Welcome to Maximum City
We work at the intersection of urbanism and education, collaborating with cities, schools, and nonprofits to build integrated and stronger connections—between people, to places, and across decisions that affect them. As child- and youth-friendly experts and IAP2-trained facilitators, we design and facilitate rich engagement processes, develop digital tools for change, and craft context-sensitive strategy and solutions for our clients.
Samples of Our Work
KidScore Engagement
& Mapping Tool
City of Toronto, Public Health and Children’s Services
Maximum City developed the Kidscore in conjunction with young people and researchers. The KidScore is both an engagement tool and a metric to assess the child-friendliness of urban places in different categories. In 2020, our organization received the IAP2 Core Value Award for Diversity and Inclusion for our work on this project.
Durham District School Board Multi-Year Strategic Plan
Durham District School Board
Maximum City developed and led a multimodal community consultation program for the DDSB’s new strategic plan, engaging over 4,500 participants. We worked closely with senior staff and trustees to co-design an actionable plan that all community members can see themselves reflected in.
We believe the time for urban and educational transformation is now.
Our vision is to transform schools and cities, changing the way children and youth learn, connect, and contribute to the pressing challenges facing the places where we learn, live and play. The choices and actions taken now in urban development and education will define the future health and thriving of our schools and cities.
For nearly 15 years, we’ve worked with cities, schools, and nonprofits to help tackle challenges facing their communities, design transformative engagement and learning opportunities, and shape better places together.
Our Services
All of our work starts with understanding context. With our clients, we focus on deeply understanding place and community needs, taking cues from context to tackle the interconnected challenges and opportunities facing cities and schools.
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We believe that a good strategy is something you do, not something you have. We work with communities and leadership teams to apply strengths to challenges and craft clear, concise plans that can be monitored for impact. We work with senior teams on clarity, purpose, and effective dynamics.
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We work with governments and communities across Ontario and beyond to engage participants in planning and decision-making processes for stronger collective outcomes. We specialize in using the right combination of traditional and innovative methods to engage and consult populations not usually reached by policy, planning, and design processes. We offer better ways for people to participate, and see themselves reflected in the plans and decisions that affect them every day.
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We design and develop data-driven digital tools to enhance engagement and assist decision-making processes with evidence bases. Examples include interactive dashboards, data visualizations, and experiential surveys.
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Through our direct-to-classroom work and camps, we help children and youth engage with the pressing challenges facing their communities. We offer students of all ages hands-on learning that sticks and taps into their sense of civic purpose, reimagining local places and helping to cultivate Global Urban Citizen Skills.
Clients
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Centre for Sport and Human Rights
City of Belleville
City of Orillia
City of Mississauga
City of Toronto
City of Vaughan
Metrolinx
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Ontario Ministry of Education
Durham District School Board
Halton Catholic District School Board
Halton District School Board
Peel District School Board
Toronto Catholic District School Board
York Region District School Board
Colleges and Universities
