Robyn Dowling is Dean of the School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney. Her current research is concerned with the ways in which urban governance and urban life are responding to climate change, technological disruptions and the diffusion of innovation practices.

Governments are having a mission moment: what can they learn from cities?
3 October 2023

As more governments around the world adopt a “mission” approach to their biggest challenges, they should be informed by the experience of “Challenge” competitions used by cities.
Pauline McGuirk, Tom Baker, Alistair Sisson, Robyn Dowling & Sophia Maalsen

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Governments are having a mission moment: what can they learn from cities?

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