The Emerging Civic Leadership Archetype
The Emerging Civic Leadership Archetype
June 23 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm BST
There is a new generation of civic leadership emerging across the world. In their new playbook, From Solutions to Adoption, HERO analyzed over 180 civic-led wins across 30 countries to understand what it takes for citizen-led initiatives to move from proof of concept into law, policy and institutions, and what kinds of civic leadership make that happen in today’s polarised world.
Join us to discover evidence, dive into a case study from a civic leader, and participate in a frank panel conversation about what civic leadership needs to deliver at scale.
What to expect:
- Patterns and insights from HERO’s Playbook on how citizen-led initiatives scale from pilot to systemic policy.
- A case study from Kalpana Arias on London’s Citizens’ Assemblies for Food and Nature, where residents, growers and organisers are shaping borough by borough proposals feeding into the Greater London Authority’s environmental plan.
- A panel discussion on the qualities, skills and support this emerging generation of civic leaders needs, and what that implies for funders, city teams and think tanks.
This session is for you if you work in:
- Civic leadership on climate, democracy or city-level change;
- Foundations, city teams or intermediary organisations looking to embed participation and mobilisation in their climate work; or
- Think tanks connecting citizen-led initiatives with public policy.
Speakers and Panellists include:
- Kalpana Arias, GROW (Citizens’ Assemblies for Food and Nature, London)
- Sylvain Ferrière, HERO
- Anthony Zacharzewski, Democratic Society
- Solla Zophoniasdottir, Climate KIC
- Yiannis Chrysostomidis, Reos Partners
This session is hosted by The Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action and presented by HERO
About the organisers
The Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action is a unique alliance of 27 globally active implementing partners and trusted funding partners resourcing the bold systemic action this moment demands. We have made an intentional commitment to overcome the fragmentation and competition that all too often undermine climate action by working together, pooling resources and reimagining how solutions are designed, financed and delivered. HERO, Democratic Society and Climate KIC are members of the Collaborative.
HERO is building a global infrastructure for civic leadership (supporting over 200 leaders in 30 countries through Circles), DemSoc helps governments and cities listen to people and involve them directly in climate decisions, and both are partners in The Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action working together on the civic‑infrastructure part of that alliance – strengthening participation, mobilisation and democratic processes as a core pillar of systemic climate action.
