The Meeting of the Minds Annual Summit 2018
November 27-29 in Sacramento, CANorth America’s premier event on smart and sustainable cities.
May 16 via GoToWebinar
May 23 in Cleveland, Ohio
June 14 in Ann Arbor, Michigan
November 27-29 in Sacramento, California
Recent Blog Posts
How to innovate in Smart Cities with AI
I envision a blended “future of work” that includes automation and augmentation — with the latter in the form of “decision support” tools that speed up and improve human performance, rather than compete with it. Computers are good at computing, surfacing potential decisions – and humans are good at context, or understanding the situational environment. When these two attributes are combined, it results in good judgement.
Using Design to Promote Health: 4 Tips to get You Started
Four years ago, after recognizing this expansive definition of health, we began to explore the research connecting design with social and civic life. Fresh off the press, CfAD has just published the Assembly: Civic Design Guidelines as a practical and inspiring playbook to empower a diverse cross-section of implementers to use design to support civic life.
Strategies for Sustainable Food Systems in Smart Cities
In addition to the needs on the entrepreneurship side, it also became readily apparent that the urban farming industry is siloed and frequently disconnected from the outside world. To address this we have created workshops and conferences that focus on bringing people of diverse backgrounds together and introducing urban agriculture to a wider audience than just ag-tech entrepreneurs.
