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Guangzhou Innovation Project - The Civitas Novus Assessment
The Civitas Novus Assessment methodology is designed to help the public sector address climate change and other urgent issues, reimagining how cities can become more resilient, equitable, and nature-positive.
Current
Guangzhou Innovation Project - The Civitas Novus Assessment
The Civitas Novus Assessment methodology is designed to help the public sector address climate change and other urgent issues, reimagining how cities can become more resilient, equitable, and nature-positive.
Guangzhou Innovation Project - The Civitas Novus Assessment
In partnership with the Guangzhou Institute for Urban Innovation, Penn IUR researchers published an urban innovation assessment tool in 2023 to help leaders evaluate competencies that can be applied holistically to a wide range of urban challenges. After completing an extensive landscape review of research on urban innovation, Penn IUR designed a methodology framework to help cities understand innovation as an ecosystem of learning opportunities and exploration beyond the typical view of innovation. The methodology is designed to help the public sector address climate change and other urgent issues, reimagining how cities can become more resilient, equitable, and nature-positive.
Penn IUR began beta-testing the methodology with cities in the spring of 2024, collecting feedback from Lincoln Institute’s Legacy Cities initiative members. Penn IUR then created an online version for its first city, Kocaeli, Turkey. Moving forward, Penn IUR will explore the results of the assessment and engage additional cities in Latin America and Africa.
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Unlike for corporations, urban innovation is not just about seeking competitive advantage--it is also about leaving no one and no place behind.
