{"id":6433,"date":"2021-07-16T19:26:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T17:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanchangeacademy.com\/?page_id=6433"},"modified":"2022-05-25T16:57:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T14:57:31","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/urbanchangeacademy.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6433\" class=\"elementor elementor-6433\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27a23d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27a23d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;pyramids&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M761.9,44.1L643.1,27.2L333.8,98L0,3.8V0l1000,0v3.9\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-235d5cd\" data-id=\"235d5cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b471fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7b471fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-007e1ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"007e1ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We want to improve our cities.<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0990c1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0990c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Urban Change Academy is the training platform for future-oriented urban development issues. In our interdisciplinary program, we provide ambitious city makers with hands-on knowledge and tools to shape the future of our cities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-510e1bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"510e1bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d0c9fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d0c9fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06e39d5\" data-id=\"06e39d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f691c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"23f691c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ac5b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7ac5b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default translation-block\">The first academy for anyone <br>who wants to drive change in cities.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72afb41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72afb41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" translation-block\">We target individuals, teams and organizations in the following areas:<\/div><ul class=\"listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1\"><li><span class=\"author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z8ra0noz122zz90zyz65z9z65zxfz86zdz72zgz66zz86zbfm8z76z8z88zz65z1z89zz80z\">Municipal and city administrations<\/span><\/li><li>Politics, organizations and foundations<\/li><li><span class=\"author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z8ra0noz122zz90zyz65z9z65zxfz86zdz72zgz66zz86zbfm8z76z8z88zz65z1z89zz80z\">Real estate and finance<\/span><\/li><li>Companies operating in cities<\/li><li><span class=\"author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z8ra0noz122zz90zyz65z9z65zxfz86zdz72zgz66zz86zbfm8z76z8z88zz65z1z89zz80z\">Infrastructure development, urban planning and design<\/span><\/li><li>Civic education<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3b7e8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c3b7e8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e48550 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e48550\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tBehind The Scenes\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1d1f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d1d1f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Together for better cities.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705cba2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"705cba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Urban Change Academy is an initiative of:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-24b967a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24b967a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7415b56\" data-id=\"7415b56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a48b9 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"44a48b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanista.de\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanchangeacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/urbanista_kreis.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">urbanista is one of the leading offices for participatory urban development and urban futurology.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3c4f2e\" data-id=\"a3c4f2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e4853 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f5e4853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zukunftsteams.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanchangeacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/FuturA-Logo_LV.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Futur A supports companies, organizations and public institutions in discovering, designing and realizing the future.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f9a6c9\" data-id=\"1f9a6c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8245de4 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8245de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itstheglue.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanchangeacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/glue_circle_mark.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">IT'S THE GLUE creates spaces for inspiration and innovation at the intersection of culture, technology and industry.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d7d60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"06d7d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e79f7ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e79f7ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An interdisciplinary team for new perspectives in urban development.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef90f3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef90f3e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-96cbf52\" data-id=\"96cbf52\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a26d6f3 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a26d6f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanchangeacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/patricia-da-costa.1024x1024-ppc9ddfetkyf3s0naph44wtwo974ymof2jbknlwb2o.jpg\" title=\"Patricia Da Costa\" alt=\"\u00a9 Tobias Hage\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Patricia Da Costa<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Patricia Da Costa studierte Kultur-, Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaften mit den Schwerpunkten Digitale Kulturen und Materiale Kultur und urbaner Raum. Mit ihrem interdisziplin\u00e4ren Hintergrund ist sie bei der Urban Change Academy seit 2020 die erste Ansprechpartnerin f\u00fcr den Bereich Kommunikation und entwickelt Publikationsformate, wie zuletzt das Playbook f\u00fcr die Post-Corona-Stadt <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanchangeacademy.com\/en\/post-corona-stadt-playbook\/\">\"Urban Creativity Now!