by Andreas Mai | Dec 21, 2017 | Governance, Mobility
During the 19th century—at the end of which Karl Benz built what many consider to be the first real automobile—mankind saw more technological and societal changes than it had in the preceding nine centuries. Fast forward to the current century, with futurist Ray...
by Joseph Barr | Dec 20, 2017 | Governance, Society
Technology is often big and exciting, with lots of possibilities to make operations more efficient, improve customer service, generate more revenue, and deliver more innovative products and services. It’s easy to get distracted by those bright shiny things, and...
by Will Zell | Dec 18, 2017 | Society, Technology
In business, much of what we do comes down to dollars and cents, and rightly so as we fulfill our duty to employers and shareholders. Whether we earn more or save more, financial success impacts many aspects of our professional and personal lives. However, money is...
by Sarah Heinicke | Dec 14, 2017 | Resources, Society
“What gets measured gets done.” I’m not sure the origination of this adage, but this could be the rallying cry of Lloyd EcoDistrict’s Energy Efficiency working group. Behind Lloyd EcoDistrict’s impressive gains in energy efficiency, is a...
by Peter Williams, Chief Technology Officer, Big Green Innovations, IBM | Dec 13, 2017 | Governance, Infrastructure, Technology
Many smart city projects that I encounter seem to address a single issue, or be the preserve of a single city department or agency. Outwardly this is odd, for two reasons. A city is a system-of-systems, and major opportunities are known to lie in optimizing different...
by Jennifer James | Dec 12, 2017 | BVSII Blog Series, Infrastructure, Technology
This is the first post in a 5-part series on Smart Cities from our partners at Black and Veatch. For more, visit the series archive. The ecosystem concept, once confined to its biological origins, has found new life in the smart city. When natural systems begin to...
by Sue Lebeck | Dec 11, 2017 | Resources, Society
In 2016 a big idea began to unfold. That dream-coming-true is The Cool Block – a way to operationalize the modest goal of keeping the planet viable into the long-term future while improving the quality of life for humanity. Three world-class cities in California: Los...
by Emily Yates | Dec 7, 2017 | Governance, Society
Since the U.S. Federal government officially pulled out of the Paris Climate Accord, U.S. cities and subnational actors have stepped up to continue to reduce emissions and stay in line with the agreement targets. This was never more evident than earlier this month at...
by Jack Crawford | Dec 5, 2017 | Economy, Technology
I’ve always considered myself something of a young, scrappy entrepreneur – the quintessential “doer” with a bias for action. I launched my first company in 1993 and vividly remember riding the Internet wave as it transformed absolutely everything. Of course, the...
by Christiana McFarland | Dec 4, 2017 | Economy, Society
The success of very large cities is well documented, as is the strife of small town America. Digging deeper, however, reveals an even more dynamic economic landscape at the local level. From this view, mid-sized cities emerge as those with the most potential to lead...
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