In this mini-episode to launch the series, Christina Teichmann, who co-ordinates the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s Strong Cities 2030 initiative, tells us how this global programme is connecting young politicians from cities around the world, why a partnership between city authorities and civil society organisations is so important, why innovation does not have to mean invention, and why case studies like those in this podcast series/report are vital for learning.

For the Centre’s 2020 Report on ‘Civil Society Innovation and Urban Inclusion’, we’re speaking with inspirational innovators from civil society organisations (CSOs) around the world to hear the stories of their advocacy and programming work to make cities more inclusive.

Explore the Centre’s ‘Civil Society Innovation and Urban Inclusion’ report: http://icscentre.org/innovationreport from November 2020.

This podcast series is kindly supported by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and its Strong Cities 2030 initiative. Promoting global collaboration and knowledge sharing for sustainable urban development. Find out more about Stronger Cities 2030 at: https://www.kas.de/en/strong-cities-2030.