\"<\/a>. Daneben ist Patricia seit 2021 bei urbanista in den Bereichen Stadtentwicklung, Stadtforschung und Partizipation t\u00e4tig.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cae13f\" data-id=\"9cae13f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b97aa6c elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b97aa6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanchangeacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/doris-sibum-ppc9di4lrr4uptttj9i8zdn7n6jz1472r6l01zpc7k.jpg\" title=\"Doris Sibum\" alt=\"\u00a9 Tobias Hage\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Doris Sibum<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Doris Sibum is a futurologist and trained business coach. With her diverse and field-tested methodological knowledge, she has specialized in urban foresight and the future of work with her brand \"Futur A\" since 2016. In her long-term oriented scenario projects and trend analyses, she primarily focuses on the city of the future. Doris is co-founder of the Urban Change Academy and is involved as shareholder and chair of the supervisory board of the IZT - Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment gGmbH in Berlin. Even before becoming self-employed, Doris worked as a researcher in the field of futurology: First with a focus on politics and administration and then on business, most recently for six years as Vice President at Deutsche Post DHL Group with responsibility for the Group's entire national and international market research.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b208f47\" data-id=\"b208f47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8c1e21 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e8c1e21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanchangeacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Matthias-Weber-Urban-Change-Academy-pmalgl5enlohdlk7kc2sesgl1dbsdj9vizgp6jtieo.jpeg\" title=\"Matthias-Weber-Urban-Change-Academy\" alt=\"Matthias-Weber-Urban-Change-Academy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Matthias Weber<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description translation-block\">Matthias Weber is a graduate of the Digital Bauhaus. He works with his strategy consultancy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itstheglue.com\/\" target=\"_self\">IT'S THE GLUE<\/a> at the intersection of culture, technology and business. Matthias is active for the city of Hamburg, among others, promoting the development of innovations that embrace social responsibility. With the exchange project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.040x040.com\/\" target=\"_self\">040x040<\/a>, he has been investigating urban innovations between Hamburg and Malm\u00f6 since 2015. He is particularly interested in overcoming boundaries in thinking, disciplines and cultures.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a577f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"76a577f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e87d4ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e87d4ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9404d82\" data-id=\"9404d82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32caa03 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"32caa03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanchangeacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/tast_stadtmacherei_180825-8672-p91e2ecl5q7aub82o164ovjnf3v9m7zoyc1jmvus5s.jpg\" title=\"Julian Petrin\" alt=\"Julian Petrin\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Julian Petrin<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">With his office urbanista, Julian Petrin advises municipalities, companies and urban institutions in urban change processes. His work focuses on co-creation, strategic development concepts and vision processes. As a professor for Smart City Solutions, he currently teaches at the HfT Stuttgart. Julian is the founder of the participatory urban laboratory Nexthamburg.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9c66dc\" data-id=\"f9c66dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0a266 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4a0a266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanchangeacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Sven-Lohmeyer-scaled-pnosdm7puw21lquqksddr7kt9vse6i9psypzqgw07k.jpg\" title=\"Sven Lohmeyer\" alt=\"\u00a9 Tobias Hage\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Sven Lohmeyer<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Sven Lohmeyer is a specialist for co-creative urban development at urbanista in Hamburg. His focus includes development concepts and visions for the city of the future, strategic process consulting and the development of playful workshop and participation methods. During his many years at urbanista, he has been involved in various projects, either in a leading role or as project manager - such as the future concept for Offenbach's inner city or, at the moment, the Kiel 2042 project.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ade8fdd\" data-id=\"ade8fdd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed280d elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9ed280d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanchangeacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/2017-07-03_square_1010KB-p91pfcyjscvpqmjpynmykuyznxauydoknbv2u9kiuo.jpg\" title=\"Tobias Hage\" alt=\"Tobias Hage\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Tobias Hage<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description translation-block\">Tobias Hage first studied renewable energies and then urban and spatial planning. Since 2021, he has been working as an urban planner at urbanista and additionally supports the Urban Change Academy in the areas of web design, development and the technical implementation of the website and offers. On the side, Tobias also works as a self-employed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tobiashage.de\" target=\"_self\">photographer<\/a> for private and business clients.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2502749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2502749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wir wollen unsere St\u00e4dte besser machen. Die Urban Change Academy ist die Weiterbildungsplattform rund um Zukunftsfragen der Stadtentwicklung. In unseren interdisziplin\u00e4ren Angeboten geben wir ambitionierten Stadtmacher*innen handfestes Wissen und Werkzeuge an die Hand, um unsere St\u00e4dte fit f\u00fcr die Zukunft zu machen. Die erste Academy f\u00fcr alle, die Ver\u00e4nderungen in St\u00e4dten vorantreiben wollen. 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