Programm
Free Webinar: Impact Garden
10. 6. 2025
10:30 bis 12:00 Uhr
Online Event ONLY!, Ungargasse 59-61, 1030
Join us for the next in our European City Network Webinars series where we learn about the Impact Garden Methodology and how it can be applied in the context of cities.
Cities Learn: Impact Garden Framework presented by Unity Effect
Hosted by ECoD NPO with guest experts Laila Martins and Jannik Kaiser,
and contributions from the City of Barcelona and the City of Vienna
Tuesday 10 June, 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
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.
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
- 10:30-10:40 Welcome
- 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.
Veranstalter*in: ECoD gemeinnützige GmbH (ECoD NPO)
Art der Veranstaltung: Workshop /Kurs
Zielgruppe(n): Jugendliche und Schulen, Erwachsene, Senior*innen, Mädchen und Frauen, LGBTQI+, Menschen mit Behinderungen
Abhaltung: digital
Webseite: https://capitalofdemocracy.eu/ecn-webinar/
Anmeldung notwendig: ja
Link zur Anmeldung: https://capitalofdemocracy.eu/ecn-webinar/
Kosten: Gratis
Kinderbetreuung (vor Ort): wird nicht angeboten
Räumliche Barrierefreiheit: gegeben
Veranstaltungssprache(n): englisch, andere, Automated translation via subtitles in various languages offered if needed
Themenblockzuordnung: Empowerment