DigitisationMobilityUrbanGDI PREMIUM Key takeaways from the 17th European Trend DayHow will people meet up in the future? How will we foster good vibes, productivity and creativity? And how can meeting places be redesigned? The answers to these and other intriguing questions were provided by international thought leaders and entrepreneurs at the GDI Trend Day, which took place on 10 March 2021. The following is summary of what they had to say. 15.03.2021 Learn more
DigitisationMobilityUrban Damiano Cerrone: "Avoid the smart-city paradox"Public spaces are essential for city dwellers and must be cleverly designed. But how can this be done after the pandemic? A researcher from Finland explains how smart city design works with the help of data. 02.03.2021 Learn more
WorkBusiness modelsUrban How Fredrik Carlström built the anti-WeWorkCreative ideas aren’t born in a stark and uninspiring office space. Real estate developer Fredrik Carlström is convinced of this. At the 17th European Trend Day on 10 March, Carlström demonstrated how he creates workplaces for innovation, and how we can expect to be working after the pandemic. 04.02.2021 Learn more
RetailConsumptionUrbanHousing "Covid-19 shows the immense need for public space""During lockdown, when people were actually missing public spaces, they still chose not to use the traditional retail spaces. Because they’re not considered to be high quality public spaces anymore," says Kristian Villadsen, partner at urban strategy firm Gehl, in an interview. Video 01.10.2020 Watch now
RetailConsumptionUrban Kristian Villadsen: ”We need cities where it is easy to do good”We need to create cities where the most comfortable and simple lifestyle is also the healthiest and most sustainable, says Kristian Villadsen, partner and director at the renowned Danish architectural firm Gehl Architects. At the GDI Retail Summit and here in this interview, Villadsen reveals how the city's retail sector can reinvent itself after Covid-19. Interview 09.06.2020 Learn more
RetailConsumptionMobilityUrban Thomas Sevcik: "Cities are not waiting for traditional retail"Thomas Sevcik is co-founder of the think tank arthesia and one of the masterminds behind the Autostadt project in Wolfsburg. At the GDI Retail Summit and here in this interview, he talks about the changing shopping behaviour of the middle classes, the role of retail in the city and the dematerialisation of consumption. Interview 28.05.2020 Learn more
SocietyUrbanEconomy R-Design, or how our everyday life becomes Corona-safeThe fight against Corona becomes a life with Corona. A new lifestyle is born. In order for concerts, trade fairs and football matches to take place again, organisers and industry must also take unpopular measures, writes GDI researcher Detlef Gürtler. 16.04.2020 Learn more
SocietyUrbanEconomy How COVID-19 forces retailers to rethinkIt is not yet certain how consumers will behave in the "New Normal" after the peak of the crisis. What is clear is that ideas and developments are already emerging in the retail sector that would not have existed without the pandemic. Three examples. 16.04.2020 Learn more
MobilityUrbanHousing Six topics: how cities will change after the Covid 19 lockdownIn cities, proximity prevails, but the pandemic requires physical distance. How can this dilemma be solved? And how will the public space change? GDI researcher Marta Kwiatkowski identifies six topics that will shape the post-coronavirus city. 28.05.2020 Learn more
RetailConsumptionUrban How Paris protects its quarters from desolationIn Paris, the preservation of a manifold retail landscape is a public task. Semaest, a company commissioned by the city, buys shop premises and rents them out to small retailers at favourable rates. Semaest director Emmanuelle Hoss explains here and at the GDI Retail Summit how she is protecting the shopping districts of Paris from desolation. 12.08.2020 Learn more