224I_Julian O’Shea, researcher, content creator and designer

What is The Future for Cities?

"If you don't create a culture for making the things, then you lose out on everyone that engages with the things."

Are you interested in continuous urban change? What do you think about mobility tools beside cars? How can we create pleasant cities?

Interview with Julian O’Shea, researcher, content creator and designer. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, emission reductions, apartment living, continuous urban change, and many more.

Dr Julian O'Shea is a researcher, educator and social entrepreneur. He is a Lecturer in the School of Media, Film and Journalism at Monash University. He is a video storyteller on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok where he creates educational videos about design, cities and his home of Melbourne, Australia. Julian completed his PhD in the Mobility Design Lab at Monash University where he researched urban design, micromobility and outreach. He holds qualifications in engineering design and business, and is a Fulbright Scholar and was named the Australian YouTube Breakout Creator of the Year.

Find out more about Julian through these links:

• Julian O'Shea on LinkedIn;
• @julianoshea as Julian O'Shea on X;
• Julian O'Shea on Youtube;
• Julian O'Shea website;
• Julian O'Shea on Instagram;

Connecting episodes you might be interested in:

• No.117 - Interview with Colin Chee about small footprint living;
• No.123 - Interview with Alex Louey about scooters;
• No.223R - Creativity, cities, and innovation

What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter ⁠@WTF4Cities⁠ or on the ⁠wtf4cities.com⁠ website where the ⁠shownotes⁠ are also available.

I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.

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