
The Covid-19 crisis has been a destructive force in how we live, work and play. For cities, it is a game-changer, influencing everything from transport systems to education, social care to retail. Covid-19 has also been an accelerator – of digitalisation, radical types of collaborative practice, and a new cross-sector and interdisciplinary reality where we realise the absolute interdependence of every organ of city-making. This raises the stakes for cities to be more imaginative and creative, especially now as we are moving from rescue to re-frame to the re-imagination of the city. This puts creativity centre stage, for it is through engagement with who we are, what we value and what we aspire toward, that we will unlock a better future.