Freedom Cells sounds super interesting!
I loved learning more about your involvement in making communities more resilient. It reminds me of your bioneers talk :) The more diverse a city is, the harder it is to create policy change. I love learning about the amazing things happening in Sweden and Denmark. Yet it's hard to replicate what they're doing in the US, especially urban centers. Those places are way less diverse and have less health/socio-economic disparities to tackle.
For sure. The power shift from city councils to mayors/city managers over the last few decades has also made US cities much less democratic than their Scandinavian counterparts.