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How to Fail (Forward)

This expert panel of city leaders, technologists, and innovators discusses why it is usually so hard to learn from failure in government and what governments and their allies can do about it.

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07.27.2020
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Procurement During a Pandemic

Never before has it been more important for our local governments to get public procurement right. How our local governments respond to the current crisis will lay the foundation for more equitable communities in the recovery to come.

BY Kaye Sklar & 1 more

Blog Post

04.29.2020
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Safety Supplies for Cities During COVID-19

APRIL 24, 2020 - Every day there’s a new story about the challenges that municipal governments face with procurement due to COVID-19. We discuss shared challenges facing U.S. cities and early solutions.

BY Urban Innovation

Video

04.24.2020
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Practice Safe Density

Density is more important than ever, but, in a time of pandemic it leaves city economies and city residents vulnerable. How do cities—governments, residents, businesses, civic groups—learn to practice safe density?

BY Jennifer Bradley

Blog Post

03.31.2020
Urban Innovation

A City: The Ultimate Startup

Sidewalk Labs is building a prototype for the urban future on Toronto’s Eastern Waterfront. This project asks us to re-think relationships between governments, the private sector, and residents. Dan Doctoroff, Founder and CEO, Sidewalk Labs joins Jennifer Bradley, Executive Director, Center for Urban Innovation, The Aspen Institute at CityLab Detroit.

BY CityLab 2018

Video

10.30.2018
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How Local Leaders Can Embrace New Tools of Governance to Promote Inclusion

“How are cities changing, and who benefits, and how can we make sure that the most people benefit, and how do we make sure the city is inclusive for as many people as possible, is the issue we are all going to be faced with increasingly in the future.”

BY Elena Bell

Blog Post

05.30.2018
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'People Need To Feel That Their Feedback Has Been Heard, That People Are Very Responsive To Their Contributions, That It Matters. That's Ultimately What It’s About.'

This interview with Karin Brandt, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, coUrbanize, is the twenty-second and final interview in the Center for Urban Innovation's Listening to Inclusive Innovators interview series.

BY Karin Brandt

Blog Post

04.26.2018
Urban Innovation

'It Would Be Amazing If Residents Met the People Who Are Actually Out On the Streets Implementing Policy.'

This interview with Nick DeMonner and Maggie Henry of Seneca Systems is the twenty-first in the Center for Urban Innovation's Listening to Inclusive Innovators series.

BY Nick DeMonner & 1 more

Blog Post

04.24.2018
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'Is Your Civic Engagement Process Designed To Increase and Maintain Participation, or Are You Also Able To Provide Some Access to Power?'

This interview with Maria Hadden, Executive Director, Our City Our Voice, is the twentieth in the Center for Urban Innovation's Listening to Inclusive Innovators series.

BY Maria Hadden

Blog Post

04.19.2018
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