Mastering
Urban Mobility Change

Overview

A Practical Course for City Makers and Practitioners
Go Beyond the Plan: Gain the Skills to Accelerate Transitions and Engage Communities

Dates

26 May - 16 June
4 sessions of 2.5 hours 15:00 – 17:30 CET

Format

Live Online Workshops (Zoom + Miro)

Cost

€250 (VAT excluded)

Participants

Maximum 20 participants
(4 groups of 5)

Deadline for registration

20th May 2026

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Bridging the Gap
Between Vision and Reality

At Humankind we believe that successful urban transformation happens where the built environment meets human needs and wishes. We have worked across diverse global contexts to bring visionary mobility projects to life, consistently proving that the most effective changes are those that put people at the very center of the process.

Mastering Urban Mobility Change is not just a theoretical overview; it is a distillation of Humankind’s hands-on experience in navigating the complex intersection of spatial design and social dynamics. We understand that moving from a car-centric model to a human-centric one requires more than just infrastructure, it demands a shift in mindset, a robust methodology, and the ability to facilitate genuine dialogue.

In this course, we share the frameworks and methodologies that have helped cities understand, drive, and accelerate urban change.

Whether you are an urban planner, a city maker or a municipal worker, this course equips you with the practical lens needed to turn ambitious mobility goals into tangible, people-first realities. Join us to unlock the methodologies that make urban change stick.

Why this course?

This program focuses on understanding and driving urban change starting with citizen’s contexts, needs and wishes.
It will provide you with:

Time-Efficient

Four focused 2.5-hour sessions designed to fit into busy schedules without sacrificing depth.

Small Group Dynamics

With a cap of only 20 participants, you get personalized feedback on your specific projects, not just generic lectures.

Actionable Frameworks

Walk away with ready-to-use templates for Theory of Change, Assumption Mapping, and Citizen Research guides.

Who is it for?

This course is tailored for practitioners who need to move from strategy to execution: municipal workers, urban planners, mobility professionals and city makers willing to expand their knowledge on social domains to implement change.

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Course Structure

Session 1

Introduction & Assumption Mapping

Tuesday 26 May | 15:00 – 17:30 CET

Kick off the journey by unpacking the invisible barriers that often stall urban projects. We begin with introductions and a deep dive into the case study of car-centric cities. The core of this session is a collaborative Assumption Mapping exercise where you and your peers will surface hidden beliefs about mobility, safety, and public space. By the end, you will have a clear map of the organizational and personal obstacles standing in the way of your specific project, setting a realistic foundation for the weeks ahead.

Session 2

Methodologies of Change
(Theory of Change)

Tuesday 2 June | 15:00 – 17:30 CET

Move from identifying problems to structuring solutions. This session introduces the Theory of Change (TOC) framework, a powerful tool for visualizing how complex urban transitions actually happen. Through a guided workshop, you will work in small groups to draft a preliminary TOC for your own context. You will learn to articulate the logical steps required to move from current conditions to your desired future, ensuring your strategy is robust enough to withstand scrutiny from stakeholders and leadership.

Session 3

Context Analysis & Citizen Experience

Tuesday 9 June | 15:00 – 17:30 CET

Great mobility transitions are rooted in the real lives of the people who use the streets. This session focuses on Citizen Experience (CX) methodologies, teaching you how to design research that goes beyond surveys. You will learn to craft observation guides and interview questions that reveal the lived experiences of residents. After a short fieldwork assignment where you conduct interviews in your own city, you will return to synthesize these insights, transforming raw data into a compelling narrative that centers human needs in your planning process.

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Session 4

Getting Real: Implementation Tools & Experiments

Tuesday 16 June | 15:00 – 17:30 CET

Bring it all together in our final session on execution. We will revisit your Theory of Change, now enriched by your citizen research, to refine your strategy. The focus shifts to Tactical Urbanism and Placemaking, exploring how low-cost, temporary experiments can test ideas and build public support. You will leave with a finalized Implementation Roadmap that combines strategic logic with practical, on-the-ground actions.

Skills you will learn

Assumption Mapping

Learn to identify and surface the hidden beliefs and fears that cause resistance to change within your team and organization, allowing you to address them head-on before they derail your project.

Theory of Change Mastery

Gain the ability to construct robust logical frameworks that clearly articulate how your activities lead to desired outcomes, providing the clarity needed to align stakeholders and secure support.

Citizen-Centered Research

Develop the capacity to design and execute effective observation and interview strategies that uncover the true lived experiences of residents, turning anecdotal complaints into actionable data.

Tactical Urbanism Execution

Acquire the practical know-how to select and deploy low-cost, high-impact street experiments that test ideas quickly, demonstrate value, and build momentum for larger permanent changes.

Implementation Roadmapping

Build the skill to synthesize research, theory, and tactical ideas into a concrete, step-by-step action plan that moves your mobility vision from concept to reality.

Meet the instructors

Nuria Ribas Costa

Communications Officer & Researcher.

Journalist and Jurist specialised in urbanism. Experience in research, policy analysis and communications in the fields of urbanism and culture. Interested in the relationships rural- urban, the politics of space and land planning and intersectionality in urbanism.

Pedro Gil Farias

Design Research & Speculative Design

Multidisciplinary designer, researcher and artist interested in issues related to the commons (spatial, cultural, knowledge, etc.) and the process of commoning, creative appropriation, futuring and participatory practices. With a focus on cities and the public space.

Lior Steinberg

Co-founder & Urban Planner

Urban planner and Co-founder of Humankind, his work goes from redesigning public space to unleashing urban mobility transitions. Lior has vast experience working on urban projects in countries around the world, allowing him to understand different contexts and inspiring people with practical knowledge. addition, he has been working as an external teacher in several educational institutions, such as the University of Amsterdam (UVA), Rotterdam Academy of Architecture, and founder of EU’s EIT Urban Mobility Courses.

Mario Raimondi Pruss

Partner & Urban Change Specialist

Visionary urban change specialist with over two decades of experience in transforming cities through human centred design, community engagement, and innovative social programs. Mario’s work focuses on driving and understanding urban change, making cities more livable and equitable, especially for the most vulnerable populations