Evolve

Unfolding the cities of tomorrow by exploring urban futures
The cities of the future will be larger and more complex, presenting a number of global challenges for the 21st century. At Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, we believe that exploring the future of cities is essential to understand and address these challenges. Many of them are related to how we build and inhabit our cities, but also inevitably linked to how we exist as a part of nature and how our action not just affect us but all life on this planet. Through this exploration, we can contribute to the next step in the transformation of our cities, towards a regenerative and inclusive future.

Our mission is to drive a positive urban transformation by generating ideas, knowledge, prototypes, and strategies that promote equitable, resilient, and liveable cities. We want to inspire to the development of regenerative and inclusive urban futures for all species: humans and non-humans a like.  

If we want to get there – we need to EVOLVE.

EVOLVE

EVOLVE is a collaborative initiative hosted by Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, where we through Futures Thinking and Foresight build capabilities to enable individuals and organisations to imagine, work with, and shape the future.

The aim of EVOLVE to further the understanding and exploration of urban futures at the local, regional, national, and global levels to inspire action and agency to act today to build a better future for ourselves, society, and the planet.

THE LAB

The lab will organise yearly sessions to facilitate knowledge sharing, foster collaboration, and engage with stakeholders from the public, private, and civic sectors. Together we will explore the ever-changing trends that shape city life and addressing the implications and challenges that follows. We delve into topics ranging from the future of urban living to citizens participation and urban governance to regenerative cities, to the impact of AI on planning and urban development.

VISION

Our ambitions are, in collaboration, to conduct interdisciplinary research projects to explore emerging trends and generate evidence-based insights on the cities of tomorrow to contribute to urban development, innovation, and policymaking today. With time we hope that the lab provides a space for prototyping and testing urban innovations and solutions to move towards an inclusive and regenerative future.

WHO IS THIS FOR?

EVOLVE serves as a collaborative space and platform for everyone interested in contributing to the next step in the transformation of our cities and envisioning, prototyping, and exploring urban futures.

Get Involved

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New visions, ideas and solutions are needed. Interested in joining EVOLVE in shaping the future of cities and building a more regenerative, resilient, and equitable world.

Please get involved!

Urban Futures

We have entered the Metropolitan century and cities are now more than ever the center of societal advancement. The cities of the future will be larger and more complex, presenting a number of global challenges and opportunities for the 21st century. Demographic shifts, new needs and expectations, technological development, environmental threats, economic (de)growth and (in)equality and political uncertainty are just some of the major changes taking place.

With liveability, regenerative development, and urban governance as the three pillars within the future of urban development, we hope to explore and contribute to the transformation and development of cities through Urban Futures.
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Contact

Toke Hanghøj
Head of Communication & PR
tot@cifs.dk
+45 26 25 80 44
Søren Høyner
Web Coordinator
sth@cifs.dk
Bugge Holm Hansen
Head of Innovation and Technology
bhh@cifs.dk
+45 30 23 01 70
Sofie Hvitved
Futurist & Senior Advisor, Head of Media
shv@cifs.dk
+45 20 77 01 44
Adela Bisak
Advisor & Futurist
ab@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
Aron Szpisjak
Head of Health
as@cifs.dk
+ 45 91 10 61 75
August Leo Liljenberg
Editor
aul@cifs.dk
+45 42 72 21 80
Caitlin van Bommel
Publications Staff Writer
cvb@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
Casper Skovgaard Petersen
Head of Publications
csp@cifs.dk
+45 42 53 32 13
Claus Sneppen
Associated Partner
csn@cifs.dk
+45 26 21 12 21
Gisela Eliasen
Associated Partner
gel@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
Jasmin Cramon
Advisor & Futurist
jac@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
Joe-Max Wakim
Vice Director of Health
jmw@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
Karoline Sofie Lee
Junior Advisor
kfl@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
Klaus Æ. Mogensen
Associated Partner
klm@cifs.dk
+45 30 65 11 22
Kristian Mehlsen
Senior Advisor & Futurist, Head of Operations
kme@cifs.dk
+45 31 27 29 60
Magdolna Klára Kovács
Junior Health Advisor
mkk@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
Manya Lind, PhD
Senior Advisor & Futurist
ml@cifs.dk
+45 29 93 31 88
Martin Kruse
Senior Advisor & Futurist
mkr@cifs.dk
+45 30 65 11 04
Monika Volgyi
Advisor & Futurist
mov@cifs.dk
+45 31 15 75 91
Morten Grønborg
Associated Partner
mgr@cifs.dk
+45 50 45 00 35
Nicklas Larsen
Senior Advisor & Head of Impact
nl@cifs.dk
+45 31 75 03 85
Patrick Henry Gallen
Senior Advisor & Futurist
phg@cifs.dk
+45 50 20 48 34
Peter Aadal Nielsen
Scientific Advisor
pan@cifs.dk
+45 31 52 55 93
Sara Frostig
Art Director
sf@cifs.dk
Sean Pillot de Chenecey
Associated Partner
spdec@cifs.dk
+44 (0) 772 045 0163
Simon Fuglsang Østergaard
Senior Advisor & Futurist, Head of Foresight Training
sio@cifs.dk
+45 31 26 83 26
Tamira Snell
Senior Advisor & Futurist
tsn@cifs.dk
+45 26 79 05 85
Thomas Geuken
Associated Director
tg@cifs.dk
+45 28 10 08 38
Thor Svanholm Gustavfson
Senior Advisor & Project Lead
tsv@cifs.dk
+45 28 77 47 97
Victor Zoega Sørensen
Research Assistant
vzs@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
John Hansen
Associated Partner
+45 33 11 71 76
Lourdes Velasquez Cabrera
Associated Partner
lfvc@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
Tessa Finlev
Associated Partner
Bogi Eliasen
Fellow
be@cifs.dk
+45 60 82 62 26
Emmelie Theisler
Junior Health Advisor
et@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
Rodrigo Fernández García
Junior Advisor
rfg@cifs.dk
Luis Felipe Alvarez Vega
Junior Health Advisor
lfav@cifs.dk
Cyrielle Walline Mathilde Mandrin
Junior Advisor
cwmm@cifs.dk
Cerelia Melike Koktvedgaard Caesar
Junior Advisor
cmkc@cifs.dk
Joseph Press
Associated Partner
jp@cifs.dk
Ask Ejlerskov
Advisor & Futurist
ale@cifs.dk
+45 28 19 38 46
Matt Klein
Associated Partner
Joanna Lepore
Associated Partner
Valentina Doorly
Associated Partner
Mikkeline Lykkesfeldt
Junior Advisor
mily@cifs.dk
Carsten Beck
Director & Futurist
cab@cifs.dk
+45 30 65 11 01
Anastasia Allanovna Rytkheu Nørager
Executive PA & Office Manager
ann@cifs.dk
+45 53 53 59 77
Lovisa Volmarsson
Advisor & Futurist
lov@cifs.dk
+45 31 51 10 58
Lasse Jonasson
Chief Foresight Officer
lj@cifs.dk
+45 53 66 00 40
Helle Kallermann
CFO
hek@cifs.dk
+45 30 93 42 43
Nabil Ali Jaloud
Head of Business Development
naj@cifs.dk
+45 31 31 13 22
Nikolaj Sveistrup
Associated Partner
ns@cifs.dk
+45 21 57 99 48
Jonas Gissel Mikkelsen
Chief Impact Officer
jgm@cifs.dk
+45 21 76 55 64
Daria "Dasha" Krivonos
CEO & Futurist
dka@cifs.dk
+45 29 32 59 31