CITY WALK SESSION 1.0 · APRIL 2021

Back in April, as the COVID-19 lockdown dragged on, we wanted to start reconnecting people while still respecting health restrictions and guidelines.

We decided that the walk-and-talk was one of the few good things to come out of the crisis. So we invited a number of thinkers, doers, and leaders to follow a route through the city in small groups of two or three. Their conversations touched on everything from food to music to architecture, but focused mostly on the effects of the pandemic on Copenhagen as an urban space and community.

Along way, we asked the participants to spare a few minutes to capture the insights and ideas that emerged from their conversations.

The short videos below (in Danish and English) provide a sampling of these insights and ideas and convey the sense of reconnection that the event generated.

The lockdowns and restrictions have mostly come to an end, but many challenges remain. 

Please consider joining us for another round of City Walk Sessions!

 

City Lights: The First Walk, Danish 6 mins.

A brief interlude in to the intent and feel of City Lights walk-and-talks.

 

The Debrief, English 6 mins.

A sample of the ideas that emerged from the first City Lights walk, as said best—by the participants themselves.

PARTICIPANTS in THE first CITY LIGHTS WALK

Photos by: Kristian Bust

 The interviews

 

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen / Former Prime Minister

Trine Hammershøy / Director of Headspace

Anders Selmer / Owner Kødbyens Fiskebar

Lukas Forchhammer / Musician / Lucas Graham

Sune Rosforth / Wine merchant Rosforth & Rosforth

Ulrik Ørum-Petersen / Director of Heartland Festiva

 

Johanne Schimming / Farmer Hegnsholt

Pelle Andersen / Managing Director of Food Organisation of Denmark (FOOD)

Rasmus Johnsen / Associate dean for lifelong learning CBS / CBS Kontinuum

Rune Lykkeberg / Editor in Chief at Information

Thure Lindhardt / Actor

Jeni Porter / Journalist / Ark Journal

Mikael Colville-Andersen / Urban design expert and host of “The Life Sized City” - tv series about urbanism

Sophie Bruun / Executive Secretary / History and Arts / Municipality of Copenhagen

 

Beau Clugston / Chef Owner ILuka

Marin Lysák / Ph.D. KU / Foodshift2030 collaborator

Frederik Preisler / Partner Mensch

Pui Ling Lau / COO Realdania – Foundation

Katrine Ring / DJ / Composer

Rune Reilly Kölsch / DJ / Record Label owner

Jesper Koefoed / CEO Vida Local

Mikkel Aarø- Hansen / CEO Wonderful Copenhagen

Lars Skovgaard / DR Concert Hall

Nils Thyge / Owner Bar’vin