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How might we leverage culture and innovation to reinvent the Medina of Tunis as a thriving and enjoyable place to live, work and visit?

CHALLENGE DESCRIPTION

This the challenge we set for our Tunis+Culture workshop.

We are inviting 25 to 30 city changemakers on a deep-dive to reflect on this major urban challenge and to co-create innovative ideas in response. Participants will be guided through a structured innovation process inspired by the Creation Flow developed by the THNK: School for Creative Leadership.

Join us if you:

  • Are passionate about cities,
  • Enjoy collaboration and innovation,
  • Are interested in joining a regional network of like-minded people,
  • Are looking to set up/take part in a local urban lab, and/or
  • Would like to learn about our structured innovation process.
PROGRAM

Morning
09:15 – 9:30 Registration
09:30 – 10:00 Introductions
10:00 – 10:30 Discussion around challenges & opportunities
10:30 – 12:30 Wild Safari (observations & interviews in the streets)
12:30 – 13:00 Team lunch (eat, discuss & share experience)

Afternoon
13:00 – 15:00 Creative pressure cooker (new exercise every 20 minutes)
15:00 – 16:00 Pitch preparations
16:00 – 16:45 Pitches
16:45 – 17:00 Workshop wrap-up
17:00 – 19:00 Drinks

Our Workshop Facilitators

Urban sustainability catalyst and social entrepreneur with over twelve years of experience in MENA and globally. She worked on a range of projects with focus on policy, sustainable planning and design, entrepreneurship development and social innovation.

Rym Baouendi
Urban Sustainability Catalyst | Medina Works | Cogite | THNK

Urban innovation expert and social entrepreneur, creating smarter cities and do-good communities through civic crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, co-creation, corporate social responsibility, virtual incubation, startup acceleration and open innovation.

Ronald Lenz
Social Innovation & Smart Cities. 1%Club | THNK | Cities Next | Waag Society

Socio-cultural change designer and social entrepreneur focused on developing sustainable socio-economic impact projects that enable people and spaces to preserve local heritage.

Leila Ben-Gacem
Socio-cultural opportunities designer | Blue Fish | Dar Ben Gacem

The Participants

Maher Megadmini

Maher Megadmini

Scrum Master, Mobile Team Lead

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Yosr Tammar

Yosr Tammar

Co Founder | NorAppWeb

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Mohamed Ali Chebâane

Mohamed Ali Chebâane

Project Manager, Strategic Planner, Team Leader, Radio Show Presenter

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Aymen Gharbi

Aymen Gharbi

Founder | DOOLESHA

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Ahmed Ben Nejma

Ahmed Ben Nejma

Local Expert in Participatory Budgeting

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Sarah Arbi

Sarah Arbi

CEO | G-Dice

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Iason Athanasiadis

Iason Athanasiadis

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Abdelkrim Ben Abdullah

Abdelkrim Ben Abdullah

Social Medina Club

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Skander Ben Hamda

Skander Ben Hamda

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Amina Abdellatif ( Amoniak )

Amina Abdellatif ( Amoniak )

Graphic Designer, Art Director

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Elyes Guermazi

Elyes Guermazi

Director | The International Institute of Debate

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Raoul Cyril Humpert

Raoul Cyril Humpert

Architect | Project Manager of "Journal de la Medina" | PhD candidate

Raoul studied at the École Nationale Supérieure d´Architecture de Montpellier, France…

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Jamel Eddine Ben Saidane

Jamel Eddine Ben Saidane

Community Manager | Carthagina

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Bilel Bouraoui

Bilel Bouraoui

Product manager, Lean Entrepreneur

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Leila Charfi

Leila Charfi

Country Director, Tunisia | Yunus Social Business

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Sihem Lamine

Sihem Lamine

Architect, Co-founder of Arba

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Adel Beznine

Adel Beznine

CEO | Boost Accelerator

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Leila Ben Gacem

Leila Ben Gacem

Socio-cultural opportunities designer

Leila Ben-Gacem is the founder of Blue Fish, a consulting…

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Rym Baouendi

Rym Baouendi

Urban Sustainability Catalyst | Medina Works | Cogite | THNK

Rym Baouendi is an urban sustainability catalyst and social entrepreneur…

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Background Information

At the heart of Tunis is its historical Medina; today a vibrant settlement of around 100 ha where a population of over 100,000 inhabitants resides. Throughout history, the Medina was capital to several influential dynasties and has played an important religious, administrative, political and economic role. Founded in the 8th Century AD, it is one of the first Arab-Muslim towns of the Maghreb and was considered under the Almohad and the Hafsid dynasties (from the 12th to the 16th century) as one of the greatest and wealthiest cities in the Arab world.

The Medina of Tunis makes up a unique ensemble of souqs, urban fabric, residential quarters, monuments and gates and is listed by UNESCO as World Heritage site.

Once boasting with energy, the Medina of Tunis -similarly to other historical sites in the Mediterranean- has been experiencing economic and social decline in recent decades. The wellbeing of its physical infrastructure, cultural life and socio-economic engines has been negatively affected due to a drastic change in its social fabric (rural exodus…etc), to globalization affecting its artisanal craft economy, to geopolitical pressures and much more.

Despite this, the Medina continues to be rich with educational structures, a great craft and commercial network and important cultural and touristic facilities. It exemplifies a unique interaction between architecture, urbanism and socio-cultural and economic dynamics. Indeed, the culture and heritage of the Medina continue to be its great assets and are increasingly inspiring young entrepreneurs to create innovative ventures to contribute to its sustainable development.

Our City Partners

  • Dar Ben Gacem
  • Association de la Sauvegarde de la Medina
  • Cogite
  • Instagramers Tunisia

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