Urban Insights

Explore Edinburgh Ecosystem for Early-stage Entrepreneurs

With original analysis and photos :)

Aug 7 • Arsalan Makinian

July 2026

How urban initiatives shape policy from the bottom up

An interview with Johannes Riegler from DUT

Jul 30 • Arsalan Makinian

Key Lessons From Agile Cities (Helsinki Case Study)

Interview with Kaisa Spilling from Forum Virium Helsinki

Jul 24 • Arsalan Makinian

June 2026

From Fablabs to Fab Cities, This is how cities are becoming circular and self-sufficient

An interview with Josefina Nano from Fab City foundation

Jun 8 • Arsalan Makinian

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Dynamics of Living Labs across Europe

An Interview with Spela Zalokar from ENoLL

Jun 2 • Arsalan Makinian

April 2026

Unpacking City Networks in the Context of European Urban Governance

Interview with Simone d'Antonio from URBACT

Apr 13 • Arsalan Makinian

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Bring narrative storytelling and bottom-up capacity building to urban practice

An Interview with Elisabeth Maze from Just Streets project

Apr 3 • Arsalan Makinian

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March 2026

Bottom-up Urban Transformation and Place-based Urban Innovation

Interview With Breogan Sanchez From BABLE Smart Cities

Mar 26 • Arsalan Makinian

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Architecture of Innovative Cities

Urban Innovation & Entrepreneurship terminology

Mar 16 • Arsalan Makinian

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What if you could be a part of the ecosystem before you commit to your innovation

An introduction to EU's innovation ecosystem for early-stage sustainability founders

Mar 1 • Arsalan Makinian

February 2026

Why an innovation succeeds in one city, but fails in another

A city selection and relocation strategy for urban entrepreneurs

Feb 16 • Arsalan Makinian

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The secret of place-based decision making

And the secret of urban innovation

Feb 7 • Arsalan Makinian

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