In a move aimed at creating bridges between planners and citizens, Helsinki has announced that it will hire 8 young artists to develop the city. Congratulations to Helsinki and the artists in question!

Cultural (and, as I would put it, narrative) planning taking seriously.

Quote from the article at hel.fi:

““The expertise of the artists and methods of art offer us new ways to bring together citizens. It offers us ways to engage citizens in a process to reflect how they could develop their living environments and what opportunities, even dreams, there are,” says Taina Seitsara, a special planner at the City of Helsinki.”

http://www.hel.fi/www/uutiset/en/kaupunginkanslia/young-artists