“It could be that the neighbourhood, not the individual, is the essential unit of social change. If you’re trying to improve lives, maybe you have to think about changing many elements of a single neighborhood, in a systematic way, at a steady pace.” – David Brooks
CIVIC SQUARE is an organisation that transitioned from the Birmingham Impact Hub, building on its rich history of activism, creative thinking and leadership. Civic Square’s motto is that within a time where the scale and pace of change in the country and globally, we need to also move away from a business as usual model. This will require to design out the next business model strategically and with intention in order to make a bold transition into a new economy. All the while ensuring that we design as many local benefits into this model right from the initial conditions.
Birirmingham in the framework of the URM projects supports the journey of Civic Square and participates in the creation of the local Doughnut Economics Lab but the work of Civic Square reaches further and this product gives a wider perspective on the Civic Square’s mission and next steps undertaken to create new neighborhoods.