It is a unique and extraordinary opportunity to spend 36 hours with 100 of the brightest emerging urban leaders in the country, but that’s exactly what we got to do last week at the Urban Next Summit.
 
Co-sponsored by CEOs for Cities and the… more

The Lumina Foundation for Education today announced a significant new commitment to advancing adult degree attainment through a series of interconnected projects that aim to engage, motivate and help students who previously have gone to college actually earn their degrees.  With 37 million adults ages 25–64—more than 20% of the… more

A new report from CEOs for Cities relased today unveils the real reason Americans spend so much time in traffic and offers a dramatic critique of the 25 year old industry standard created by the Texas Transportation Institute’s Urban Mobility Report (UMR) - often used to justify billions of dollars… more

Times of great challenges also present great opportunities. As we face great challenges, from mounting unemployment to polarization of citizens to climate change, cities offer our best hope for creative solutions. The path to our nation’s success runs right through cities, but to get there requires strategic decisions now on… more

Tomorrow afternoon, thought leaders from Cisco, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Adobe Foundation and the Rockwell Group, among others, will participate in a strategic conversation to elevate the role of aesthetics in creating the next generation of great American cities.… more

As one of a dozen Districts of Creativity worldwide, Oklahoma was chosen to host the 2010 Creativity World Forum to explore our creative potential – as individuals, communities and citizens of the world.  The Creativity World Forum is a two-day conference that will examine how creativity drives commerce, culture, and… more

More than 30 years ago I joined with a small group of Memphians to convert an old downtown cotton classing loft into residences and retail shops.  Three of our collaborators were artists, one was an architect, one, a famous local restaurateur and me.  So I know a bit about creative… more

Six emerging leaders have been selected from among more than 100 of their peers to present at the Urban Next Summit in San Francisco on September 20. Their presentations include titles such as “Ruin Porn and Building a Public Space: A Detroit Endeavor,” “Hungry Toronto: How… more

From November 10-21, the city of Dublin will host the second Innovation Dublin festival where venues throughout the city region will open their doors to showcase and promote all facets of innovation in the city. The festival provides Dubliners, entrepreneurs, students, researchers, artists and large corporations with an opportunity to… more