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Detroit Goes National: 10 Moments That Made Us Proud [VIDEO]
Claire Nelson
Monday, December 08, 2014
Urban Innovation Exchange director Claire Nelson takes a look back at Detroit innovators in the national media and highlights 10 of our favorite moments. Of course, as she notes: "…this list barely scratches the surface. But that's exactly our point."
Marlowe Stoudamire: The Butterfly Effect of Social Return on Investment
Marlowe Stoudamire
Friday, November 21, 2014
Marlowe Stoudamire reflects on his international experiences as a Marshall Memorial Fellow and how he can translate those experiences and the best practices he learned abroad to his business and public engagement consulting firm,
Butterfly Effect Detroit
.
When Great Minds Meet
Delphia Simmons
Monday, October 27, 2014
A social entrepreneur, an oil and gas executive, and a politician walk into a conference in Detroit…so what happens next? The short answer: when great minds meet, creative ideas emerge.
Thirteen doable ideas for cities from first ever Urban Innovation Exchange
Walter Wasacz
Monday, October 13, 2014
Last month, a group of innovators behind small scale, place-based projects around the country convened in Detroit and talked about what works in their cities.
Can small ideas add up to big change for cities? 13 projects that prove they can (VIDEO)
Claire Nelson & John Notarianni
Monday, September 15, 2014
Urban revitalization is not built on stadiums and skyscrapers alone. Vibrant cities begin with passionate people working on the ground, doing the creative heavy lifting to make their communities better. Leading up to
Urban Innovation Exchange
Sept. 24-26 in Detroit, we take a look at 13 small projects with big potential.
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VIDEO: Why Detroit's the place to talk about urban innovation
Iron Coast Video
Monday, October 13, 2014
After all the talk of Detroit becoming a hotbed of innovation and inspiration, the first-ever #UIXDET conference set out to show it during a three-day large-scale idea exchange featuring innovators from across the country. See for yourself! Video by
Iron Coast Video
.
UIX: Portraits of Detroit Innovation
Doug Coombe
Monday, September 15, 2014
For the last 3 years, UIX has been documenting the growing movement of artists, makers, entrepreneurs and innovators leading creative neighborhood transformation in Detroit. In this look back, photographer Doug Coombe shares some of the people, projects & places he has captured along the way. Want the full experience? Join us at #UIXDET Sept 24-26, 2014 in Detroit. Music: "Baptism" by Passalacqua, off their new album
CHURCH
.
VIDEO: DLECTRICITY 2014
DLECTRICITY
Friday, August 15, 2014
Interested in Detroit creativity and innovation? September is the time to dive in. Join us for Detroit Design Festival (September 23-28), Urban Innovation Exchange (September 24-26), Dlectricity (September 26-27), and Meeting of the Minds (September 30-October 2). For more info, visit
http://UIXDetroit.com/events
. Video by
DLECTRICITY
.
VIDEO: Dan Kinkead, Detroit Future City
DETROIT LIVES!
Friday, June 06, 2014
Dan Kinkead, director of projects of the
Detroit Future City (DFC) Implementation Office
, discusses the future of Detroit Future City and how his team is taking the next steps from strategic framework study to physical implementation. Video by
DETROIT LIVES
!
VIDEO: Shaka Senghor at TEDxMidwest
TEDxMidwest
Friday, March 28, 2014
Writer, teacher and MIT Media Fellow
Shaka Senghor
recently gave the last talk of Session 10 on "Passion" at TED2014, receiving a standing ovation from the national audience. While we wait for the footage, here's a video from Senghor's earlier talk at TEDxMidwest, which starts with a literal bang: When he was 19, he shot and killed another man. At the time, he was a young drug dealer “with a quick temper and a semi-automatic pistol.” Senghor says that the “23 years since have been a story of apology, acknowledgement and atonement.”
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