Update, Corporate Cities
Briefly, I wanted to update my last post Corporate Cities. Since writing, I discovered a couple similar ventures that I thought I’d note here. First is the Philips Livable Cities Award. Philips wants to promote health and well-being in cities, and they’re doing this by offering 3 grants totaling €125,000. They’re collecting simple ideas from [...]
Corporate Cities
We are all familiar with the budget troubles facing cities today. School closures, transit cuts, and staff layoffs are all par for the course. The housing bubble burst sending the economy into a tailspin; people earned (and spent) less and cities were left without much needed tax revenue. Fortunately, some companies have found this situation [...]
Economic Activism
San Francisco, California – On Tuesday April 20th, I attended an event hosted by the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) titled Doing Good through Economic Activism. The event was geared towards SPUR’s “Young Urbanist” membership population – members under 40. Featured were three innovative companies each using capitalism for social good.
New Socialight Platform, New Socialight Business Model
Socialight, the New York based location-based social networking site, launched a new offering for potential users this past week. The Socialight Community Platform lets people, companies, and organizations easily launch apps around location-based content and community.
Artful Taxis, NYC
For the month of January about 500 taxis in New York City will display art works in place of advertisements atop their yellow hoods. Featuring artists like Shirit Neshan, Yoko Ono and Alex Katz, it’s a delightful gesture by the Los Vegas media company Show Media to New Yorkers at large. Interspersed in New York’s [...]
remap with Bestiario
This Friday I’ll highlight a project from the young and scrappy Barcelona/ Lisbon-based company, Bestiario. Combining art, science and design to create thrilling user experiences, the Bestiario team has put forth numerous unique interactive media experiences since it was founded two years ago. Check out their portfolio here.
Adidas Addendum: Tracking Marathon Runners
For two consecutive years, Adidas succeeded in extending the scope of their London marathon sponsorship by creating real value for users while galvanizing its own role as an active wear brand. Moving beyond the splash and wear logo model of competing sponsorship models, it launched the Adidas Runner Tracker application, allowing families and friends to [...]
Competence Centre Konstanz – Living Lab Bodensee
Together with Euroland Projektierungen, Interlace-Invent is implementing the Competence Center Konstanz, a Third Generation Innovation Environment. As a waterfront development along the shores of the Seerhein in the centre of Konstanz the CCK will form
Living Labs Global Channel
