In cooperation with the Green City Office and the partner agencies, aiforia will organise Green City Dialogues with Freiburg and its sister cities in the upcoming months.
The objective is to promote the exchange of ideas and best practices with regard to the main urban challenges. Save the date!
Save the Date_Green City Dialogues 2021-1Intrigued by the immense resiliency capacity of natural ecosystems, our team is delighted to join a new endeavour to explore “Nature-Based Innovations for Urban Forest and Rainwater Management” (short: NABI), as is the title of a 3-year project under ERASMUS+ programme. December 14 has seen the official, yet virtual kick-off meeting with 5 more organisations and institutions from all over Europe (Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy and Romania respectively): a great warm-up on the topic with partners sharing examples, discussing definitions and framing the context of Nature-Based Innovations to be focussed on. Schemes for water retention, increased biodiversity and sustainable forest management shall be amongst them.
In a first step, we will study good practice examples from all over Germany (and partners’ countries) and assess them for adaptability. Such Nature-Based Innovations case studies shall feed the development of a learning manual to support local decision-makers and experts, showcasing innovations in urban green space management and exemplary regulation of green space management.
Practicioners and experts in natural resource management, in particular forest and water management are very welcome to get in touch with us and share their experience.
In return, we will organise multiplier events for stakeholders in local communities to inform about the proceeedings an findings, so stay tuned for updates on NABI on our website and facebook!
Contact: info@aiforia.eu
The NABI project consortium joining virtually for the kick-off
Example of urban rainwater management in Freiburg Vauban
We are really happy to see how a day spent together with one of the aiforia experts turns into a splendid article on the city of Freiburg and its 360 ° sustainability.
During a bike tour we accompanied the BBC journalist Kat Barber to visit the emblematic places of the city, that make it clear where the name Green City takes its origins from.
The article ends with unanswered question: “So, what does the future hold for a city already pushing the envelope? “… Aiforia can only tell you to stay tuned and find out together the many new projects that this city still has in store!
We thank Kat Barber again for relying on our experience and for having managed to enclose the essence of Freiburg and our visits in her article.
To read the full article: http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200715-freiburg-germanys-futuristic-city-set-in-a-forest
The last few weeks have also been quite confusing for us and in many things we had to find flexible and creative solutions in a very short time, which is an enormous challenge! Nevertheless, we would like to look ahead now and are hopeful and full of zest for action. Even though there are still some restrictions for visitor groups, we are happy to welcome you to the “Green City” Freiburg!
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What a magnificent evening! On Saturday, 07.03., we transformed the foyer of E-Werk Freiburg into a catwalk for our Intercultural Fashion Show and the crush was absolutely overwhelming! The designers Evgeniya Scherer, Luana Neves von Dobeneck, Hanna Ali, Marie-Louise Rosemann (KIRSCHMOND) and the project group “Keep Together” around Héba Lotfi took the enthusiastic audience with their unique and inspiring designs into far away and fantastic worlds and received standing ovations for this. Afterwards DJ Browncat made sure with the appropriate beats that the party and dancing could be celebrated in an exuberant atmosphere. We are absolutely impressed and would like to thank everyone who made this evening possible: All the designers for their courage and breathtaking creations, all the gorgeous models for walking the red carpet, Jasmin Ateia for her excellent moderation, E-Werk for the great collaboration, Muthivhi Khathutshelo for the idea, the music and his networking, Jutta and the team of Fluxus for their tireless efforts at the bar, Micha Klaehn for the wonderful photos, Brasilikum for the live percussion and all the others who were not mentioned by name! This evening has shown us what exciting sides and diverse possibilities European funding projects can offer!
For more infos about the designers see here.
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Die kulturelle Vielfalt in Freiburg ist bunt, und das spiegelt sich auch in der Mode wieder: DesignerInnen aus verschiedenen Kulturkreisen werden sich und ihre Kreationen am 07. März 2020 im Foyer des E-Werks Freiburg präsentieren. Elemente und Impressionen unter anderem aus ägyptischer, bulgarischer, brasilianischer, deutscher, kurdischer und syrischer Kultur prägen die Designs der Outfits, die an diesem Abend auf dem roten Teppich vorgestellt werden. Dahinter stehen die ModedesignerInnen Evgeniya Scherer, Hanaa Ali, Luana Neves von Dobeneck (Label LUA), Marie-Louise Rosemann (Label Kirschmond) und die Projektgruppe Keep together mit Héba Lotfi.
