The Better Cities Initiative is a catalyst organisation dedicated to transforming how cities are planned, developed, and governed by leading change through alliances with other like-minded, principled and good-hearted organisations. We believe that the future of thriving cities must lie in the hands of the citizens who shape them. As a start-up, we have been cultivating political, intellectual and social awareness around citizen agency in urban planning, empowering people to take charge of their urban environments and lead the shaping of their cities.