The Value of Transatlantic Learning: Insights from the Dialogues for Change Initiative

Dialogues for Change (D4C) is an initiative of the Urban and Regional Policy Program at GMF, that was designed to engage U.S. and German local leaders in a discussion about how to strengthen their civic engagement approaches and test new ideas on active planning processes in their communities. Christina Kleinheins, Head of the City Planning Office in the City of Bottrop, Germany, and Scot Spencer, Associate Director for Advocacy and Influence at the Annie E. Casey Foundation in Baltimore, Maryland, reflect on the value they gained from Dialogues for Change initiative at the final workshop in March 2015.