interview with Ricardo Mayor on the role of designers and architects crafting our social tissue. We explore how the tiny house model was adapted to respond to the current refugee crisis. From how new production models can empower citizens and change our relationship with refugees, to ultimately changing the way we design cities.
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The vaccine for fake news? More fake news.
Interview with Ruurd Oosterwoud, founder of DROG, on how becoming a fake news factory can make us immune to the tactics behind misleading viral stories.
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What if cities led the fight against climate change? - An interview with Mark Watts
Nations States have failed to tackle climate change. Then, what if a network of cities paved the way to a more sustainable world. Mark Watts is Executive Director of C40, a network of 91 of the world’s major cities, committed to bold action on climate change. Here is his perspective on this global issue.
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Building the networked city from the ground up with citizens - Interview with Francesca Bria
How can technology lead to more participation in democratic processes? Who should own and control city data? Can cities embrace a model that socializes data and encourages new forms of cooperativism and democratic innovation? In the run-up to the Ouishare Fest Paris, Albert Cañigueral interviewed Francesca Bria, the chief innovation officer of Barcelona.
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