Einlass ist ab 18.30h über den Eingang des Fluxus; der rote Teppich wird dann ab 19.30h zum Laufsteg werden. Der Eintritt ist frei; es wird jedoch um Spenden gebeten. Organisiert wird die Interkulturelle Fashion Show von der Nachhaltigkeitsagentur aiforia mit Förderung aus dem Interreg-Projekt See Me In sowie von Khathutshelo Muthivi, Integrationsbeauftragter der Stadt Freiburg. Dieser wird als DJ Browncat im Anschluss an die Modenschau noch für einen beschwingten Ausklang sorgen.
Infos zu den DesignerInnen gibt es hier.
Participants of our “Marketing Special” seminar on January 13, 2020 delved into motivation and inspiration by expert Andrea Weiberg who not only quoted theoretical marketing handbooks, but provided individual feedback and recommendations to the websites and other PR tools of the entrepreneurs. Key message: all the present enterprises – be it catering service, wood art, deli restaurant, fashion design, website development, hair styling, vision search, body painting or nature protection campaign – have been started by entrepreneurs with a very personal story, with strong values and a lot of passion. Highlighting these emotional selling propositions in public relations was the core recommendation of Andrea Weiberg to the entrepreneurs, but she also did not fall short of providing concrete suggestions for improvements which were discussed and agreed in the plenary. Notebooks filled with remarks, and handouts complemented by concrete recommendations, the participants left the workshop – and we can be curious for changes in their websites etc. 🙂
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Wir laden herzlich ein zum Marketing-Seminar:
“Ein bisschen (mehr) Marketing für erfolgreichere Geschäfte: Grundlagen verstehen, Potenziale entdecken.”
Am Montag, 13. Januar 2020, von 18:30 bis 21:00 Uhr
im Grünhof, Belfortstr. 52, 79098 Freiburg
“Wer ist meine Zielgruppe? Wie erreiche ich meine KundInnen? Was ist meine Botschaft? Wie hebe ich mich von meinen MitbewerberInnen ab?”
Erste Antworten auf diese zentralen Fragen werden in einem Kurzvortrag beantwortet. Danach beleuchten wir in Workshop-Atmosphäre gemeinsam Ihre/Eure persönlichen Unternehmensauftritte.
Für diesen Themenabend konnten wir Andrea Weiberg gewinnen. Die Betriebswirtin verfügt über langjährige Marketing-Expertise auf Unternehmens- und Agenturseite.
Zur Vorbereitung bitten wir Sie/ Euch, uns den Link zur Unternehmens-Website (oder Facebook-Seite) zukommen zu lassen, und gerne auch weitere Kommunikationsmittel wie Geschäftspapier, Visitenkarten, Broschüren etc – bitte bis spätestens 27.12.2019 als pdf- oder Bilddateien an info@aiforia.eu.
Im Verlauf des Workshops wollen wir gerne 10 bis 12 Beispiele beleuchten und Feedback geben – natürlich mit Vorrang für Sie/ Euch als TeilnehmerInnen im Projekt “See Me In”.
Gerne kann diese Einladung auch weitergeleitet werden an andere interessierte UnternehmerInnen mit nicht-europäischen Wurzeln.
Diese bitten wir, sich ebenfalls bis 27.12.19 bei uns anzumelden, da wir die Teilnehmerzahl auf 16 Personen begrenzen müssen.
Dank der Förderung durch das Projekt See Me In ist diese Veranstaltung kostenlos.
