Urban Innovation

‘The Purpose of Values Is to Make Hard Decisions Easier – Not Easy, But Easier.’

This interview with Aaron Walker, Founder and CEO of Camelback Ventures, is the fifth in the Center for Urban Innovation’s Listening to Inclusive Innovators interview series.

February 6, 2018

‘It Takes Time, It Takes Thought, It Takes Practice.’

This interview with Lila Guirguis, Lead, Office of the Young Child, City of Pasadena, is the fourth in the Center for Urban Innovation’s Listening to Inclusive Innovators interview series.

February 1, 2018

‘Ultimately We’re Going to Do Better If We Stick to these Values’

This interview with Sage Salvo of Words Liive is the third in the Center for Urban Innovation’s Listening to Inclusive Innovators series.

January 30, 2018

‘There Are Things that We Can Actively Do To Address the Issue of Inclusion.’

This interview with Christie George of New Media Ventures is the second in the Center of Urban Innovations Listening to Inclusive Innovators series.

January 25, 2018

‘Communicating Your Values Should Be Showing and Not Telling’

This interview is the first in The Aspen Institute’s Center for Urban Innovation series of conversations with inclusive innovation practitioners. We talk with Leigh-Ann Buchanan, Executive Director of Venture Cafe Miami.

January 24, 2018

If You Want to Practice Inclusive Innovation, Start With Values

One of our first projects at the Center for Urban Innovation was to convene about 30 leaders of businesses and non-profits, government officials, and philanthropic grantmakers in a working group on the topic of inclusive innovation.  Our goal was to learn more about how people implement inclusive innovation in their own organizations.

January 24, 2018

Public Squares Are the Front Lines in the Fight Against Terrorism

We can find the middle ground between closing down everything and security for citizens.

October 24, 2017

Cities Are Thinking and Acting Globally, Says Paris Mayor

In the face of of Trump’s regressive climate politics, Hidalgo’s belief in the power of cities remains strong.

October 23, 2017

Believing in Justice and Opportunity on the Streets of Chicago

Liz Dozier discusses how her time as a principal shaped her vision for urban innovation.

June 26, 2017

Six Ways to Successfully Invest in Urban Innovation

How to break down the barriers between talented people and the capital that would make their ideas flourish.

May 2, 2017