"Urban Anthologies: Learning from our cities" is a user friendly tool that has been developed by the Global Agenda Council, in collaboration with MIT's School of Architecture and Planning and the Senseable City Lab, to empower mayors, urban leaders, and private sector decision-makers with the information to create enabling environments for transformation at the city and community level.

It is a prototype in its current state, intended to elicit feedback and generate momentum. A hybrid between a book and a toolkit, "Urban Anthologies" is an evolving compilation of success stories from cities and communities around the world. Each story showcases a community that overcame seemingly insurmountable challenges related to changing urban dynamics in a unique way – be it at the impetus of the public sector, urban leaders or citizens themselves. The tool highlights not only the physical outcomes of the projects, but most importantly the catalytic and enabling factors that made these transformations possible.

The format has been built to expand over time, with this initial prototype showcasing 6 success stories. By June 12, the Council aims to gather approximately 20-30 casestudies, submitted by both Council Members and other experts in the greater World Economic Forum Network. This collection will continue to grow online in an open-source format whereby success stories can be submitted electronically by members of the public. Council members will then curate these submissions and post them in an online version for all to see.

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