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Viable Cities explores how local energy systems can reshape urban climate action — not just as infrastructure, but as participatory governance. The EnergyNet model, tested in Lund, treats energy as a coordinated system involving households, property owners, and municipalities.
The Swedish foundation behind the New Shape Prize has announced a new round of funding for proposals that address gaps in planetary-scale governance. This cycle emphasises prototyping over theory — a shift that aligns closely with The Garden's approach.
A Swedish municipality embeds circular economy into budget processes and public institutions, treating reuse not as a side project but as core governance infrastructure. The results: 250 tons of CO2 avoided, millions saved, and a model others can copy.
Viable Cities opens new call to expand beyond its 48-city Climate Neutral Cities 2030 initiative. The expansion tests whether collaborative governance models can scale — a recurring question in transition practice.
Vendela Karlsson spent autumn 2025 embedded in Viable Cities' communications team, translating urban climate transition work into accessible formats. A small case study in how governance initiatives become legible — and who does that work.
Sweden's Viable Cities seeks communications interns to help 29 cities navigate climate neutrality transitions. The work touches a persistent challenge: how to make systemic change legible and compelling to publics who must ultimately enact it.
A Swedish industrial city places climate transition in a shopping mall — treating governance not as policy abstraction but as something residents encounter while buying groceries. The experiment tests whether municipal legitimacy can be built through visibility.
Specialized environmental foundation focused on ecological restoration and preservation of the Baltic Sea, bridging scientific theory and practical implementation through research, policy advocacy, and knowledge dissemination.
Estonian civic tech non-profit developing a free, open-source digital participation platform for participatory democracy. Founded in 2015 from environmental activism movements, enables communities to discuss, deliberate, and vote on decisions.
Decentralized network of individuals, organizations, and public sector entities leveraging digital technology for public benefit. Closely intertwined with Open Knowledge Sweden.
Politically independent non-profit network uniting 28 environmental organizations across 11 Baltic Sea countries. Won Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize for model approach to uniting environmental bodies across geopolitical divides.
Independent NGO and physical gathering place in Copenhagen functioning as a DIY workshop and development platform for democratic innovation. Co-founded by leadership of We Do Democracy.
Independent think tank and policy institute focusing on societal transformation, foresight, and long-term governance. Bridges foresight frameworks and practical policymaking.
Swedish worker-owned cooperative specializing in design and development of methodologies for political and democratic innovation. Executed the historic Swedish Citizens' Assembly on Climate in 2024.
Max Valentin's democracy board game. Tested in Zambia with real mayors.
Immersive theatre experience in Stockholm disguised as a transcendence clinic. Visitors surrender phones, don robes, and undergo a multi-step experiential journey blending salon aesthetics with mythological narrative. Founded by the character Hades.
Max Valentin. Storytelling, narrative design. Potential core team.
Pioneering Swedish farm and learning site serving as official Savory Hub in Sweden. Over two decades of holistic management practices for soil regeneration. Driving force behind Nordic Network for Regenerative Agriculture.
Environmental non-profit dedicated to facilitating food system transition by directing funds and resources toward regenerative farming projects in the Nordic region. Launched Top 50 Farmers initiative.
Swedish foundation offering major prizes for global governance reform proposals, funding research on existential risks and planetary commons, and building networks for institutional innovation.
Interdisciplinary research organization investigating long-term societal threats and living conditions of future generations, focusing on climate ethics, sustainable development, and social dilemmas.
AI platform building autonomous agents for mission-driven individuals and teams. Agents hold direction over time, act independently, remember context, and produce real-world outputs — designed for changemakers, sensemakers, and collaborative projects.
Vampire: The Masquerade lead. Nordic LARP pioneer. International Emmy.
Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. Erik Pihl connection.
Cross-border initiative funded by Nordic Innovation exploring joint Nordic blockchain ecosystem, targeting lifestyle and design industries for circular business model transition and European Product Passport compliance.
Coalition of four leading democracy organizations across Scandinavia: We Do Democracy (Denmark), Sitra (Finland), Digidem Lab (Sweden), and SoCentral (Norway). Accelerating the deliberative wave across the Nordic region.
Joel Lindefors, Mathias, Olle. Prototyping culture.
Non-profit organization and official Swedish partner of Rewilding Europe, focused on restoring and rewilding the vast natural landscapes of northern Sweden including the Nordic Taiga demonstration area of over 3 million hectares.
Non-profit advocating for recognition of nature's inherent rights within Swedish law, part of global movement for Earth jurisprudence. Also known as Naturens Rattigheter.
Voluntary NGO promoting Sami rights and interests across Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Permanent participant in the Arctic Council representing over 100,000 Sami people.
Independent public fund in Finland promoting democracy, participation, and sustainability. Primary catalyst for the deliberative wave in Finland, funding large-scale citizens' panels and assemblies.
Norwegian organization and partner in the Nordic Deliberation network, contributing to the pan-Nordic deliberative democracy initiative.
Erik Thorstensson. Accessible construction/prototyping tools. Potential core team.
Swedish regional Burn. Co-founded by Olle. Gift economy, participation.
Bowman, Waern et al. LARP + democratic deliberation research.
Swedish strategic innovation programme for climate-neutral cities by 2030. Collaborates with Dark Matter Labs on System Demonstrators in Lund and Stockholm.
Leading Nordic consulting agency and social enterprise specializing in deliberative democracy, democratic innovation, and citizens' assemblies. Founding partner of Nordic Deliberation.
Annual publication led by Future Earth Sweden Hub synthesising the most critical new findings in climate science. Led by Erik Pihl at Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Immersive theatre experience in Stockholm disguised as a transcendence clinic. Visitors surrender phones, don robes, and undergo a multi-step experiential journey exploring beauty, transformation, and escapism. Created by a character called Hades. Frames beauty as a right, not a luxury — blending salon aesthetics with mythological narrative.
Pan-Nordic alliance of four democracy organizations aimed at scaling deliberative democracy across the Nordic countries
Peer-to-peer learning network among farmers, sheepherders, and agricultural professionals across the Nordic region, advocating for practices that increase soil fertility, carbon sequestration, and active microbiology
Ostrom-based regenerative governance protocol for landscape-scale ecological stewardship. Base unit is 10m2 pixel of land. Constitutional kernel frozen February 2026.
Educational programme aligning with UN SDGs, challenging students to design wind turbines, hurricane-resistant architecture, and assistive medical devices using physical prototyping tools.