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User journey and persona templates: tools for designing citizen-centred strategies

This entry is part of the Remote-IT Playbook series, developed within the URBACT Remote-IT Action Planning Network (Entry 20 of 22).

REMOTE-IT Podcast: Destination branding

This entry is part of the Remote-IT Playbook series, developed within the URBACT Remote-IT Action Planning Network (Entry 19 of 22).

In the latest episode of the Remote-IT Podcast, host Mark Thomas explores the art and strategy of destination branding with three remarkable guests: Ana Maria Ghita, Consultant for Agile Team Processes and former digital nomad; JoAnna Haugen, solutions-oriented writer, editor, and public speaker focused on sustainable travel and community-based advocacy; and Hildegard Brandl, Owner, CEO, and Architect at UNITH2B Architects.

REMOTE-IT Online Forum: Green Transition and Remote Work

This entry is part of the Remote-IT Playbook series, developed within the URBACT Remote-IT Action Planning Network (Entry 18 of 22).

Remote work and environmental sustainability: aligning new work models with climate goals and city strategies

This entry is part of the Remote-IT Playbook series, developed within the URBACT Remote-IT Action Planning Network (Entry 17 of 22).

REMOTE-IT Podcast: How cities create Integrated Action Plans (IAPs)

This entry is part of the Remote-IT Playbook series, developed within the URBACT Remote-IT Action Planning Network (Entry 16 of 22).

How Cities Create Integrated Action Plans – Lessons from the Remote-IT Podcast

In the latest episode of the Remote-IT Podcast, titled "How Cities Create Integrated Action Plans (IAPs)", host Mark Thomas, editor of The Dubrovnik Times, leads a conversation with URBACT experts and ULG coordinators reflect on their experiences of designing these strategic documents and what makes them truly integrated.

Our guests in this episode are URBACT Lead Experts Alisa Aliti Vlašić (Remote-IT) and Bela Kezy (C4TALENT), joined by ULG Coordinators from the Remote-IT project — Kerttu Ahuna and Markos Kourgiantakis.

For cities unfamiliar with URBACT or the concept of an IAP, this episode offers a valuable behind-the-scenes look into what it means to build a local plan that is collaborative, actionable, and future-proof. An Integrated Action Plan (IAP) is not just another policy document. It is a structured, participatory roadmap that brings together stakeholders across sectors to co-create realistic and relevant local solutions — guided by the URBACT methodology and toolbox.

“An IAP is not only about having a plan. It's about how you create it.”

Digital nomads and sustainable tourism: how can remote work support more balanced, year-round tourism

This entry is part of the Remote-IT Playbook series, developed within the URBACT Remote-IT Action Planning Network (Entry 15 of 22).