Humanity faces multiple interwoven crises. In some cases, we know solutions but lack the political will to implement them. In others, poor assumptions lead to poor outcomes. Here we argue that specialism has backed us into a corner, and we need a new respect for interdisciplinary ‘Renaissance’ thinkers to provide holistic advice to policymakers. At the same time, we need to define the limitations of models, planning and other forms of human intervention. Public bureaucracies need to be both proactive and reactive to address the rapidly evolving challenges facing local, national and global society.
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Agile Bureaucracy and a New Renaissance
Charles Landry
President / Creative Bureaucracy Festival
Charles Landry works with cities around the world to help them make the most of their potential and facilitates complex urban change projects. His aim is to connect the triad culture, creativity and city making. He is co-founder of the Creative Bureaucracy Festival.
He has published extensively – most recently The Civic City in a Nomadic World, The Creative Bureaucracy (with Margie Caust), An Advanced Introduction to the Creative City, Psychology & the City (with Chris Murray) and The Digitized City. You can download these books as PDF files via Charles’ website: www.charleslandry.com