Good citizens make good cities.
Cities are not defined by buildings or infrastructure, but by the moments when people feel seen, welcome, and less alone. Especially today, across every city, citizens are longing for belonging, through stories, places and initiatives, where real connection happens.
On a bench where strangers talk, at a library where someone feels safe, in a café where community is formed.
These places often go unnoticed, even though they shape how a city feels to live in. And when you feel that you have found your place, your people, you're more likely to stay and to contribute to your street, neighbourhood or city.
So let's start with yourself first, work on that social fabric, and that good place feeling will
Conversation as a methodology towards belonging
We create space(s) for conversations, that lead to connections, from which we can build communities and support creating that sense of belonging. On the map, on a bench, at an event, on a walk through your city.
"I started the Good Place podcast on a bench in The Hague with my neighbour Tyron. I had no map, no movement, just a microphone and a question: what makes a city feel like home? I'm happy to have you here." Best, Robin
What started as a Podcast, is now a Map, a Bench and so much more
Ever since starting the podcast in 2023, I discovered that citizens and organizations are in need of a variety of tool to find and build a good place.
To all the global citizens and initiatives around the world, how can we help?
Making Cities More Human
Good Place is a project initiated by Robin Cox, founder of creative studio A City Made By People.
"It has been my mission for over a decade, to make cities more human. Through capturing and sharing stories, we're able to create more eyeballs about the human side of cities, the real connection we all need."
Founding Friends
Building the Good Place Map of Connection, couldn't have been done with our friends.
Amsterdam:
Nature Desks / Outdoor Office Day · Plot Twist Placemaking ·
Rambler Studios
Skiffahouse · Deep Time Walk · The Hague Creators · The Photographers Club · Spect Agency · Thrive Coffee House · Happy Legs Run ClubThe Hague:
Out of Office NetworkBarcelona:
Späti StoriesBerlin:
DreamTownDenmark:
Cities ReimaginedVienna:
HomeunboundPamplona:
