by Jessie Feller Hahn, Executive Director, Meeting of the Minds | Oct 30, 2013 | Announcements, Smart Cities
Detroit is an “insider’s town.” Behind seemingly inactive and abandoned buildings are events like Detroit SOUP and other bootstrap initiatives—all part of an extensive network of social and urban innovators. I was lucky enough to attend a ‘tactical urbanism’ event at...
by Shaina Kandel | Oct 21, 2013 | Smart Cities
The physical layout of a city determines social interaction. American cities have limited public space, aside from green patches of parks. This means city dwellers exist inside cars, in apartments, in work buildings, or bustling to and from these places, eyes down at...
by Frank Teng | Oct 21, 2013 | Society, Technology
Entrepreneurs and product designers are universally taught to focus on the problem they’re trying to solve or user need they are addressing. They are trying to correct deficiencies and improve performance. Designers and leaders of tomorrow’s cities are trained to...
by Gilad Rosenzweig | Oct 21, 2013 | Smart Cities
Dutch Architect Francine Houben of Mecanoo Architecten seduced a standing-room-only audience at the Boston Architectural College this September, as she presented the new Dudley Square Municipal Building (designed by Mecanoo in collaboration with local firm Sasaki...
by Meghna Tare | Oct 21, 2013 | Smart Cities
The U.S. economy has had little to celebrate since the 2008 financial meltdown and the recession that followed. One bright spot in the gloomy picture, however, is Texas. The rest of the nation could turn to the Lone Star State as a model for dynamic growth, as a close...
by Dave Hahn | Oct 18, 2013 | Announcements
Canada: The Globe and Mail: Looking at transit success and failure CBC Radio: Autonomous cars and the future of cities. Always-on video communication. Ambient sound in the workplace. Huffington Post: Smartphones? Pshhh. Get Ready For Smart Buildings CBC (Broadcast and...
by Dave Hahn | Oct 18, 2013 | Announcements
An article from Mary Allen at InsightaaS.com covers a broad range of topics and themes from last month’s Meeting of the Minds 2013 in Toronto — especially the use of connected technology to create smarter, more sustainable cities. She gave special notice to the...
by Dave Hahn | Oct 15, 2013 | Announcements
October 16, 2013 from 9-10am PDT This free, online webinar is organized by Meeting of the Minds. Add to Calendar Program This past summer, the Massachusetts legislature passed a bill dedicating $3 billion to transportation over 5 years. We’ll explore how...
by Dave Hahn | Oct 14, 2013 | Announcements
The Meeting of the Minds 2013 final report is now available. Download your copy here: Meeting of the Minds 2013 Final Report The final report includes interesting statistics from the event and lead-up activities, a synopsis of the Toronto sessions, media coverage,...
by Lisa Deanne Smith | Oct 7, 2013 | Smart Cities
On a cold Sunday afternoon last winter my eleven year old daughter, Tyla, was sick and we visited the local walk-in clinic to see a doctor. Knowing there would be a lengthy wait time, I brought my digital device to research sustainable design (and, hopefully, not end...
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