Local development has been a favourite scientific and technical subject since 2005 and an issue that was of great interest to me even before I started my studies [BA Economics & Politics, MBA Strategic Management, PhDc Tourism Management]. When I came across the local development theories of Le Heron, the competition of cities of Begg and Martin, the location theory of McCann, the role of social capital in the development of cities as developed by Italian theorists but also the newer -and more human-centered approaches- of Florida in Rise of the Creative Class and Landry in Creative city but especially in Art of city-making, the interest was transformed into a conscious professional orientation. The most pivotal encounter, however, was to be the one with the Lever ecosystem, when I found myself among people who shared the same interest, the same need to contribute: to make our cities and villages better places to live.