Robert Thiemann introduces us to the kick-off event of the NEXT SPACE series which is Frames iterative think-tank about the future of spatial design. He explains what this day will be all about because "We now need to act" due to the current dramatic climate developments around the globe. The design industry has taken up the design task, but so far fails to act on the fields of sustainability, environmental awareness and human centricity.

Patrick Frick, Lead Facilitator at Global Commons Alliance, explains the unpopular but therefore important scientific findings on the dramatic impact of humans on the Earth. We have degenerated our global commons that keep our world resilient. Through the Global Commons Alliance, the world's major environmental organizations across all sectors are gathering to protect these commons.

Kurt Ward, Senior Design Director at Philips Healthcare, comes up with exciting insights into tomorrow's healthcare system and how the sector is already working on various solutions to provide better care to more people and make processes more efficient. He provides us with not only a range of interesting facts about the impact of harmful substances on our wellbeing but also latest innovations to save and use spaces.

Eveline van Leeuwen, Scientific Director at the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS), is an expert in urban economics and turns the spotlight on urban agriculture and urban food space by explaining what the rise of urban agriculture means for the way cities will be planned and experienced in the future. She outlines practical behavioral and procedural changes such as waste avoidance, sustainable production and dietary changes that each of us can gradually implement into our daily lives.

Pieter Kool, founder of Carbon Studio, decided already 12 years ago to bring a dream into reality together with a group of people - a floating neighborhood in the middle of Amsterdam. This impressive project not only took time and effort, but also required a set of interpersonal rules that make the community work well together. An impressive story with ups and downs that inspires the listener to follow suit.