by John Addison | Dec 15, 2015 | Smart Cities
The nations of the world concluded the Paris Summit 2015 with global goals and with plans to lower emissions in their individual nations. Five major emitters will control our future by how well or poorly they implement energy efficiency, strong growth of renewable...
by Nicole Rupersburg | Dec 12, 2015 | Smart Cities
This profile was originally published by Urban Innovation Exchange in partnership with Meeting of the Minds and Kresge Foundation. For more stories of people changing cities, visit UIXCities.com and follow @UIXCities. Saint Paul, Minnesota’s Springboard for the...
by Lourdes German | Dec 10, 2015 | Smart Cities
Recently, I was privileged to listen to Mayor Libby Schaaf, from the City of Oakland, California, deliver one of the most poignant speeches that I have ever heard. As she held up the city’s 600 page budget, Mayor Schaaf proclaimed, “this is the city budget – it’s the...
by Sergio Fernández de Córdova and Jeff Thomashow | Dec 9, 2015 | Smart Cities
With recent major victories for AirBnB and Uber in San Francisco and New York, these controversial companies are proving that the shared economy is here to stay—in a big way. While these companies have undoubtedly burst the seams of regulations and laws, their...
by Tom Leader | Dec 9, 2015 | Smart Cities
For lots of good reasons, Meeting of the Minds 2015 was held in what we consider the future urban core of the City of Richmond – Craneway Pavilion at Ford Point. This was the center of the inspiring World War Two Kaiser Shipyards, a National Historic sitting...
by Nicole Rupersburg | Dec 2, 2015 | Smart Cities
This profile was originally published by Urban Innovation Exchange in partnership with Meeting of the Minds and Kresge Foundation. For more stories of people changing cities, visit UIXCities.com and follow @UIXCities. Sabrina Mutukisna’s background is in...
by Claire Nelson and Nicole Rupersberg | Dec 1, 2015 | Smart Cities
When we talk about cities, it’s easy to focus on the macro – systems and networks, infrastructure and industry. But if you zoom in closer you’ll find a very different story – one of passionate people working every day to shape a better tomorrow. This is...
by Sarah Guesken | Dec 1, 2015 | Smart Cities
The digital era has arrived! We communicate – always and everywhere around the world, 24/7. There is no area in our lives, society and economy left, that is not yet touched and influenced by digitization. Smart Phones and tablets conquered our households. Online...
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