Urban Innovation

Local government purchasing, including how a jurisdiction decides what to buy, and how they decide who to buy from, makes a huge difference in how innovative and equitable that government will be.

NOVEMBER 19, 2020 - Local governments are big buyers. But for too long, how and with whom our local governments spend their money has reinforced economic inequities in our country.

For too long, how and with whom our local governments spend their money has reinforced economic inequities in our country.

The people and companies creating "smart cities" technologies should be as diverse as city residents themselves.

AUGUST 7, 2020 - This expert panel of city leaders, technologists, and innovators discuss why it is usually so hard to learn from failure in government and what governments and their allies can do about it.

Why is it so hard to learn from failure in government?

Why is it so hard to learn from failure in government? What can leaders and their allies do about it?

The Center for Urban Innovation will continue to hold space for difficult conversations, so that people can say what they don’t normally say and hear what they don’t normally hear—about race, fear, pain, change, and power.

MAY 21, 2020 - Experts on urban innovation, city government, privacy, and technology join the Center for Urban Innovation and Aspen Digital to discuss how cities have been grappling with issues related to smart tech, and what will change in a post-pandemic world.