In der ersten Phase des europäischen Kooperationsprojekts „SEE ME IN“ sind wir mit verschiedenen Freiburger UnternehmerInnen aus den Bereichen Mode, Gastronomie und Handwerk, und kulturellen Wurzeln außerhalb Europas, im Gespräch gewesen, um ihre unternehmerische Situation kennenzulernen. Dabei haben wir individuelle Potentiale und Herausforderungen, aber vor allem auch Gemeinsamkeiten festgestellt, die wir in einem gemeinsamen Workshop vorstellen und weitere Schritte diskutieren wollen. Ein Fachvortrag und Möglichkeiten zum Netzwerken ergänzen das Programm:
19 Uhr Ankommen im Grünhof (Belfortstr.52) beim Apéro (mit und ohne Alkohol)
21 Uhr Ende und Ausklang der Veranstaltung
Alle bisherigen Teilnehmenden sowie weitere Interessierte sind herzlich zu dieser Veranstaltung eingeladen.
Wir bitten um eine Anmeldung bis zum 25. Oktober.
Für Rückfragen bitte Email an: info@aiforia.eu
Hier finden Sie den Link zum Flyer.
With wonderful weather, superb organization (thank you Lucia, Benedetta, Antonio and Commune di Monza!! È stato bellissimo!) and fantastic people we took part in the last Aquapath project meeting in Monza. Although the Final Meeting is over there is still a lot of communication and, possibly, collaboration ahead of us. In the meantime, you guys can all check out the cool gadgets Aquapath has developed in here: http://aquapath-project.eu/
Trotz schlechtem Wetter (Wasser-Festival, eben!) haben am Samstag, den 4.6. viele Menschen das Waldhaus besucht und viele tolle interaktive Übungen, Erklärungen und Spielen rund ums Wasser miterlebt! Auf den Spuren des Wasserfußabdrucks in Rahmen des EU-Projekts #Aquapath, haben nicht nur die kleinste etwas neues über Wasserkonsum gelernt, sondern auch die weniger klein…
Vielen Dank an alle Teilnehmer/innen!
Più informazioni sull’evento si trovano su Nachhaltigkeit-Netzwerk e sulla nostra pagina Facebook
Se siete particolarmente interessati al progetto europeo Aquapath o al tema dell’impronta idrica:
Celebrating aiforia‘s new-office-warming and
Attualmente ad aiforia si parla solo di acqua. I due nuovi progetti Aquapath e Water Explorer porteranno gli organizzatori e i partecipanti di ciascun progetto a sperimentare un’emozionante avventura sui segreti della sostanza più preziosa per la vita. E si avranno certamente sorprese, a partire dalla scoperta delle immense quantità di acqua virtuale che si nascondono negli alimenti e nei prodotti di uso comune, all’importanza vitale di una gestione consapevole dell’acqua su scala globale, fino a come potrebbe essere facile ridurre la propria impronta idrica, e molto altro… E a proposito di blu, avete mai sentito parlare di acque verdi, grigie o additittura nere?
Il progetto Aquapath, finanziato tramite Erasmus+, mira ad accrescere la consapevolezza su improrogabili questioni globali sul tema dell’acqua attraverso l’uso del concetto di impronta idrica: scarsità, inquinamento e quantità di acqua virtuale consumata. Come ciliegina sulla torta verrà rilasciato online un calcolatore dell’impronta idrica, sviluppato dai sette partner di progetto, provenienti da sei paesi europei. Aiforia adatterà i materiali di studio per i gruppi di utenti tedeschi ed è responsabile dello sviluppo delle metodologie formative per le diverse regioni europee.
Buone prospettive per un’immediata trase del meteo delle energie rinnovabili in televisione o in radio – o ci troviamo di fronte ad un muro di fitta nebbia autunnale?Il progetto EnergizAIR è riuscito quantomeno a sorprendere e ad entusiasmare gli ospiti presenti alla conferenza stampa tenutasi presso gli studi dell’emittente televisiva e radiofonica regionale SWR lo scorso venerdì 28 novembre.
Rimane ancora da chiarire se l’emittente SWR sarà la prima in tutta la Germania ad integrare le tradizionali previsioni meteorologiche con informazioni di qualità in campo energetico, ossia fornire ai cittadini tedeschi informazioni riguardanti il fabbisogno energetico quotidiano coperto grazie all’utilizzo di impianti alimentati da fonti rinnovabili (pannelli solari- termali, pale eoliche, pannelli fotovoltaici). Alcuni essempi del “meteo rinnovabili” su youtube.
