Sarah Mineko Ichioka is an urbanist, strategist, curator and author. She founded and helms Desire Lines, a cross-disciplinary studio that helps places, communities, and organizations chart paths toward thriving futures. In previous roles Sarah has explored the intersections of cities, society and ecology within leading institutions of culture, policy and research across the U.S., Europe and Asia. The Financial Times has called her latest book, Flourish: Design Paradigms for our Planetary Emergency, co-authored with Michael Pawlyn, “the one book to read to understand your industry”. Flourish has also been praised by prominent voices including Es Devlin, Kate Raworth, Audrey Tang and Alice Rawsthorn. Sarah’s critical writing has been published by the Centre for Contemporary Culture Barcelona, La Biennale di Venezia, Centre for Liveable Cities Singapore, Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture, Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, London Society, and the U.K.’s Serpentine Gallery and Barbican Centre amongst others.