Urban Innovation

“When we take the time to uncover the invisible, we see that creativity, sustainability and loyalty are all essential ingredients for a thriving economic environment both within business settings and beyond...”

Failure exists in local government.  Why can’t we talk more openly about it?  Smart observations from our friends and partners at Centre for Public Impact...

Aspen Institute President and CEO Dan Porterfield interviewed Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, the mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, at CityLab DC on October 28, 2019 in Washington, DC.

How can city planning increase equity for all? Sheila Foster, Professor of Law and Public Policy for Georgetown University; Anika Goss, Executive Director at Detroit Future City; and Paul Mogush, Manager of Long Term Planning for the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota; joined Jennifer Bradley, Director of the Aspen Institute Center for Urban Innovation to discuss at CityLab 2019.

It’s not just lunch, and it’s not just copyediting: My friends and colleagues at the Brookings Institution and Living Cities are changing their organizational norms...

Thanks to everyone who responded to our survey about how city governments can increase the number of “smart cities” or “civic tech” or “urban tech” procurements awarded to companies led by women and people of color...

The Center for Economic Inclusion’s recently released Indicators of an Inclusive Regional Economy measures how the Minneapolis-St.Paul region’s economy...

Mid-May we’re in Detroit for a workshop with the Detroit Innovation Fellows.  If you’re in Detroit May 15, stop by the Urban Consulate for a parlor talk...

Aspen Institute President and CEO Dan Porterfield delivered welcoming remarks at “The Future of Cities: Connecting Innovation, Equity, and