Cities are where we can be engaged and make a personal difference. Cities are often small and nimble enough to avoid the gridlock of national politics, and yet they’re big enough to make a meaningful difference. This is due to their size, their pool of expertise, talent and resources. The same applies to other challenges, from the cost-of-living crisis to growing political polarisation.Ĭities have the potential to be the laboratories for solving the systemic problems they create. As UN general secretary Antonio Guterres crucially notes: “Cities are where the climate battle will largely be won or lost”. More than 70% of global CO2 emissions occur in cities, and climate degradation accompanies deepening urban-rural divides and rampant inequality. Urbanisation’s dark underbelly is clear to see. Reality often paints a different picture. Behind this dramatic trend lies a utopian promise: urban environments offer huge potential to deliver on improved quality of life by providing greater economic opportunity, connectivity, and shared physical and social infrastructures. At the heart of changemaking are leaders at every level willing to take on responsibility, and the unfolding urban crisis demands more effective leaders with ever greater urgency. How can we support the emergence of more of them? This article covers: What is Responsible Leadership, what are RISE Cities, the RISE Cities sessions at the 5th Creative Bureaucracy Festival, and the new RISE Cities Fellowship Programīy 2050, it’s predicted that almost 70% of us will be living in cities, and up to 86% in OECD countries .
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