From Beijing to Shanghai: When Megacities Look to Berlin
Delegations from Beijing and Shanghai visited CityLAB Berlin to discuss the connection between smart city innovations and citizen participation.
Johannes Refle
Stadtgeflüster – City Whispers
Why do cities constantly meet – and yet learn so little from each other?
Data Literacy on the Keychain
At CityLAB Berlin, we have developed our own workshop format on the topics of data physicalisation and data literacy.
The CityLAB Sommerkonferenz 2025 – our review in highlight images
Around 900 guests, 95 speakers, 68 sessions and 13 workshops – that was our CityLAB Summer Conference 2025!
Bürgeramt der Zukunft Part 4 – Document Check in Practice
In the Bürgeramt der Zukunft (Citizen Office of the Future project), we take a detailed look at everyday work and processes in Berlin’s citizen offices.
Gemeinsam Digital: Berlin – A strategy that thinks ahead
Berlin’s Smart City strategy is a ‘learning strategy’ – but what does that mean, and what did we learn last year?
Watering city trees together: Now also in Paris thanks to a new app
In this interview, one of the initiators, Paul Hatte, explains how the new “Arbogeste” app aims to inspire Parisians to preserve urban trees and was inspired by Gieß den Kiez.
Digital Welcome Center for Berlin
Part II is dedicated to the next stage: a digital, user-centered Welcome Center for Berlin.
AI in Europe: Responsibility, Inclusion, and the Future of Creativity
We talk to Florian Dohmann, founder and creative director of Birds on Mars, about the rapid development of artificial intelligence.
The Power of Small Words
Small texts, big impact: In this blog post, we explain why good UX writing is crucial for user-friendly administration.
