In my role at DML I am part of the NetZeroCity Arc, supporting the EU's "100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030” Mission. My work involves supporting cities to develop Climate City Contracts that are centred around Just Transitions and systemic portfolios of coordinated actions across multiple domains (e.g. technology, governance, policy, finance innovation, social innovation).

In addition to the cities themselves we work closely with a consortium of 30+ partner organisations, including EIT-Climate KIC, DemSoc, Demos Helsinki, Viable Cities, Metabolic, and many more. NZC is funded by the European Commission.

The Almaty Air Quality Portfolio, a UNDP and Dark Matter Labs initiative, addressed Almaty’s air pollution using systemic portfolios and distributed governance approaches. By merging data-driven analysis with community engagement, the project explored practical interventions, such as green zones, pollution monitoring, and community-driven air quality improvements. The project aimed for Almaty to shift from isolated projects to a cohesive, multi-level strategy, blending policy change, public engagement, and technology to create adaptable, long-term solutions for urban resilience and cleaner air. I contributed to the methodological development of novel portfolio approaches as well as training events and documentation.

GovTech Campus Deutschland is an innovation, development, and learning hub dedicated to advancing the modernisation of the state and democracy. It fosters collaboration among federal, state, and local governments, connecting them with leading figures in tech, civil society, the open-source community, and applied research.

I co-led a joint research initiative between the GovTech Campus and the World Economic Forum. This project aimed to explore ways to map and connect data points, narratives, and stakeholders through a collaborative platform for community and knowledge management. The insights from this research have been incorporated into the development of the joint community network of the Campus.

GovMind is a Berlin-based technology company that collects, analyses and interprets information on innovative solutions for the public sector. They flagship product MIRA is an online repository that aims to boost innovative procurement processes by simplifying market exploration and tendering processes.

As interim Product Manager and strategic advisor, I supported early market research, product validation, and contributed to strategic design and UX design efforts. Mira was acquired in 2024.

Berlin's smart city strategy outlines a vision for combining urban development with digitalisation to improve quality of life. Since 2020, as part of the federal Smart City Model Projects, Berlin develops and implements its strategy and eventually merged it with their digital strategy into Gemeinsam Digital Berlin.

I supported the team at CityLab Berlin in designing the communication strategy for the participation and development process of the strategic framework, with a particular focus on democratic inclusion, participation and activation of Berlin's diverse citizenry.

The Prototype Fund is a funding programme of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), which is managed and evaluated by the Open Knowledge Foundation Germany. It provides financial and non-material support for Individuals and small (interdisciplinary) teams to test ideas and develop open source applications in the fields of civic tech, data literacy, IT security and software infrastructure.

From 2016-2022 I provided strategic advice and coaching on human-centred design, ux, agile project management and open source business modelling to teams and fellows of the program.

The UNLOCK Accelerator was set up by Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. to foster innovation in the realm of free knowledge. In a foresight study, we explored key challenges and strategic areas for future action, including better connectivity of knowledge networks, improving learning skills, and promoting fair knowledge production. Insights from our research informed the Accelerator’s strategic direction before it concluded after four rounds in 2023. This project was done on behalf of the Hybrid City Lab. I did a thorough write up on the methodology of this project over here.. Illustration by Kati Szilágyi for Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.