In August 2025, Johannes sat down with Caroline Paulick-Thiel and Indy Johar deep in the Austrian Alps. During the European Forum Alpbach they discussed nothing less than the future of European (urban) civilisation.

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Caroline is a Berlin-based strategic designer and public policy expert, specialising in transformative innovation within the public sector. She is the Director and Co-founder of Politics for Tomorrow, an organisation dedicated to democratising systems change and fostering responsible public innovation. With a background in Design and Public Policy, she focuses on developing participatory processes and innovative frameworks to address complex public challenges.

Indy is a London-based architect, social innovator, and serial entrepreneur. He is best known as the co-founder of 00 (Project00.cc) and Dark Matter Labs, organisations focused on systemic change, urban innovation, and sustainable urbanisation. Indy is also a Senior Innovation Associate with the Young Foundation and a Visiting Professor at the University of Sheffield.